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Why aren't you in a hurry?!

A travel blog entry by mikasia16

My trips to Poland are always emotional. Every year I feel an urge to kiss the ground as soon as I exit the plane and step onto the Polish soil (no sleeves, you walk straight onto the ground and take a bus to the terminal).
After a two-year absence, my emotions and expectations were flying high, so high in fact, that I lost my ability to organize myself productively and my famous flair for packing ...

History all over

A travel blog entry by lecklund

... sit for awhile. Each round trip route took about 1-1.5 hours. I stayed in a female dorm with 8 beds. The only annoying thing was most mornings the person in the breakfast room (free toast, cereal, fruit,.juice, coffee) wanted us to say Good Morning in a language other than ENglish, and introduce ourselves to the person sitting at the table (there were long tables) and I am not all that garrulous in the morning as I like to read ...

Ancillary photographs and thoughts

A travel blog entry by paleojohn2010

... and also across the river at the stadium.

I will also make several more of these type pages to facilitate the publishing of other pictures of our experiences here in the District that do not lend themselves well to a larger chapter. I hope that you are enjoying my ramblings and pictures drop a line to express your thoughts.
I might not immediately get back to you as school has started and Math is going to kick my ...

Feeling Handicapped and Learning Realty

A travel blog entry by sherrivilano

... first! Do I put my crutches, my good foot I cant figure it out. Meanwhile I glance down and Marshall is nearly at the bottom and behind me a line has backed up with polite people waiting patiently for me to get on with it. A nice lady approaches and points out an elevator and I was saved. It wasn't as easy as I thought and I am winded by the time I traverse the wheelchair friendly route to get there. I get on with a seedy ...

Preparing for Uganda: Shots and Pills

A travel blog entry by saundersfamily

Written by Erica

For those thinking of visiting us in Uganda or simply wondering what we had to do to prepare, here is the list of the vaccinations that are recommended and/or required:

-Yellow Fever
-Polio
-Hepatitis A (2 shots 6 months apart)
-Hepatitis B (3 shots 6 months apart)
-Tetanus
-Meningitis
-MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
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