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Auschwitz Concentration Camp

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 | By smartin1978 | Views [6503] | Comments [7]

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

Krakow, Poland

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By mattso | Views [967] | 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

Poland: First Impressions

Sun, 8 Jul 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [915]

First impressions are always a little suspect but I was pleased to see that Poland is far more advanced than Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania. The difference in the agricultural practices were evident as soon as I crossed the border, crops and animal ... Read more >

Poland

Sat, 5 Sep 2009 | By mickryan1983 | Views [893] | Comments [1]

"Can you swim in those?", "they're boardshorts, of course I can", "then dump your pack and let's go"... was how I was greeted in Krakow by a huge Queenslander. A few girls headed by a local Pole and 2 Americans were taking ... Read more >

Krakow, Poland

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [890]

Hi All, A quick walk to the river for a look at the John Lennon peace wall but unfortunately vandals had sprayed over the original works. We had time to drop in to the local pub we had found previous and have goulash and spicey pork with dumplings ... Read more >

Arrived in Poland

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 | By joanevans | Views [771]

Drove for 11 hours to Poland today.  Everyone was in good spirits and happy to arrive in the small town of Boleslaweic.  We had a wonderful, tasteful, and cheap dinner in town.  Looking forward to shopping for authentic Polish pottery ... Read more >

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A European awe

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By | Views [390] | Scholarship Entry

It was my first time traveling through Europe, my friend and I took a train from a Czech city heading to Krakow in Poland. We arrived at a small city in between to switch to a bus completing our journey to the Polish land. While crossing the gates between ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - Responsible Travel

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 | By | Views [236] | Scholarship Entry

As I stand at the top of the dimly lit stairs I find myself thinking twice before heading down. I stare at the dingy tiled walls and I think to myself that there is no way this can be accurate. But I have no choice. Nature calls. I walk down one flight, ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011

The Lonely Poetess

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [202] | Scholarship Entry

I was dragging my heavy suitcases through the crooked cobblestones. When I lifted my head from the weighty burden I could see grotesque masks on arched porticos in art nouveau villas looking at me. The gaze was interrupted by my friend telling us to ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Gallery: Poland

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By nomadnorrie | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: First Trip to Poland

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By sirus | Photo Gallery

Christmas time 08 through Jan 6, 09
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Photos: POLAND- KRAKOW & AUSCHWITZ

Mon, 9 Aug 2010 | By dragana_i_nesko | Photo Gallery


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Photos: krakow 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: Krakow, Poland

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 | By smartin1978 | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Concentration

Mon, 8 Jul 2013 | By afn | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I thrive on adventure and tricky situations; and I live for photography. Going to work everyday is made easier by the thought that it is funding my next lens or the next adventure somewhere in the world. This scholarship would provide me with the headstart ... Read more >
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