by | | Poland, Terry Travels
While the people are warm, the city is shadowed by a tragic history. Those I’ve talked to seem to hate the Soviets more than the Nazis, though both left a grim legacy. Eighty-five percent of this city was leveled, kind of like an Alabama town after a tornado,...
by | | Republic of Georgia, Terry Travels
This city is beautifully shabby, the people are warm, the shops beg for more tourism, and tomorrow is the national celebration of the Republic of Georgia’s independence from the Soviet Union (edit: tomorrow will honor the 100th anniversary of Georgia joining the...
by | | Korea, Terry Travels
This is the most difficult city I’ve ever visited, a place that refuses to bend the knee to the Roman alphabet and a frown is the state expression. The Joint Security Area portion of the DMZ tour was canceled with no notice, a whim of the North or the South. Who...
by | | Russia, St. Petersburg, Terry Travels
Saint Petersburg is an aggressively ornate city, as if they wanted to show the French a thing or two when it came to excessive beauty. Wedding cake structures the color of Paas-colored Easter eggs line the wide boulevards, artists and musicians dotting them where they...
