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The rush of beauty

Sun, 4 May 2014 | By themediocredreamer | Views [228] | Scholarship Entry

How did I end up here? The frozen water stung my bare feet like little air forces set on attack which soon enough left my legs tickling with numbness, shook me up and my entire body came to life. How did I end up here? It was one of the cold days of ... Read more >

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once upon a time when we were about to be murdered

Fri, 2 May 2014 | By abohemianfugitive | Views [296] | Scholarship Entry

When I was in Berlin for Erasmus in 2012, me and two friends of mine rented a car to travel Poland. We had a night journey and got close to Warsaw around sunrise. I said we better pull over a good place to rest for a while. We saw a field near a petrol ... Read more >

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The craic in Krakow

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By pamb | Views [288] | Scholarship Entry

Stepping off the plane, the first day of what was to be a long weekend of mayhem and memories, the sun dazzled me and I got lost in a car park in the first 10 minutes. Krakow, 'why Krakow?' - the first question off everyones lips when I told them where ... Read more >

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Praying in circles

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By greekflaneur | Views [363] | Scholarship Entry

I shall never forget the day I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland; that was the day I finally travelled to the dark side of the moon. In just half an hour south from Krakow, I reached the modern gates of Hades. The iron sign at the main entrance "welcomes" ... Read more >

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You're 'gonna miss me when I'm gone

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By freeyoungfree | Views [299] | Scholarship Entry

He has blue eyes. But by the starlight they seem absolutely green, reflecting unreal, fantastic light. We were on a house roof for the last time, on border with Slovakia. In this place Poland so close to Slovakia, that seems we could even catch another ... Read more >

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Blue Dusk

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By rachelwierick | Views [261] | Scholarship Entry

Our group split up after our tour of Krakow ended next to the cathedral in the Main Square. Most of the group went looking for beer and perogies, but being vegetarian, my options were limited. I was at risk of completely losing feeling in my hands, ... Read more >

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explore, dream, discover

Sat, 19 Apr 2014 | By alert | Views [245] | Scholarship Entry

The title is taken from one of the most popular quote from Mark Twain, and also one of my favorite quote; “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail ... Read more >

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An unpolished look at possibly the worst of Poland

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 | By getlost | Views [232] | Scholarship Entry

I'm not sure you have experienced the feeling of not brushing your teeth for over twenty-four hours, but it is a feeling I would not wish upon my worst enemy. Unfortunately, the only thing worse than that feeling is sitting at an abandoned train stop ... Read more >

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My 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip entry

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 | By wiczipedia | Views [901] | Scholarship Entry

Driving toward Gdansk, shipyard cranes soon peaked up above the horizon. The features of the lively city - blocks of flats, billboards for new, Western-style shopping malls, and the outline of the Old Town - began to appear. Gdansk seemed a poster child ... Read more >

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The Day After the Wedding

Tue, 15 Apr 2014 | By aggy | Views [274] | Scholarship Entry

"We usually swim in this lake during summer," informed my friend. That day was gloomy and chilly so there was no way we could swim but by the way my friend's eyes light up when he explained the place, I could only be excited to see the lake. As we arrived, ... Read more >

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Passport & Plate - Fresher Take of All-Time Favorite Lasagna

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By iro4eka | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients Don’t be deluded by conventionality that Lasagna may carry with itself. Likewise any old, tested and tried relationship in our life, it can unexpectedly – but not less extravagantly – take you by surprise when you are least prepared to experience ... Read more >
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Photos: Passport & Plate - Chicken liver pate

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By sim | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients 1 pound (450g) chicken livers 1 medium sized onion 1 tbsp sea salt 1 tbsp olive oil or butter 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp chilli powder How to prepare this recipe Wash the chicken livers. Cut away any strings/fat from the livers. Chop ... Read more >
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Photos: Passport & Plate - Fusia

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By sylwia | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Recipe for Fusia (people call it also Mamalyga) List of Ingredients: • 1 liter milk from farm (fresh and fat) • 1,5 kg potatoes • 100 gram flour • 350 gram pork fat • 100 gram smoked bacon • 1 small onion • salt How to prepare this recipe: ... Read more >
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Passport & Plate - Babcia's Golabki

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 | By ccrachiola | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients 2 - medium to large cabbages 1 pound of rice 1 1/2 pound ground pork and 1/2 pound ground beef (I usually buy chunks of pork and beef for stewing and ask them to grind it through once) 2 very large onion, finely chopped (size of a grapefruit) ... Read more >
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Passport & Plate - Traditional Polish Easter cake

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 | By culinary_muse | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients *Flour- 500g *Caster sugar- 175g *Butter- 250g (real one, unsalted) *Egg yolks- 4 hard boiled and 2 raw *Vanilla extract- 2 teaspoons *Coca powder- one, generous spoon *Marmalade- of any fruit you like, to spread between cake layers *Pinch ... Read more >
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