Home sweet home
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Home sweet home

What an emotions and what a journey. I still can’t believe what all happened in 3 months time. The words that I would use to summarise my trip are life changing, insightful, emotional, overwhelming and even meant to be. The people I met during my journey were amazing. You were and are the reason that my trip was an incredible and life-changing experience, thank you!

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Save the best for last - Krakow
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Save the best for last - Krakow

What a MICE trip to Krakow! Thank you, Nyomi Rose, DMC Poland, Szymon Gatlik, Kraków Convention Bureau, Krakow Network, MPI Poland Chapter and many, many other MICE professionals, for making this happen. Definitely, Krakow is the place to visit and organise your event.

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Undiscovered potential
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Undiscovered potential

Have you ever been to Lodz? When I told Polish people that I would cover Lodz during my tour, I noticed some different facial expressions and received different reactions. This made me even more curious. I wanted to explore the city without any expectations

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Be careful what you wish for
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Be careful what you wish for

Last week I was in Warsaw. See my adventures in the capital of Poland. I met again so many MICE industry friends here! What is more, on Thursday I will be on the Dzien Dobry TVN, a popular tv show in Poland, to share my personal story about my journey in the country.

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Wroclaw the MICE Place
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Wroclaw the MICE Place

To be honest, a year ago I had never heard about Wroclaw. Agnieszka Szymerowska, the director of the Convention Bureau Wroclaw, shared her passion and knowledge about her city prior to my visit. I discovered with my own eyes that everything Agnieszka shared was correct. Wroclaw the MICE place is not just another marketing slogan. Find out why …

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Ready for take off
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Ready for take off

Excited, scared, enthusiastic, doubts, a bit nervous and tired, but more over emotional. Is it possible to feel all these emotions at the same time? Apparently yes! Strange to be standing a day before my departure and a lot of emotions are holding me back; what have I done? What are my expectations? What am I looking for?

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A new adventure - my camper journey
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A new adventure - my camper journey

Starting 2022 with a new adventure. I bought a camper, my new mobile home ofifice. Going on tour through Germany, Denmark and Poland from March to July. It sounds so easy and exciting, starting a new adventure after all what happened during the past 2 years. Yes, I love adventures and exploring new places, just I don’t want to travel alone. This dream of travelling around in a camper was a dream of me and Christophe. If he turned 50, I told him, we will take a break of a few months and travel. #mariskajourney

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