Program 790: Oneika Raymond's Favorite Destinations; US Aid; A Week in Poland

Journalist Oneika Raymond reveals the top countries where, as a black woman traveling solo, she feels a cultural appreciation and connection. Then the head of Bread for the World describes how the organization's advocacy work has stepped up its efforts in the face of cuts to government aid programs. And tour guides from Poland give us a look at how the country is modernizing, while retaining what makes it uniquely Polish.

• Travel journalist Oneika Raymond
• Rev. Eugene Cho, president and CEO of Bread for the World
• Tomasz Klimek, tour guide from Kraków, Poland
• Agnes Syroka, tour guide from Gdańsk, Poland

• Oneika Raymond hosts the podcast "About the Journey." She blogs from her travels at OneikaTheTraveller.com.
• Rev. Eugene Cho is president and CEO of the nonprofit relief advocacy organization Bread for the World. He also founded One Day's Wages as a movement to partner with local relief agencies, to help people around the world who are living in extreme poverty.
• Tomasz Klimek operates Kraków Urban Tours, for specialized theme tours in Kraków.
• Agnes Syroka provides custom tours from her base in Gdańsk, Poland. E-mail: [email protected].
• The Rick Steves online guide to Poland.
• The "Rick Steves' Poland" one-hour TV special is airing on local PBS outlets across the United States. You can also view it from this YouTube link.
• Rick posted on Facebook as he was filming TV episodes in Poland with Tomasz Klimek.