A couple weeks back my wife and I decided to take a trip into the mountains of southern Poland. Along the way was the city of Tarnow. I was pleasantly surprised about this area. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Along the way, we stopped at Zalipie – “the most beautiful village in Poland.” My wife …
My wife and I spent our 4th of July long weekend touring the northern part of Poland. We went to “Masuria.” It sounds just like the state of Missouri. A couple of months ago I was having a conversation with my barber about Masuria. She mentioned the area had lakes galore and people really …
Over the last couple of weeks, I had three opportunities to speak at two different Polish high schools. The first school was a technical high school in Poznan, Poland. This group I have spoken with on seven occasions since my arrival in Poland. However, this last week was only the second time that I was …
The other day, 19 April, we commemorated the 80th anniversary of one of our darker pasts. Warsaw showed its’ respect to those who stood up to the tyranny of the Nazi regime toward the Jewish people. Despite the dark and gloomy weather, it was obvious today that something was different in Warsaw today. Traffic was …
Warsaw, Poland – 80th Anniversary of the Jewish Ghetto uprising. Read More »
During the summer of 2021, I moved from Kabul, Afghanistan to Warsaw, Poland. My family and I had already visited Poland one time prior in 2008 when we were taking a road trip from The Netherlands (Holland). We drove through Germany, Poland, and then into the Czech …
Recently we returned to the US to visit our kids and to tour the Olympic National Park, which is on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. We had great timing as far as the weather was concerned. It was quite warm, and we had only one day with a drizzle out of the six days …
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, …
