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United States – Alabama. Part 2 – sightseeing and leisure.

Alabama offers many interesting attractions, pubs, bars and a wide range of accommodation. It is estimated that about 20 million tourists visit Alabama annually, including about 100,000 non-US tourists, including English, German, Japanese and Polish. Tourist attractions of Alabama Montgomery… Continue Reading…


8 interesting facts about American Independence Day

Independence Day – the 4th of July – is the most important Holiday in the American calendar. If you had to think about what this day is associated with, what would it be? Let me know in the comments, and… Continue Reading…


San Francisco – short history and curiosities

San Francisco is one of the most recognizable cities in America that is definitely worth visiting during a trip to the United States. You will find here not only famous symbols such as the Golden Gate Bridge, steep streets and… Continue Reading…


Presidents’ Day

Washington’s Birthday, also known as Presidents’ Day, is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of February. The day honors presidents of the United States, starting with George Washington, the USA’s first president. Is Presidents’ Day a Public Holiday?… Continue Reading…


Polish traces in the world. USA – part 2 – Panna Maria, Texas

Our journey in the footsteps of Polish settlers in North America started in Jamestown, Virginia. Today we will follow those footsteps all the way to Texas. And why there, to the south-west state so far away from the east coast… Continue Reading…


Cities around the world: Wrocław – part 1 – history

Wrocław is the fourth largest city in Poland (in terms of the number of inhabitants – Wrocław has a population of 631,000) and one of the most popular tourist centers. Currently, Wrocław is a dynamically developing city, a production center… Continue Reading…


Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, where racial discrimination was much more severe than in the northern part of the United States. The social situation of the United States from an early age shaped him… Continue Reading…