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Freezing Cold to Torrential Rain – Week 1 of Marathon Training

jelly July 12, 2015 No Comments

It has been a week of extremes for me both in running and corporate life. Corporately speaking, it was an emotionally challenging week of saying goodbye to someone very loved…

The Golden Ticket for an Epic Run

jelly July 5, 2015 No Comments

A few months ago I won the lottery! The lottery for a place in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. I’ve been wanting to run a marathon for quite…

Dubai – City in the Sand

jelly October 5, 2014 No Comments

I had been looking forward to Dubai. This was the last stop on our trip, a place that would be exotic, opulent, sunny and warm. It was exotic, opulent…

Praha – Beer, Sun & Tourist Fatigue

jelly September 30, 2014 No Comments

Prague was one of those places I’ve always wanted to visit. I never really knew why – I don’t have any personal connection to it nor do I know much…

Going Góralka in Zakopane

jelly September 27, 2014 No Comments

In case you didn’t know I am Polish. Well 1/2 Polish as my mum is Polish. My mum grew up in a mountain village called Zakopane which is located an…

Rediscovering Krakow

jelly September 19, 2014 No Comments

Krakow holds many memories for me. Way back in 1998, I spent a few months studying Polish at the Jagellonian University. I fell in love with this beautiful medieval town…

Auschwitz-Birkenau a second look (she says)

jelly September 17, 2014 1 Comment

Today I visited Auschwitz Concentration camp. I have visited this site before in 1998 while I was studying in Poland. I felt the same sorrow and heavy heart I did…

Budapest the beautiful (she says)

jelly September 13, 2014 No Comments

This was my second trip to Budapest. I was here last in 1998 visiting my cousin who was working as a photojournalist for the Budapest Business Journal. It was a…

The 5 things that drove me crazy in österreich

jelly September 11, 2014 No Comments

1) The toilet Going to the loo is expensive in Vienna. You can expect to pay between 50c to 1 euro for the privilege of using their facilities. God help…

Schwein, Wein & Bier – Dining in Vienna

jelly September 11, 2014 No Comments

Ah Vienna! The home of the legendary Wiener schnitzel and Sacher Torte. I dreamed about eating these delicacies in their home town, sadly I was disappointed on both counts. I don’t quite…

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