Eastern Europe
Memories from Slovenia, Finland, Austria,
and Ireland
by Sandy Clarke
I am a 30 year old Black female from Atlanta that embraces
the world beyond just the doorstep of the Unites States. I
spent many years wanting to travel, but was always waiting
on someone else's schedule...
How To Fall in Love With Poland.
by Lola Akinmade
Traveling to Eastern Europe had been a dream of mine for so long.
Not knowing how I was going to be received as a minority; I decided
to travel with a group.  I wished I had gone it alone.  Poland wowed
me. The warmth, sincerity, and beauty of the Polish was absolutely
endearing, and my new found respect for this historic country has
reached new heights...
Travel Through Austria and Eastern Europe
By Heather Calomese
Austria and Eastern Europe still remain a bit of a mystery to the
African-American traveler.  Long prized for its old world charm, these
tightly knit countries share many histories and pasts that have now
resulted in an interesting clash of the old and new...
A Trip Report from Poland
By Waymon Meeks
I want to convey my first in a series of vacation reports.  I am not going
to tell you things that you can read in tour  books (go and research
those things yourselves). I will share some of the `special' things I
encountered while traveling. I visited the cities of Krakow, Chorzow,
and Warsaw...
Czech that bad attitude!
by Regina Walker

Prior to visiting Prague, I had read, and heard that the Czech
people were not very friendly.  In fact, I was told that they were
downright rude and very cold towards strangers...
A Trip Report from Prague
by Renee King

Our excursion into the wonderful Czech Republic began with an
eight hour trip from Atlanta on March 3, 2005. We had a 4:35 pm
flight.  We arrived in Frankfurt around 7:20 am the next day and
had to catch the skyline train to the other terminal to switch
planes. We were at our departure gate all of five minutes before
they called us to transfer via bus to our plane to Prague.
An Adventure in Austria
by K. Wiggs
I recently took a second trip to Europe this summer to visit friends in
Austria. I went to Salzburg, Zell am See and Kaprun. Austria is a
beautiful country and it was so surreal that when I walked into the
town center in Salzburg I thought the mountains were fake!
Moscow Then & Now
by T. Roach-Raschke

When we arrived at Sheremetyevo, I was glad to see that there
has been some renovation done since the first time I landed here
in 1975!  I still remember my feeling of discomfort following my
initial look up at the ceiling fixtures to see the dust and grime of
the ages precariously dangling off them...
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