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Poland - Warsaw

For anyone passionate about the music of Frederic Chopin Warsaw is an absolute must! But be well prepared - there are few hotels around the city centre and in October they were all fully booked.
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Poland - Warsaw

I don’t like Warsaw, the city where I was born just three months before the most calamitous event in its history, the Warsaw Uprising, and where I lived until I came to London in 1965. To me Warsaw is ugly and characterless, but then what else can you expect from a city with such a horrendous past.

Poland - Wroclaw

Here’s a story which you won’t find in many guidebooks, and not even in the highly acclaimed history of Wrocław, Microcosm by Norman Davies. I found it in a little guide available in the city’s numerous bookshops and pass it on, if in a somewhat enlarged format from the original brief comment!

The Michael Palin Interview

It’s no wonder Michael Palin has been named as a national treasure – he is equally loved for his comedy acting, and for his fascinating travelogues from all over the globe. The great man came to Stanfords to tell us more about his thrilling travels...

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