VirtualTourist Member matcrazy1
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Page under construction soon: Chimney Rock, North Carolina, USA
My newest completed pages are:
El Paso, Texas, USA
Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Tombstone, Arizona, USA
Tubac, Arizona, USA
Siauliai, Lithuania
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Virginia, USA
Pas de la Casa, Andorra
Canillo, Andorra
Encamp, Andorra
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Andorra
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Natural Bridge, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
Luray, Virginia, USA
New Market, Virginia, USA
Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Staunton, Virginia, USA
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Seduva, Lithuania
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., USA
Washington, D.C., USA
United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., USA
Warsaw, Poland
Cleveland Park; Washington, DC; USA
Kolbudy, Poland
Gdansk, Poland
Casablanca, Morocco
Temara, Morocco
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| WOW! OVER 60 VT-ERS AND NOT ALL! |
My travels + meetings 2005 25 - 28 AugustI joined the concert Space of Freedom, Jean Michele Jarre in Gdansk, Poland. The concert for 120,000 folks took place at the 25th anniversary of worker's strikes which ended on 31st August 1980 with a deal between Lech Walesa and communist "Polish - Soviet" government followed by creation of the Solidarity Movement and 15 months of limited freedom that ended with the martial law, tanks on streeets, thousands of imprisoned etc.
I remember very well first my young joy of that very limited freedom and then sad despair and lack of any hope when it suddenly ended.... But first of all I remember great support from the behind the Iron Wall, from all over the world for us, in Poland, that time... it was very, very important for us and it's never to forget. Thank you very, very much. I remember my family hearing (illegally) Radio Free Europe and Voice of America each evening and tears of hope when Jean Michel Jarre sang a song Mury (Walls) by Kaczmarski, the song which became unofficial anthem of those fighting for freedom... I heard it again at the concert... I hope to see it in other European countries east of Poland soon. 25 - 29 MayDriving across Poland to its northeastern corner close to Lithuania. I stayed at a house called Dom z Wieza (House with Tower) by Lake Biale (White Lake) = nowhere :-) Look here, please. I took day trips around, among numerous lakes and to Lithuania (again) :-))). 02 - 10 May
Driving through Czech Republic and Austria to northern Italy for the first official European VT meeting or better to say series of VT-meetings which took place in Verona, Valeggio sul Mincio and Sommacampagna. It was a blast to meet so wonderful, hospitable and interesting bunch of VT-ers, my real friends now. Add a lot of sigthseeing in northeastern Italy plus some in Austria and Slovenia (on the way back home). Hmm... I took exactly 4,483! pictures during 9 days and nights, am I crazy? :-). I will put some of them on the above and other pages soon.21 - 24 April, 2005
Driving through Slovakia to Wysowa - hidden resort village in Polish Beskidy Mountains very close to Slovakia. Discovering a few unique, old, wooden orthodox churches and castles surely off the beaten path.
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| IN FRONT OF BISHOP PALACE, KRAKOW |
Pope John Paul II "Freedom is not simply the absence of tyranny or oppression nor is freedom a license to do whatever we like. Freedom is ordered to the truth, and is fulfilled in man's quest for the truth and living in the truth."
John Paul IIPope John Paul II born in Wadowice, Poland in 1920, died today at 9.37 pm in Vatican. Sadness...
02 April 2005.
Although I am not crazy about religion, any religion, it's far more than the simple fact for me, it's also a lot of emotions. After death of John Paul II I wanted to go to his funeral but I had to stay at work. Instead I visited four times Krakow (JPII was bishop there), Wadowice (birthplace) and small village off the beaten path called Niegowic (he was a priest there in 1948-1949).
Step by step I am trying to put up my personal albums below, travelogues on the above mentioned pages as well as on my hometown Tychy and Poland page. I want to show you spirit of Poland in these unusual days and share some of my pictures, my thoughts and reflections and pay tribute to the great man who taught millions in 122 countries, he visited, what tolerance to other people and religion is, what is freedom and human dignity. Enough to said.
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| ALIGATOR ON SWAMPS OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA |
My recent long trip (USA 12 Oct. to 13 Nov. 2004) Thanks to my friend Nat from Mechanicsville (b1bob) I decided to visit the South during my second trip to the USA. I was crazy to drive 30 days around the South, but it was fantastic trip! We visited Washington DC and 12 southern states: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
We had two great VT-meetings. At the beginning of our trip, we met Kathy (kodi01 from Dallas), Kristi (Dabs from Chicago), Tania (skye820 from Philadelphia), Chris (balfor from Atlanta), Kent (Kentbein from Fairfax), Nat (b1bob from Mechanicsville). It was very moving that these friends came from so far and wide to meet us... I'm speechless... Many other VT-ers helped us a lot planning this trip, too... Thank you very, very much. You are great!
We survived a tropical storm (and localised flooding) in southern Louisiana, saw the Mississippi delta (swamps and alligators), visited many beautiful historical houses, old plantations, amazing capital buildings, and impressive museums. We saw towns destroyed by hurricanes along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast, met very nice locals, tasted very good southern food (including Creole and Cajun food) and heard a lot of music (country, blues, jazz...). There are too many great impressions for just one trip...haha.
Well, we liked Virginia (surprisingly the landscape there was similar to that in Poland), New Orleans, St. Augustine, Florida and Charleston in South Carolina and many, many other places. We liked Texas a lot although we were told that Texas was rather boring. Fortunatelly it was not true - we liked Dallas as well although generally I didn't like large cities. Simply the South was great for many reasons: local hospitality, history, food, landscapes, plantlife, architecture, museums, even weather was mostly great... (except for our last day)!
I am going to start to put up many new pages soon. It will no doubt take awhile... but I had so great time there... And I do hope to come back there sooner or later...
Greetings and hugs,
Matt.
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| I AM LT 01476205 NOW MOOOOOOOOOO :-) |
Letter from LT 01476205 to VT-ers :-))) Skemiai; June 12, 2004.Hello dear VT-ers :-)I am from Skemiai, central Lithuania. My new name is LT 01476205 and I have a passport since May 1, 2004, when they forced me to join something what was called European Union (EU). Look at my poor ears :-(. Why, to hell, they made holes in my BOTH ears? It hurted. Hmm... I can't travel (alive) with my new EU passport as I am chained to the ground all the time. And they keep me far from any males now.To be continued on my Skemiai, Lithuania page. Welcome :-).
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My trips 2003-2004 + VT-friends (1/3) 12 Oct. to 13 Nov. 2004USA South, roundtrip: Washington, DC and 12 southern states.June 2004Lithuania again: Kaunas, Vilnius again, Trakai, Druskininkai, Grutas, Baltic coast, off the beaten paths like: Lazdijai, Veisiejai, Rudamina and Kalvarija.May 2004:Fantastic trip to Helsinki, Finland. On the way I visited:
- Lithuania (Kedainiai and Vilnius),
- Latvia (Riga and Saulkrasti),
- Estonia (Tallin). February 2004:Berlin, Germany. April-May 2003:A trip of my lifetime: I was crazy driving around the West and the Southwest of the USA (38 unforgettable days :-) and I put up my first American pages including: San Diego, Saguaro National Park and Oceanside (VT meeting there).
You are welcome.
I was lucky to meet personally the following VT-ers (part 1/3):
1iwona from Krakow, Poland
acemj - Mark from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aggie_K - Agnieszka from Odense, Denmark
alusru - Ursula from Vienna, Austria
ania70pl - Ania from Warsaw, Poland
ANNAD - Lilla from Rapallo, Italy
annk from Santa Clarita, California
Ariadne555 - Maria from Madrid, Spain
ARoman - Roman from Rome, Italy
Aurorae - Jelena from Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Azhut - Azzurra from Livorno, Italy
b1bob - Nat from Mechanicsville, Virginia
balfor from Atlanta, Georgia
BarbaraForza - Barbara from Trieste, Italy
Barboreczka from Krakow, Poland
Beach_dog - Stace from Marbella, Spain
benazer - Az from London, United Kingdom
BodX - Paul from Sydney, Australia
B_Caro - Caroline from Mechelen, Belgium
cachaseiro - Claus Andersen from Denmark
Carmela71 - Carmen from Marbella, Spain
co48 - Co from the Netherlands
croisbeauty - Boris from Zagreb, Croatia
Dabs Kristi from Hammond, Indiana
Daja123 - Darja from Slovenia
darthmilmo - Fernando Milmo from San Antonio, Texas
diamonddog - Rudy from Belgiek, Belgium |
| ME AMONG KSARS IN TUNISIA |
VT-friends (2/3) I was lucky to meet personally the following VT-ers (part 2/3):
Dimi1 from Berlin, Germany;
Dionosaur from Norwalk, California
DonGrafton - from Wisconsin, USA
dr.firas - Firas from Europe
effeti - Francesco T. from Verona, Italy
expresso from San Diego, California
gale.blog.pl - Adam from Warsaw, Poland
garibaldi - Pietro from Italy
Gerry - Gerry from Westlake Village, California
Giampiero6 from Marina del Rey, California
GillianMcLaughlin from Berlin, Germany
globetrott - Michael from Steyr, Austria
Goner from Duarte, California
gosia_go2 from Krakow, Poland
GosiaPL from Warsaw, Poland
HORSCHECK - Holger from Germany
irisbe - Dannie from Antwerp, Belgium
IU2 - Eugenio from Tradate, Italy
jbpinki - Jurek from Lodz, Poland
jessica-b - Jessica from London, United Kingdom
JLBG - Jean-Louis from Grenoble, France
kaptainkameleon - Stefano from Calgary, Canada
Karin1S from Berlin, Germany
kenadams - Daniel from Florence, Italy
Kentbein from Washington, D.C.
kikalena - Marzena from Gdansk, Poland
kinga_freespirit - Kinga from Gdansk, Poland
koala_bearPL - Tom from Warsaw, Poland
KristaB - Kristina from Slovenia
Kodi01 from Dallas, Texas
Kulprit - Declan Cassidy from Dublin, Ireland
LaurieJeanne from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Leipzig from Leipzig, Germany
lmkluque from San Diego, California
Lotharlerch - Lothar Lerch from Telfs, Austria
Maggies from Krakow, Poland
Mahieu - Els from Belgium
mapakettle - Ma and Pa from Padova, Italy
Marcin75 - Marcin from Poland
marishabandb from Krakow, Poland
Mariajoy - Maria from East Sussex, United Kingdom
mario_spring_83 - Mario from Italy
marylou11 from London, Ontario, Canada
matcrazy0 - I meet her everyday/night :-)
Maurizioago - Maurizio Agostini from Caldonazzo, Italy
Memmi - Ewa from Warsaw, Poland
paulinuk2u from United Kingdom
MetaMihelcic - Meta from Ljubljana, Slovenia |
VT-friends (3/3) and VT-meetings I was lucky to meet personally the following VT-ers (part 3/3):
mirjana51 - Mirjana from Skopje, FYR of Macedonia
napi_pl - Natalia from Warsaw, Poland
novsco61 - tanja from Ljubljana, Slovenia
paoseo - Paola from Trieste, Italy
Pakistanguy - Umer from Lahore, Pakistan
Pawtuxet from Rhode Island, USA
Pierangelo - Pierangelo from Venice, Italy
piccolina - Carolina from Como, Italy
pollon - Chiara from Italy
poons - June from Stafford, United Kingdom
raytor - Polish Sunflower (aka balashi aka bradbrown) - Bradley from Wichita, Kansas, USA
Razmatac - Rasmus from Copenhagen, Denmark
Roggeveen - Walter from Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
Rusket - Rusket from Stavanger, Norway
sachara - Ali from Emmen, the Netherlands
sandysmith - Sandra Smith from West Kirby, the United Kingdom
Sarakohen - Yana from Sofia, Bulgaria
Sarita76 - Sara from Rome, Italy
schlumpf - Luca from Milan, Italy
shdw100 - Dave from Kansas City, Missouri
shirez - Rea from Budapest, Hungary
Sjalen - Charlotta from Malmö, Sweden
skye820 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spartan from Oceanside, California
Stephanie from Manhattan Beach, California
sue_stone - Sue from London, United Kingdom
Supune from Carson, California
Sympathisant from Eisenh?ttenstadt, Germany
tabatha - Hanna from Munich, Germany
Tasia - Tasia from Minsk, Belarus
Tilman - Tilman from Manhattan Beach, California, USA
TinKan from Norwalk, California
Toyin - Toyin from Paris, France
utttz - Paolo from Genoa, Italy
Xemx - Anne from Attard, Malta
Yubert from La Mirada, California
ZiOOlek - Piotr from Sucha Beskidzka, Poland
zumodemango - Eva from Madrid, Spain.
Larger VT-meetings I participated:Oceanside, California, USA; 12 April 2003
Krakow, Poland; 9 October 2003
Arlington, Virginia, USA; 15 October 2004
Washington D.C., USA; 16 October 2004
Valeggio sul Mincio, Italy; 6 - 8 May, 2005; the first official European VT-meeting :-).
Warsaw, Poland; 20 - 22 January, 2006.
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annk Thu Aug 28, 2008 15:52 UTC
Hi Matt! Thanks so much for your postcard from Alaska! Hope you had a great time. Looking forward to your new pages. Ann | balfor Mon Aug 25, 2008 17:04 UTC
Hi Maciek! (Hello Urszula!) I hope that the traveling is still going well. You ARE still in the US aren't you? Is the laptop still playing nice for you guys? | Tom_In_Madison Tue Aug 19, 2008 21:31 UTC
Hope you had a great time in Alaska! Probably not as hot as Chicago. | Pawtuxet Wed Aug 13, 2008 20:03 UTC
Thanks for the post card from Alaska. Are you back home now with your 3,000 photos??? Bet you had a great time. Do you ever have a bad time? |
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