Through a recommendation from a colleague, my wife and I visited the medieval town of Torun. Torun is about a 3-hour drive from Warsaw. The roads are in exceptionally good condition outside of Warsaw, so it was quite easy to travel. However, the driving culture of Polish drivers can be a bit stressful. They can …
It was great to finally be able to return to Armenia. Since the Pandemic and my own bout with COVID we have had our travels to Armenia delayed repeatedly. I always cherish the time we get to spend with our “God Kids.” I often joke that Armenia is “the end of the road.” It truly …
Talin, Armenia – Talin Cathedral Monastery Complex We traveled from Yerevan to Gyumri, Armenia for an overnight trip. The one thing I should say is that driving around Armenia is not the easiest thing to do. We hired a driver to take us to Gyumri. It was great to have someone who is familiar …
Dubrovnik was a great weekend getaway from Warsaw. Our daughter was visiting, so we took the opportunity to travel to Croatia. Our daughter has been planning for quite some time to visit Croatia, but due to her job and then the COVID pandemic everything was put on hold. She was lucky to work out travel …
Warsaw, Poland World War Two history: Today, 01 August, was the anniversary of the commencement of the “Warsaw (Polish) Insurgenecy.” Not to be confused with the Jewish (Warsaw Ghetto) Uprising that took place in 1943. The Polish Insurgency began on 01 August 1944 at 5:00 p.m. and lasted for just over two months. Both were …
Lublin, Poland We had a wonderful day trip to Lublin, Poland the other day with our daughter who came to visit us here in Warsaw. Lublin is a little over a two-hour drive from Warsaw and is about halfway between Warsaw and Ukraine border. It was an enjoyable day, sun was shining, and it was …
Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghanistan was the 50th country that I have visited. It was also the 9th country where I resided. Calling Afghanistan home for two years was a bit strange. I lived on a compound with several thousand other Government employees and contractors. We were confined to an exceedingly small area of the city. Therefore, …
