“I love the sea’s sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colours that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable. This, combined with the colour of the water over white sand, surprises me every time.” —John Dyer As part…
Category: Poland
“But the beauty is in the walking — we are betrayed by destinations.” ― Gwyn Thomas This month I’m doing Susannah Conway’s April Love program. It’s a super-simple, very inspiring challenge of sorts—though not a confrontational sort of challenge; rather,…
“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” —Erol Ozan Winter is giving way—reluctantly—to spring around here. This Easter weekend marks the first of the tourist season here in Sopot. We notice them with their license plates from Warsaw,…
I started a new self-care ritual this year: Every Wednesday evening, I go out by myself for a cup of tea. I take a couple of magazines, a book or some writing I want to do, head to a…
Happy first day of spring! Even though we’re still in coats and scarves around here, at least they’re spring coats and spring scarves—the slightly lighter-weight version of our winter coats and scarves. Even better? My local fruit stand has melon…
Walking or driving around Poland, you often see little glass shrines like this with a small statue inside. I’ve also seen them in southern Germany, where there’s a strong Catholic tradition—sometimes the figure inside is Jesus on the cross, but…
“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn’t show.” —Andrew Wyeth Because Sopot is a tourist town on the seaside, summertime around the main area can…
“And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.” —JK Rowling Photo taken while sitting at a cafe in Krakow with a notebook,…