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I'm not much of a world traveler, but I spent 10 days in Japan several years ago riding the trains up and down the country visiting small towns along the way and spent a few days in Tokyo. It was a completely different culture than anything I'd seen before or have seen since. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Krakow Poland is one of the few cities not destroyed in WW2. Beautiful architecture, one of the largest squares in Europe and a mountaineers region just a couple hours' bus ride away called Zakopane. Great food from everywhere, reasonable lodging and cool in the summertime.
We will be there in August this year and plan a day trip to Wieliczka (salt mines just outside Krakow). What other sights do you recommend there?
Uganda. Beautiful, friendly country. Book with a safari company that takes care of everything for you. With the good companies you get a knowledgeable driver who can take you everywhere and on guided tours in the national parks. You can also do gorilla and/or chimp tours. Not cheap to do it this way, but renting a car is not a good idea. One tip though - if you're gay, either don't go or be very discreet. Most definitely not a gay-friendly country.
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Krakow is wonderful. The salt mines are absolutely unforgetable, by all means GO there. An easy day trip is also to see Auchwitz...grim, moving but it is a "must visit". We took a tour bus from Krakow, it was a little over an hour away as I recall. We had a fabulous English speaking tour guide, it is easy to arrange. The country side along the way is fascinating. It is sort of like seeing the world from a 1950 perspective.
The city center is lovely. The people are very nice. I hope you have a wonderful trip.
While on holiday in Florida we drove down the Gulf Coast and found a place called Tarpon Springs... Id never heard of this fishing town and how lovely it was. mostly Greek people , who talk the language, and was an unexpected treat for us..
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