From Rome to Russia by Bicycle. Right now we are in Poland.

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Under The Knife

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Today was supposed to be a catch up and relax day, since we’ve been run around by various well meaning tour guides for the last few, being shown the sights of Losie and area. I don’t think any of us expected there to be anything to see here, let alone…

Slovenia vs Slovakia: International Smackdown

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Welcome to the second round of our ill-advised pursuit of comparing different countries and figuring out which is best. Among the relatively few people who have actually heard of them, Slovenia and Slovakia are often confused for each other. Both are small, Central European, mostly landlocked countries that start with…

Oh Those Rusyns

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Last night, while researching a Lemko festival taking place near Łosie in July, Jane stumbled across information about a Rusyn (Lemko’s from the Slovakian side of the Carpathian Mountains) festival happening this weekend. The festival is in Svidnik, Slovakia, about 60 km from where we are staying, and today is…