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Poland/Auschwıtz

POLAND | Sat, 21 Jul 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [787]

´´Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat ıt.´´  --George Santayana   It ıs an odd sentıment to descrıbe one´s feelıngs regardıng a vısıt to the most prolıfıc death camp of the Holocaust.  On one hand we are ınterested, perhaps even excıted, ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Warsaw

POLAND | Sun, 24 Sep 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [500] | Comments [1]

So I'm in the middle of a biker rally/annoy the cops days - i was just about to say how pleasant Poland was. I'm waiting for a train again - to Krakow, having left my bag (which I've named Bob) at the hotel. Yes hotel - i treated myself as it was near ... Read more >

By the time you've lost all feeling in your face ...

POLAND | Fri, 23 Feb 2007 | By twoflower | Views [401] | 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

Week 11: Invading Poland

POLAND | Tue, 12 Feb 2008 | By worldnomad | Views [276]

All the work I'd got behind me had given me the taste for travel again, so I started my Winter invasion eastwards, jumping a train heading to the German border town of Frankfurt-an-der Oder, also known as "the even shitter Frankfurt". When ... Read more >

So far so very good.

POLAND | Fri, 5 Aug 2011 | By mettesv | Views [125]

Finally some time to write a bit about my adventure, and can't really figure out where to start. An apology for the broken, danglified english, sometimes homemade words and the lack of proofreading! Hitchhiking is the easiest and most entertaining ... Read more >

Say good-bye to the winter in Poland

POLAND | Tue, 27 Mar 2012 | By joannas | Views [94] | Video

'Drowning of Marzanna' is an old Polish tradition, performed at the beginning of Spring. (If you are just reaching for your phone to call Amnesty International, stop just right there.) Marzanna doesn't feel, doesn't speak or see. She is ... Read more >

Tags: poland, poznan, slavik traditions, spring

Photos: krakow poland

POLAND | Thu, 5 Jan 2012 | By anjodoce | Photo Gallery

cracow is my hometown, u can look there old castle wawel , beautiful old churches, and eat really good polish food :)
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Gallery: Poland

POLAND | Mon, 12 Nov 2007 | By carolow6 | Photo Gallery

Krackow, Zakopane, Torun, Wroclaw, Gdansk
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My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

POLAND | Thu, 19 Aug 2010 | By poland | Photo Gallery

Hello! My name is Paul, I was born in Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipropetrovsk) Last year I’ve finished the Ukrainian academy of customs. My speciality is a lawyer. But not long ago I realized that I want to be a photographer, ... Read more >
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010

Photos: Old-world charm

POLAND | Sat, 16 Oct 2010 | By nandini | Photo Gallery

A summer afternoon spent in Warsaw's Old Town
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