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Saying Goodbye from Poland
It's my last day/night in Polska-Poland. So many memories and activities on this trip that it will take me some time to reflect on this...

Terri Tomoff
May 13, 20231 min read
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It's Just Tea
Polish customs can be surprising. Take, for example, late this afternoon when my cousin Renata announced that we were going to a...

Terri Tomoff
May 12, 20231 min read
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Auschwitz, Birkenau & Wieliczka, Poland
Although I’ve visited all three places in 1995, my memories of each place; the salt mine of Wieliczka, the death camps at Auschwitz, and...

Terri Tomoff
May 11, 20231 min read
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Kraków Museums and Must-Sees!
An outstanding array of cultural experiences seized the day! If you know that I love art and history, especially WW11 history, you can...

Terri Tomoff
May 10, 20232 min read
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Kraków Polska!
The morning came early, and I was giddy about being on the road to one of my favorite medieval cities, Kraków, Poland, about a 4+ hour...

Terri Tomoff
May 9, 20232 min read
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Treblinka
Treblinka’s death camp is sobering, located about 10 km from my relatives in Ostrów Mazieweicka. In 1995, I went to pay my respects...

Terri Tomoff
May 8, 20232 min read
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Gdańsk, Sopot & Gdynia
After a whirlwind trip to the Baltic Sea Tri-City area, I’m strapped in the backseat of my cousin Zbyszek’s KIA, ready to relax for the...

Terri Tomoff
May 7, 20232 min read
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Solidarity!
While most of the world watched the coronation of King Charles in the UK, I was immersing myself in Polish history from the shipyards of...

Terri Tomoff
May 6, 20231 min read
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On the Road to Gdańsk
It maybe Cinco de Mayo in the USA and Mexico, but when I mentioned it this morning to my travel mates, I don’t think they heard of this...

Terri Tomoff
May 5, 20232 min read
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Polska- Poland 2023!
Poland is the land of my heritage. 1977: my first trip to Poland as a 15-year-old adolescent girl, greenhorn but ready for adventure. My...

Terri Tomoff
May 4, 20231 min read
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