by tamarmarcopolostyle
It’s gonna be my new «2`home»: John Brown General & Butchery

I learned to drive late in life, mostly to fulfill a promise to my dad on his deathbed. There was…
Keep elegant teas coming with a subscription to Amora

Very recently, we had a meeting at work where we had to go around discussing our favorite teas when we…
Treat your face as a work of art with Dutch artist makeup line Ellis Faas
I first discovered the Ellis Faas makeup line in the duty-free catalog of KLM airlines while flying home from Amsterdam. I noticed…
Catch it while you can: Bozo’s Circus is on the air!
For those of you who didn’t grow up in Chicago, I really feel sorry for you. Long before WGN America…
Eat in a real castle! Poland’s Zamek Ksiaz

The last royal inhabitant of Zamak Ksiaz was Princess Maria Teresa Olivia Hochberg von Pless (1873 – 1943), «Princess Daisy», divorcee’ of…
Spa-steder i Riga og Latvia

Riga og Latvia har i mange år vært blant de mest populære SPA-destinasjonene i Baltikum og Østersjøområdet, samt i Nord-Europa.…
Fascinating statues of Wroclaw, Poland

All over the historic town of Wroclaw, Poland are works of art, statues and sculptures. When you think of the…
A decent food option at Toronto’s Pearson Airport: Lee Kitchen

I was hungry, but torn. I’ve never had good luck finding something tasty at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Canada and…
A fancy traditional lunch in Wroclaw, Poland: Pod Fredra restaurant
A brief history of Wroclaw, Poland: You may as well pronounce it «, because it is and because Vratislav founded…
Browar Stu Mostow: a brewery proudly reviving the traditions of Wroclaw, Poland

Wroclaw is a city that was given back to Poland after WWII. Poland itself just celebrated its 100th anniversary of…
Admiring the wonders of Iceland at Út í Bláinn restaurant, at the top of the Perlan
One of Reykjavik’s landmarks is the super cool ”figuratively and literally, with its ice caves” Perlan museum. With its observatory…
Food and fun at Wroclaw, Poland’s Hala Targowa

I’ve come to the age where I’m not as afraid to bend a rule or two when it makes sense.…
Gourmet Nordic early Christmas dinner at Reykjavik, Iceland’s Satt restaurant

It had been a cold, sleeting day and night in Reykjavik. I just wanted a nice dinner for myself, by…
Treat yourself first class: the Executive Lounge at Wroclaw, Poland’s Copernicus Airport

Wroclaw, Poland’s Copernicus Airport is pretty small: they’ve got one runway, one terminal and one cargo terminal. Except for a…
A Polish breakfast buffet! Novotel Wroclaw Centrum Hotel

After a long-haul flight – and in the past 2 weeks, I’ve flown into 5 countries! – I always wake…
Work out your jet lag at Reykjavik, Iceland’s Natura Spa

After a lengthy transatlantic flight ”but before check-in” I’ve always advocated heading to the hotel spa for whatever treatments are…
The fresh bounty of Iceland: Reykjavik’s Sjavargrillid (Seafood Grill)

Ha ha ha! This article is forcing me to haul out Character Map, to revive letters that English abandoned after…
Icelandic breakfast buffet at Hotel Natura’s Satt restaurant

European hotels are known for their breakfast buffets, but Satt at Reykjavik’s Hotel Natura takes things to a different level, with locally…
First class like a Viking! Icelandair’s Saga Lounge

Icelandair is Iceland’s national airline. Not only can you fly there from several US cities as an ultimate destination, but…
A bunch of breakfasts in Belgium
I was hosted to experience the Flanders region of Belgium. European hotels have a better breakfast tradition than those in…






