RoadTrips for Understanding

By john lynch

A series of roadtrips designed to help understand the 'why' in the now. So we picked some countries with big messy interesting histories and set out on a roadtrip to seek questions to answers. First o... more

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May 30, 2023 Poland, Dont Go There Part 2.
Get in for the second half of our enlightening 5-day road trip around Poland. We are heading for Warsaw, then to the holy city of Częstochowa and explore the Black Madonna and its captivating artwork. We then journey south to Kraków and gain a deeper understanding of the country's dark history at Auschwitz Birkenau. Experience Eastern Poland like we did!
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May 30, 2023 Poland, Dont Go There Part 1.
Join us on an incredible 5-day road trip through Eastern Poland! From Gdansk to Warsaw, Krakow and many incredible stops in between, this journey is sure to leave you, as it has us, with unforgettable memories and bigger questions. Explore the Kaliningrad and Belarusian borders, Hitlers infamous Wolf's Lair, and the tragic Treblinka extermination camp. Hear our firsthand accounts of this journey as we podcast our impressions along the journey. Get in and experience Eastern Poland like we did!
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January 05, 2023 Ireland, Violence is Personal, Part 1.
Northern Ireland a problem fixed or a problem forgotten? We decided to take a look, and over a five day, off the tourist track, roadtrip we explore art, culture and religion, and their role in violence, gates and bombings, with many native opinions on route, all in an effort try and understand 'the now' of the relationships within Ulster and between Ulster and everyone else.
The route - Dublin, Inniskeen, Newry, Downpatrick, Belfast, Bellaghy, Derry, Omagh, Enniskillen, Mullaghmore, Sligo, Mohill, Knock. 5 days, 462 miles, 743 km's.
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January 04, 2023 Northern Ireland, Violence is Personal Part 2.
Untying a troublesome knot? Two simmering cities and a rural town, murals, drink, violence, peace walls, more drink, bomb sites and violence, with native opinions and poets to boot, all in an effort to find an understanding.
The route - Dublin, Inniskeen, Newry, Downpatrick, Belfast, Bellaghy, Derry, Omagh, Enniskillen, Mullaghmore, Sligo, Mohill, Knock. 5 days, 462 miles, 743 km's.
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