Category Archives: English

Californian contrasts

Opublikowano na 21 sierpnia, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

18.08.2011   At the end of our North American journey we drove through the whole California, one of the biggest US states. It is a strange place full of huge contrasts. Next to pleasant landscapes such as Redwood National Park … Czytaj dalej →

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Junior Ranger Program

Opublikowano na 21 sierpnia, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

16.08.2011   We recently completed our last visit to a national park accumulating quite a collection. Altogether we saw 12 national parks in the US, 3 national parks in Canada and a few state parks in the US. You may … Czytaj dalej →

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Oregon beaches

Opublikowano na 14 sierpnia, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

4.8.2011   The following state of our tour of slowly-ending North America is Oregon. This is not a place you often hear about. It is far away from big metropolis and it is not very warm, even in the summer. … Czytaj dalej →

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Visa for wine

Opublikowano na 8 sierpnia, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

3.8.2011   A couple of weeks ago, while doing some grocery shopping at WalMart, we had a puzzling scene at the cashier. Since I was buying a bottle of wine, the cashier, as it is common in the US, IDed … Czytaj dalej →

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We, the explorers

Opublikowano na 3 sierpnia, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

31.7.2011   After a month spent in Canada we went back to the US. The border crossing was much easier than going into Canada. In fact it was perhaps the smoothest US border crossing ever for me. Coming back to … Czytaj dalej →

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Polish hospitality

Opublikowano na 30 lipca, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

26.07.2011   Polish hospitality is well known in Poland and beyond. Being away from our family we sometime long for the great Polish food, family atmosphere etc. A particular feature of Polish hospitality is the ample and delicious food as … Czytaj dalej →

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Travelling with Lady Agnes

Opublikowano na 24 lipca, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

22.7.2011 As the old saying goes: “behind every man, there is a brave woman”. During the maiden voyage inaugrating the construction of the the Canadian Pacific Rail (CPR), the wife of the first Canadian Prime Minister, Lady Agnes Macdonald, was … Czytaj dalej →

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People–angels

Opublikowano na 24 lipca, 2011 by Ania Mroczynska

16.07.2011 Yes, they exist and in a very discrete way spread the good in the world. We came across such an Angel, Krystyna, during our stay in Calgary. From the first moment our little Ania could not stop talking to … Czytaj dalej →

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Farewell Calgary

Opublikowano na 18 lipca, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

18.7.2011 Our almost three week visit to Calgary is drawing to an end. The is a nice city with nice people. A lot has changed here since my previous visit 19 years ago. Like the whole country, Calgary has increased … Czytaj dalej →

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Gift

Opublikowano na 8 lipca, 2011 by Wojtek Mroczyński

8.7.2011 Hermanitos muuuuchas gracias y q Dios les bendiga grandemente …   The above is the opening line from the email I received recently from the Catholic parish in El Porvenir, Honduras, where we spent so much time over 2 … Czytaj dalej →

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