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London to Auschwitz: Day 25, Katowice to Auschwitz (Oświęcim) 42km today, 2222km total

London to Auschwitz: Day 25, Katowice to Auschwitz (Oświęcim) 42km today, 2222km total

My final day on this journey was expectedly unforgettable. Again the weather gods were on my side as I was awoken by the sun shining on my face. I had just over 40km to reach the destination that was still so distant in my mind. I held a strange sense of excitement of reaching the end of the trip, yet knew the day would be filled with sombre emotion. I visited Lvov in the Ukraine earlier this year (by plane)…

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Honesty is the Best Policy

Honesty is the Best Policy

Throughout my entire life and particularly British culture it has been almost mandatory to be polite and never upset anyone, especially someone that you barely know. Recently though, from several experienced people who I look up to, I have seen them being quite frank (and definitely rude) to people they just met; to their faces. This has included insulting someone’s appearance (facial hair, shirt), the way that they are standing, the things that they say that are clearly rubbish and…

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