Destination: Poland
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Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By josdent | Views [287] | Comments [8]
Next stop: Warsaw. Thankfully, the weather broke on the first day so the temperatures returned to a bearable level. I was practically dancing in the streets when it started raining. I had a (slightly soggy) chocolate icecream in celebration. Warsaw ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 | By twoflower | Views [497] | Comments [7]
I've got 9 days holiday in May and I do not want to spend them in Warsaw. The only other place I was considering in Poland was Gdansk but apparently that's where everyone in Warsaw is going (maybe I'll go there over Easter, although it will probably ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Mon, 20 Feb 2006 | By smartin1978 | Views [3044] | Comments [6]

Riding on the train to Oswiecim, Poland (the site of the Nazi Auschwitz concentration camps) was an eerie experience. I couldn’t help but think that these were the very same tracks that innocent people rode to their horrible deaths just a little ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 4 Mar 2007 | By twoflower | Views [604] | Comments [6]
Luckily, my first full week of holidays was followed by the winter holidays. Two weeks of paid vacation, yay! I'm not sure how I would have coped if I didn't get that break. I was invited to go to Krakow with some of the other native teachers for ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By mattso | Views [379] | Comments [6]
Hallelujah Krakow!!! My saviour :) I finally got some cash before leaving St Petersburg, and as much as I liked that place, I didn't feel too bad about seeing Russia disappear beneath the clouds from the air, hehe. The flight to Poland was fairly uneventful, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 10 May 2008 | By jess_dan | Views [338] | Comments [6]
dear all, Yesterday was ur first full day in krakow and it definately was a very very very full day. Began the day with walking toward the town centre, there was a huge student display with thousands of students dressed up in costumes..santa, army, ... Read more >
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 | By nstarkey77 | Views [2024] | Comments [5]
As soon as I walked into the crematorium I could literally smell death. It permeated my clothing and clung to my hair. Four hours later that smell still lingered. Auschwitz was located nearby the provincial Polish town of Oshwiecim in Galacia, where ... Read more >
Tags: People
Mon, 14 May 2007 | By twoflower | Views [420] | Comments [5]
I've been uploading photos into photobucket all day. It takes forever, I'm nowhere near finished. It will take me a while to sort everything out but in the meantime here are a few. Enjoy. Okay, the computer is being stupid ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sun, 11 May 2008 | By jess_dan | Views [340] | Comments [4]
today and yesterday have been very busy, with both days including day trips out of poland. Yesterday we spent the morning relaxing and wandering around the town, also spent some time at the hostel talking to others staying here, met some french people ... Read more >
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 | By twoflower | Views [312] | Comments [4]
I do actually have a really good reason for looking forward to my birthday. Only nine days after I'll be seeing one of my most favourite people in the whole wide world. My little younger brother is coming to visit! I just found out that my mother ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By incarna | Views [199] | Comments [4]
Strange title, but that is apparently the translation that the movie Dirty Dancing recieved when it arrived in Poland. I've been here for a little over a week now, and so far it's pretty cool. To begin with it's a relief on the wallet, which is welcome ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Sun, 4 Mar 2007 | By twoflower | Views [314] | Comments [3]
As some of you will know one thing I truely hate, something that has on several occasions nearly made me throw up, is spitting. Spitting does not seem to bother many Poles. In fact it seems to be a national sport. I didn't think anyone would ever ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 | By twoflower | Views [308] | Comments [3]
... you know it's probably getting a bit cold. I think I've acclimatized nicely to the weather in Poland. Mum would probably be ready to fall on her sword but I don't find the cold too bad. Let me rephrase that, I don't find the cold too bad when ... Read more >
Tags: Snow
Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By sue_hood | Views [191] | Comments [3]
Written by Lauren I arrived in Warsaw a day ahead of Sue and started my exploring by going down the main street toward the old and new town. Most of the sights are in one spot, so strolling down the main street you can see a range of churches and ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 | By twoflower | Views [329] | Comments [2]
Well I've been in Poland for about three weeks now and I'm still trying to work out what exactly I've gotten myself into. Everything is so - well to be banal – foreign. The landscape, the architecture, the weather, the food, the language, especially ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Sun, 11 May 2008 | By jess_dan | Views [291] | Comments [2]
After speaking to joy-amy's mum, i have realised that i have definately been portraying amy as an aussie kissing and drinking machine causing havoc across europe. I apologize, and will from now on only write a true honest account of the travels of Miss ... Read more >
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 | By twoflower | Views [274] | Comments [2]
I'm still trying to work out how to reply to comments. It's not as straight forward as it should be ... I'll try to investigate some more on the weekend :/
Tags: Misadventures
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 | By josdent | Views [262] | Comments [2]
So, Monday 2nd July I packed up my stuff and waved farewell to Prague. I found my train okay and managed to get into a carriage with someone who was no only going to the same hostel as me but had also just finished a degree at Nottingham Trent. Small ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By incarna | Views [242] | Comments [2]
During this trip Eve's father put forward the notion of the sizzler effect. It isn't new age science in any way, in fact it revolves around the idea of eating so damn much that all you can do is shit, and the sight of food makes you feel like vomiting.... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 | By peregrin | Views [184] | Comments [2]
I had no idea what to expect from Warsaw. My good Polish friends had looked worryingly disappointed in my chosen destination in Poland. They maintained that Warsaw wasn't all that special and not altogether attractive. Landing here, in the endless rain ... Read more >
Tags: warsaw, transport
Sat, 5 Sep 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [103] | Comments [2]

August 30 th Today was going to be spent in a small Lithuanian town, but we both felt that it was time to move on from the Baltic countries, so we decided we would drive into Poland, and set ourselves up for a week of exploring. After cleaning Sven ... Read more >
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 | By sirus | Views [54] | Comments [2]
Ok, a warning for the three people that actually read my journal: this post is really long so when you read it make sure you have time. It turns out we are headed to London on Monday. We were going to stay in a friend of Ania’s place while he was ... Read more >
Tags: bialystok
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [50] | Comments [2]
After 3 months of growing the time had come for Dan to see his face again..... We were both a little nervous... here are the before photos..... And the after photo... The man has a face... Its hard to believe that it is the same man!!!! ... Read more >
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 | By sirus | Views [49] | Comments [2]
Ok, honestly. Who thought of Boston when they read the title? Speaking of epic songs by amazingly awesome groups, I heard a techno remix of none other than Journey's Don't Stop Believin' when I was at the gym Saturday. Seriously, is their any other song ... Read more >
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 | By abelaine | Views [2082] | Comments [1]

I should explain, we are currently in a hotel with internet access. Otherwise you would not get a daily update of our travelling! haha lucky you eh! kidding! Today we went to Wieliczka Salt Mines. This is about 1 hour out of Krakow city. Again, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing