Online Magazine Tip: Pology

Reading widely about your destination is a sure way to enjoy it, and Pology features some fascinating personal tales of Eastern Europe.

We've mentioned before our obsession with travel magazines - reading others' stories and looking at great photos is the perfect inspiration for your next trip, or just for some relaxing armchair travel.

Sometimes magazines give tips and travel plans, but sometimes the most interesting just tell interesting stories. One excellent online travel magazine that does just that is Pology. Its editor, Neil Schwartz, describes the goal of Pology as providing "impassioned vignettes of cultural exploration" - wordy, but worthwhile. For example, the August issue featured the story of a graffiti artist in Prague while the April issue told the tale of the search for Slovenian relatives - including crossing the famous bridges of Ljubljana.

Eastern Europe and Russia don't feature especially heavily in Pology: but that's often the case for many travel magazines (hidden europe being an exception). But when we remember that 15 years ago they didn't feature at all, then our favorite destinations seem to have come a long way.