July 2015

Poland had always been high on my list of countries to visit. A significant portion of my family ancestry had come from there, and thanks to my grandma, my family has kept up many of the cultural traditions. Therefore, when I was doing my first major European backpacking trip, I made sure to make a stop here. Most of my stay was centered around the city of Krakow and included a trip to the mountain town of Zakopane in order to summit one of the peaks. Long story short, Poland was awesome and here's why