Tag: Poland

• Poland, Part 2. Learning history at Auschwitz, Birkenau, and the wieliczka salt mine.

  A Quick Overview If you spend more than a brisk afternoon in Krakow, or spend any amount of up-front time researching things to do when you get there, you will come across the obligatory Concentration Camp/Salt Mine Day Trip. It is absolutely guaranteed. I think I first stumbled across it in Prague when searching for…

  vern2011

  March 15, 2021

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  Auschwitz, Backpacker, Birkenau, Day Trip, Europe, Krakow, middle aged traveler, Poland, Rick Steves, Salt mines, Summer 2019, traveler

• Poland, Part 1. Krakow! My new favorite place.

  Upon proofreading this blog post, I confess it comes off as a little utilitarian. Trust me when I say that its utility in no way reflects my new-found love for the city of Krakow. I travel a lot, and its easy to get jaded. You see things as another museum, or another beach , or…

  vern2011

  January 14, 2021

  Travel

  Backpacker, Bulldog Bar, Churches, Dragon's Den, EURail, Europe, Europe2019, international travel, Krakow, Krakow Old Town, museums, Pierogi, Poland, travel advice, Wawel Castle

• The Messed Up Thing About Traveling.

  Everyone that spends any real amount of time traveling (well, anyone I’ve run across) comes to an inescapable realization. Traveling makes you want to travel. I can’t explain why this is. I just know that it’s true. You can travel till you’ve had enough, and yet not long after your return you’ll be thinking about…

  vern2011

  June 24, 2019

  Travel

  always traveling, Czech Republic, Europe, experience, international travel, Krakow, Poland, Prague