
Cluj Napoca
cluj Napoca View from The Belvedere Hotel The unofficial capital of Transylvania and Romanias second largest city Cluj ( Kolosvar in Hungarian) is where my

cluj Napoca View from The Belvedere Hotel The unofficial capital of Transylvania and Romanias second largest city Cluj ( Kolosvar in Hungarian) is where my

I wrote about Transylvania for Selvedge issue 126 Earlier this year Polly Leonard , editor of Selvedge magazine asked me to write a travel piece

The Appropriation of Irasos ( written embroidery) Designs from Kalotaszeg. Irasos or written embroidery is one of the defining elements of traditional folk culture in

Easter In Mezőkövesd A 90 minute train ride from Budapest lies the town of Mezokovesd, the largest of three towns/ villages of the Matyo people,

The Csango Festival in Jaszbereny Summer in Hungary isn’t complete without a festival or two and there are many to choose from. The Csango festival

Paphos Ethnographic Museum My first stop in Paphos was the privately owned ethnographc museum. Housed in the former home of intellectual and polyglot George Eliades,

From South to North in the Worlds only divided capital city From south to north in the worlds only divided capital city. We walked across

A week in Cyprus. 1. Larnaca Cyrpus was never on my list of must-visits but tempted by winter sun, blue skies and the promise of