Author:derek

Netherlands 2011

We’ve arrived in Amsterdam in the late afternoon following a short flight from Wroclaw to Eindhoven (via WizzAir) then taking the train. The city was very unique – full of canals, bicycles and Coffee Shops (in which it’s legal to smoke cannabis). It even had its own Red District with ladies willing to fulfill (some of) your desires for just a handful of Euros .. or so I’ve heard 🙂

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Poland 2011

After Zoe’s birth we decided to visit Europe to see the family (especially her grandparents who were eager to see their first grandchild). Together with our friends Chis and Seng we planned a pretty big trip which covered 3 countries (Poland, Holland and France). This post is about the first of those stops – Poland. Pictures come from multiple cameras and owners (Derek’s camera, Chris’ camera, Kama’s camera and Derek’s Mom camera). Some photos from Wroclaw (Derek’s hometown) And here […]

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SouthEast Asia & Australia 2013

We’ve arrived in Phnom Penh and .. realized we have miscalculated our arrival date – our booking didn’t start until the day after. Luckily the hotel had a room available for which we were thankful – everyone was exhausted after the long flight, even though Zoë wanted to jump into the pool right away (and she did once we’ve unpacked 🙂 The next few days were filled with the usual sightseeing, shopping, taking photos and sampling local food. Below pictures […]

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Heavenly Chocolate & Mayan Ruins

Our adventure with Belize began on a cold December evening as we waved goodbye to Seattle and boarded our plane. Flight to Miami was pretty uneventful aside from Zoë being cranky, but that was to be expected from a 12-month baby during an overnight trip. But the short flight to Belize City was a treat as we were put in Business class and enjoyed grand food and free drinks 😀 Well, Derek did as Kama was (and still is at […]

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It’s been a while ..

Soo, we’ve finished our RTW a while ago (can’t believe it’s been over a year) but this site hasn’t been updated since December 2009. Well, it’s time to change this situation and post some additional photos from the RTW trip along with new photos taken during recent adventures. After all – life is an adventure – a never-ending story (here comes the song by Limahl from The Neverending Story (courtesy of Youtube)) PS Derek’s been busy with photography site (flash […]

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Of Trains, Beers and Stones

Flight to London was .. interesting to say the least. The popular budget airline Ryanair surprised us by not having assigned seats (just sit anywhere you want) and with constant in-flight advertising, successfully preventing any rest. I guess the saying was right and you get what you paid for. We were picked up by Derek’s older brother – Sebastian – who found us a place to sleep and spend some time at (for free, which was great – thanks bro! […]

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Of Family and History

[featured-img] After a long and tiresome bus trip from Frankfurt (Germany) to Wroclaw (Poland – Derek’s hometown) we knocked on Derek’s parents door and surprised them.  They weren’t expecting us to visit for at least another week or two 🙂  What a tremendous surprise it was. We started off with a train ride to Zagan, where Derek and his family spent their earlier years.  The town was very small and rustic looking. We then visited Krakow to see Wawel (Royal […]

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Flying and landing in India is beyond words – you’d have to experience it yourself to get the idea. Imagine a group of people trying to bring half of Thailand with them, or so it seemed at the airport: huge carry-on bags which didn’t fit any of the requirements, dozens of flat-screen TVs and even more boxes with clothing. That’s Incredible !ndia (that’s the slogan, not spelling mistake). We started in Kolkata, but after dealing with pushy touts, overpriced taxi […]

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Big Trouble in Little Thailand

[featured-img] When it comes to crossing borders in Asia, Derek is one troublesome boy 🙂 First, he was not allowed to cross the border between Cambodia and Thailand at Poipet, as this particular border crossing doesn’t issue visas to Polish citizens. Unfortunately Kama already went through the passport control and got stamped out of Cambodia, therefore she had to get stamped into Thailand, get stamped out of Thailand, then re-apply for a brand new visa to Cambodia. All this trouble […]

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