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Bigos Blog
Blog: No Borders - 29 November 2009
Somerville, Mass - My faithful readers will remember the story of the cabbage, and my brilliant idea to turn it into sauerkraut. Well, here's where the story ends...Don't get me wrong. I absolutely loved being a member of the Food Project CSA this summer. It was a joy to receive all of those fresh organic veggies every week. Sometimes it was a challenge to figure out what to do with them, but it led to the discovery of many new kinds of soups, salads and other veggie delights.
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20 Years
Blog: No Borders - 21 November 2009
Somerville, Mass - Twenty years ago this month, I sat through Professor Dick's Russian class, as he made jokes about the Russian tendancy to use the negative when making requests (something like "You're not getting off the metro here, are you?" instead of "Excuse me, I'm getting off". Or "You wouldn't be able to help me?" instead of "Help!"). "The Russians are so polite," Professor Dick said mockingly, and everyone laughed.I'm sure Professor Dick was a good teacher, but I didn't think he was funny. Nobody is funny at 8:15 in the morning.
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Country number 7
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 23 August 2009
I can safely say that the hostel in Krakov is in the top 2 or 3 hostels I’ve ever stayed at. The staff are so much fun. There’s one gay (I presume) guy from near Gdansk who is hilarious, he wouldn’t ever serve me until I pronounced the beer name correctly (something I’m incapable of [...]
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Grandstand
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 22 August 2009
I’m feeling somewhat tender this morning as I was up to 5 in the morning drinking in the hostel and talking to randoms from many nations while supping cheap beer. Was okay. This hostel is ace actually but my rant on the key (as in Yale, not crucial) situation yesterday was well justified as vindicated [...]
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Excuse-me Madam, but I appear to be locked out of Kenya
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 20 August 2009
The train wasn’t much fun last night, I managed to get a seat but it was that cramped that after 40 minutes or so my knee was aching too much (I’m glad I didn’t let the sods operate on my left one too) so I went and stood for the rest of the trip. It [...]
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Signs and Portents: Poland 1
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 7 August 2009
Looking through my photos, I've noticed that I love taking shots of strange and quirky signs. They're often quite irrelevant to a story I'm pursuing, and therefore won't get published, but they are a lot of fun and tell you much about the local culture. And make you scratch your head in puzzlememnt. Or at least give you a good chuckle.
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Return of the Red Menace: More Communist-Era Relics
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 30 July 2009
Last week I began counting down the the top ten communist relics I've visited in my travels through Central and Eastern Europe, complete with images (and bonus silly captions!).We're up to the really big structures now. Who will come in at number one? Let the gender-bending drug-enhanced socialist games commence!
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From Ale Pail to Bigos Bucket
Blog: No Borders - 3 July 2009
Somerville, Mass - This year we joined the Food Project CSA, which is a fantastic way to support a good cause and get a regular supply of delicious, locally grown, organic veggies at a very decent price. But it's not without its challenges. This week, we received a gigantic Asian cabbage, completely unannounced. What on earth am I supposed to do with that?
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Top Nine Things to Miss about Krakow
Blog: No Borders - 24 June 2009
#9 Hejnal - Every hour, the bugle call from the Mariacki steeple sounds across the Old Town. True, it seems sort of excessive to do it every hour.
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Post-it Note
Blog: No Borders - 19 June 2009
Somerville, Mass - Krakow is plastered in posters announcing upcoming events and exhibits. In Poland, posters are not only advertisement, but art in and of themselves, often with a social or political message. Click here to see my photo gallery.
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Back to Reality
Blog: No Borders - 13 June 2009
Somerville, Mass - I am done. Three months and three continents later, I am back in the pink house. Back to reality, as they say.Reality is not so bad, I decided. Here are some highlights from the pink house:
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The Last Hurrah
Blog: No Borders - 7 June 2009
Szczawnica, Poland - In case you're wondering, it's pronounced shchavnit'sa and it's a village in the Pieniny Mountains. And - in case you're wondering - the Pieniny are a picturesque range in the Carpathians in southern Poland.
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Have Yourself a Foreign Little Xmas
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 27 December 2008
The period between Christmas and New Year is not necessarily a quiet one for a freelance writer.
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