Gdansk, Poland’s brand new old city
Quick! Close your eyes, and picture a long wooden board hitting the ground on one end, and then falling all the way flat. What sound does it make? Gdansk. Little …
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Malbork Castle, the biggest brick fortress in the world
There’s a neat little town up in the north of Poland, just outside of Gdansk, which is home to a fairly distinguished monolith of medieval construction. The town is Malbork, home …
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5 awesome places to visit in Poland (besides the obvious)
For a country that’s been smushed flat by its neighbors just about a billion times over the centuries, Poland has proven remarkably resilient. I mean, it’s still there. For a …
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10 awesome things to do in Poland
For anyone who doesn’t know any better, Poland is pretty great. With beautiful cities all over the place and prices around half of what you’d expect to pay in Western Europe, …
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The Transnistrian border un-bribe extravaganza
Ever heard of Transnistria? Probably not. It’s a tiny breakaway republic in Eastern Moldova and you probably haven’t heard of Moldova anyway. But imagine if you could go back in …
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The time I got stuck in a Moldovan canyon like an idiot
Fresh off the hilarity that was me getting my seduction skills called into question by a Moldovan police officer, my Moldovan misadventures continued in spectacular fashion as I proceeded to …
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The time a Moldovan police officer questioned my seduction skills
As many of you may have expected, the formerly Soviet countries have something of a problem with corrupt police officers seeking a bribe. It’s like a fun game they play. …
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10 great places to visit in Russia besides the two big cities
Despite the massive number of great places to visit in Russia, I didn’t get to visit nearly as many as I would have liked. My time in Russia was cut …
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Haphazardly exploring the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine
Holy crap is the Crimean peninsula beautiful. No wonder everyone has been waging war over here for centuries. And since all sorts of people have been fighting over it forever, …
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Happily stuck in Lviv, Ukraine
I didn’t expect to spend a whole lot of time in Ukraine. I was trying to get a 3 month Russian visa and explore the endless depths of Siberia and …
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