Well you might be relieved to know that tonight I'm in a better frame of mind than last night. Actually what I went to write then was "I'm in a better place" - but I'm actually in the same place as last night - just a little less fragile emotionally. When I pulled the curtains apart this morning I saw blue sky - great! As we were leaving the roo...

I've been both looking forward to today - coming closer to where ancestors lived - but I've also been apprehensive about it. Is the idea mad? Am I well enough prepared? Also it largely means the close of the first phase of our travels (self-directed rambling?)& I haven't wanted to wish that on any faster than it needed to be. I've been through a...

This is my second overseas trip in the year of 2008. As usual, this is another business trip, which I was only notified 4 weeks ago. To my surprise, Poznan seems to be another memorable city. Like Brugge in Belgium, its market place is similar to the town plaza. Coming here during winter time, it is rainy (wet) and gloomy, but the combination of...