Category: Countries
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Kutno, Poland: Zapiekanki and Coffee… “Polish Style”
I missed the direct train to Bydgoszcz so I had to transfer in a small town called Kutno. As luck would have it, this transfer would not be without a cultural experience. I arrived Sunday morning, still a little wobbly from the previous night’s escapades, only to find all the restaurants closed. The only places…
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Winnipeg: A Little Guide for Foreigners
As I make my way through the hostels and bars all over Poland, people ask me where I’m from and they don’t recognize the name. In regard to Canada, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal get all the attention, Winnipeg gets skipped. I have no doubt it’s because we’re so far away from everybody else. But I’m…
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Acting Up in Łódź, Poland
While in Warsaw, I befriended a man who introduced himself as, literally, a clown, and that he was in Warsaw for a few auditions. Bewildered, I ask for clarification. He pulls out a little advert. Turns out he’s a clown, an actor, and a casting agent, too. And his real name is Kamil. He invited…
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Warsaw, Poland Part 2: Women, Movies, Booze and the Policia
This is (probably) the last post on Warsaw… until I go again. 🙂 One memory that stands out is the amount of joviality of the people. If aliens were to land in Poland and meet the people, I think they’d doubt that the country and its people were nearly eliminated within the last century. Instead,…
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Warsaw, Poland Part 1: Sight-seeing and The Gift of Communism
I found Warsaw to be an amazing city full of life. After taking over over the privilege of being a capital city from Krakow some four hundred years ago, Warsaw has made great strides in politics, economics and culture. Just take a look at the range of arts in Poland and you’ll soon realize that…