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Visiting Cuba.

 After 50 years of strained relations between Cuba and the US it looks likely that travel will soon be possible again.     I’ve been visiting Cuba – for over 15 years – from the UK. – I’m British. I spend some time living in the US…

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Finding Reiner #8: Trail’s End?

  I’m reluctant to say goodbye to Łukasz and his family because now I want to buy my own metal detector and continue digging in Poland. But, Paweł and I have a long drive ahead to Świeradów Zdrój , a Polish spa town in the…

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Finding Reiner #7: Shrapnel & Bones

    Paweł and I are back in his little red car on one-lane Polish roads behind tractors. Google Maps underestimates our driving time, and we’re going nowhere fast. Nothing fazes Paweł though, and he’s ready with cameras for any kind of…

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Finding Reiner #6: Frozen Grave

” To be honest, I no longer try to calculate how things are going to turn out in this war. No one is going to escape unscathed. One must not be miserly with the little life that we have. Those who are anxious and fearful, they will be struck first….

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Finding Reiner #5: Behind the Veil of Time

Reiner’s grave in Poland used to be unmarked, but I’ve made three trips to this beautiful country to fix that one error of war. My upcoming posts will highlight the progression of my research here to learn Reiner’s fate.   In…

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Finding Reiner #3: Inside Old Shadows

My “Finding Reiner” blog continues to be a challenge in crossing historical time zones. Reiner’s old letters describe his school and neighborhood, and I search 1940s maps and the Internet to find my route to his past. If I had…

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Finding Reiner #2: Chasing Ghosts

I’m deep into last-minute research for my “Finding Reiner” adventure. My suitcase is  packed with device chargers, plug adaptors, Swiss Army knives, bandaids, spare batteries,

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Visiting Cuba.

 After 50 years of strained relations between Cuba and the US it looks likely that travel will soon be possible again.     I’ve been visiting Cuba – for over 15 years – from the UK. – I’m British. I spend some time living in the US…

Read More

Finding Reiner #8: Trail’s End?

  I’m reluctant to say goodbye to Łukasz and his family because now I want to buy my own metal detector and continue digging in Poland. But, Paweł and I have a long drive ahead to Świeradów Zdrój , a Polish spa town in the…

Read More

Finding Reiner #7: Shrapnel & Bones

    Paweł and I are back in his little red car on one-lane Polish roads behind tractors. Google Maps underestimates our driving time, and we’re going nowhere fast. Nothing fazes Paweł though, and he’s ready with cameras for any kind of…

Read More

Finding Reiner #6: Frozen Grave

” To be honest, I no longer try to calculate how things are going to turn out in this war. No one is going to escape unscathed. One must not be miserly with the little life that we have. Those who are anxious and fearful, they will be struck first….

Read More

Finding Reiner #5: Behind the Veil of Time

Reiner’s grave in Poland used to be unmarked, but I’ve made three trips to this beautiful country to fix that one error of war. My upcoming posts will highlight the progression of my research here to learn Reiner’s fate.   In…

Read More

Finding Reiner #3: Inside Old Shadows

My “Finding Reiner” blog continues to be a challenge in crossing historical time zones. Reiner’s old letters describe his school and neighborhood, and I search 1940s maps and the Internet to find my route to his past. If I had…

Read More