Getting dirty when spelunking Warsaw Caves in Kawarthas

I had never heard of Warsaw caves. I had never imagined that caves with the name of Polish capital would be located in Canada and not in Poland. And most of all, I did not find out how beautiful and unique these caves are until I spent 3 days in Peterborough and Kawarthas, a bit […]

TCHO chocolate tour San Francisco

After checking out our registration for the free tour through the chocolate factory, I started tasting chocolate already waiting for the last people to come.  Then Meb, our ginger haired guide, started off with telling us that TCHO means 1st syllable of chocolate. We were seated in a small room and watched the video and photos to […]

Spanish haven: secluded beaches, flowing dresses and scrumptious tapas in Lanzarote

This post was written by my new friends Vid and Savi. If you live outside Europe, chances are the Canary Islands don’t feature on your travel radar. Even in Europe, the archipelago is often marketed as a year-round holiday destination for the average sun-starved European. But if you like the sound of hidden villages, sleepy tapas […]

Alcatraz island prison – prison on the Rock

Discovered by a Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775 got a name Isla de los Alcatraces for the colony of pelicans nesting here. In 1854 the Army established a fortress on the island, called Alcatraz already, as part of the harbor defense, then converted it into a military prison during the Civil War. […]
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