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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Fun Facts about Poland
Years ago I met an American guy, whose family came from Poland to settle in the US, because Europe had gotten all Hitlery. The guy grew up in a family …
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The Russian version of Winnie the Pooh is the greatest thing in the universe
The Soviet Union is famous for a number of achievements. Sputnik. MIR. Winnie the Pooh. It’s a little known fact about the Soviet Union, but they actually had quite a …
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10 big Russian stereotypes (that are kinda true)
Pretty much every time I tell people I’ve been to Russia, they ask me why I bothered going there, and how they picture it as just a bunch of babushkas …
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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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Fun Facts about Russia
It’s an enigma, wrapped in a mystery, wrapped in something or other. Such is Russia, the world’s biggest country, and source of endless vodka-related commentary and snow jokes and mentions …
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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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