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Stories by Laura Tanna

Letters from Laura | Musee du quai Branly Jacques Chirac opens us to worlds faraway

Published:Saturday | October 20, 2018 | 12:00 AMLaura Tanna

Paris is always a pleasure to visit. Filled with fashion, fine cuisine, and artistic adventures. Most people have heard of the River Seine, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum, but very few realise that there is another gem of a museum right by...

Seeing the wonders of Kraków, Poland

Published:Friday | September 2, 2016 | 12:00 AMLaura Tanna

Kraków, with a population of three-quarter million, is Poland's second-largest city after the capital Warsaw. Pronounced Krakof by the Polish, it is also one of Europe's most beautiful cities with examples of Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque...

Into the SALT MINE

Published:Thursday | August 4, 2016 | 12:00 AMLaura Tanna

It was a bright, sunny day as we drove the 10 miles from the centre of Krakow, Poland, to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site since...

Visiting Michigan and the Detroit Institute of Arts

Published:Thursday | September 17, 2015 | 12:00 AMLaura Tanna

Growing up, I'd heard about my Catholic great-great-grandfather who'd migrated from Ireland to America and then married a Quaker, a member of the Society of Friends. I'd never known their history in...

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