Category Archives: English

Going home–Part 1

Opublikowano na 18 lutego, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

18.2.2012   According to our plan we started our long journey back home. It will have several stages and will take a few days. First, the ferry from one of the Thai islands  and bus to Bangkok. Then a long … Czytaj dalej →

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naszsabbatical.com

Opublikowano na 9 lutego, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

03.02.2012   We are in Thailand now, the last country of our journey. The closer we get home, the more often we have thoughts summarizing our sabbatical. Starting this blog a year ago we were wondering what would come out … Czytaj dalej →

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Top 10 Vietnam

Opublikowano na 8 lutego, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

02.02.2012 Best 10 1. Phở2. Motorbikes, dust mask and bike helmets3. Eating in the street4. Smooth flow of traffic5. Entreprenuership – everybody does something to survive6. Cheap hotels, including minibars7. Wide access to high speed internet8. Tourism potential of their … Czytaj dalej →

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Phở

Opublikowano na 5 lutego, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

01.02.2012 Writing about cuisine is Ania’s domain. Somehow I did not succeed in talking her into writing a post about a certain Vietnamese dish, which next to rice fields, motorbikes and conical hats, is the national symbol of Vietnam. What … Czytaj dalej →

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Running through the world

Opublikowano na 3 lutego, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

31.01.2012 Some people ask me if during our sabbatical I continue my arduous triathlon training. As a rule, this sabbatical year is meant to be a rest from our ordinary life, which for me includes tough training and doing Ironman … Czytaj dalej →

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The Philippine disease

Opublikowano na 31 stycznia, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

31.01.2012 Quite unexpectedly I found myself in Manila, the capital of the Philippines leaving my family behind in Vietnam. Another chance had it that I landed in the city on the day of its biggest festival, the holy procession of … Czytaj dalej →

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Chinese New Year

Opublikowano na 29 stycznia, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

23.01.2012 Barely 22 days have passed since the beginning of the new year and again we had a chance to welcome the New Year, Chinese one to be exact, also known as a lunar year. It was a nice coincidence … Czytaj dalej →

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We do not speak Vietnamese

Opublikowano na 22 stycznia, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

19.01.2012 I have not felt so vulnerable in communication with the local people for quite a while. Usually I make it a point to learn some basic words and phrases in the language of a country I am about to … Czytaj dalej →

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How to live?

Opublikowano na 18 stycznia, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

13.01.2012   The above question was very popular during the last year’s parlimentary elections in Poland. It was asked unexpectedly by a pepper (capsicum) farmer, who lost his crop and greenhouses to a tornado, to the Polish prime minister who … Czytaj dalej →

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Farewell Anitpodes

Opublikowano na 14 stycznia, 2012 by Wojtek Mroczyński

05.01.2012     Leaving another continent it is time again for a regional wrap up. We spent 4,5 months in Oceania and Australia (1 in Fiji, 1,5 in NZ and 2 in OZ). Though these three places have a few … Czytaj dalej →

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