Traveling in 2nd and 3rd world countries the past couple of months made me realize how much I love a good transportation system – you know, where a 20 minute flight doesn’t translate into a 12 hour drive. The few treacherously long journeys in southern Mexico left me feeling hot, tired, and nau ...
Brooke vs. Poland, Ukraine | April 4, 2008
5 CommentsI’ve always heard it’s the people you meet that make traveling great. Wroclaw is a town that, unless you’re a college student looking to go out, doesn’t have much to offer the casual tourist, such as myself. Beyond the few hours I spent between the Panorama of Raclawicka (very interestin ...
Brooke vs. Poland | April 3, 2008
4 CommentsNormally, if I heard that someone was serving HOT wine, I would run away as fast as I can. The same goes with hot beer, or hot soda, for that matter. Ew, right? However, when you see something on every menu in town, you start to get a little curious. “Give me a hot wine!” I said to the ...
Brooke vs. Poland | March 30, 2008
3 CommentsAfter the horror that was my two days in Lublin, Krakow appeared as nothing more than a peaceful dream. Ok, maybe not too peaceful. There were those EIGHT Spanish guys in my room, and there were those two girls who were happy that some guy randomly spiked their drinks in Hungary (really?! are the ...
Brooke vs. Poland | March 29, 2008
No CommentsArriving in Krakow was no other than a joyous occassion. After dealing with the feeling of being a lonely outsider in Lublin, the familiar sound of the English word on every street corner in Krakow was oh-so-sweet. Seriously, the only word I got in English from the 2 days prior was "5 o'clock" whe ...
Brooke vs. Poland | March 23, 2008
2 CommentsNote: If anyone needs a mime in their next movie or play, sign me up! I have now mastered the art of pointing and gesturing for things I need to survive while in Poland. The other day in Lublin, I went to a delikatessy and pointed to a random pastry in the window. It reminded me of something ...
Brooke vs. Poland | March 23, 2008
4 CommentsIt all started in the airport in Dublin. I turned the corner and there was this guy, that from afar, had the same facial shape, skin tone, and body structure as Brian. It was one of those things where you have to take a second look to know it is in fact not that person. There was also a spotting ...
Brooke vs. Poland | March 21, 2008
No CommentsDear Diary, You should have seen the sea of green I flew in on. Unknowingly, I picked to fly into Warsaw on Aer Lingus with a plane change in Dublin on none other than St. Paddy’s Day. Sometimes I couldn’t even tell if there was a person in the seat because their clothes were green, the cus ...
Brooke vs. Poland | March 19, 2008
No CommentsFunny you should ask. I have been very, very busy as of the last 2 weeks. Brian and I drove all the way to New York, strategically calculating how best to avoid the approaching winter storms. Luckily, we stayed ahead of the fronts the entire journey. After laughing at state advertising, my bored ...
Brooke vs. Poland, Pre-Travel | March 16, 2008
No CommentsClearly, I do my best writing when I'm emotionally unstable. Anything that comes out of these fingers when I'm feeling ...
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