Take a cheap flight to Krakow, ride the bus to Zakopane, rent an apartment and climb the mountains
You get views like this
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Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 12:32,
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if you look closely at the shore of the smaller lake
there's a hostel there, where you can spend the night.
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Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 12:33,
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That is absolutely staggeringly beautiful.
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TFD is sporting this season's finest necropants, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 13:09,
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It wasn't an easy walk, hands and knees part of the way
but renting a studio apartment is about 40 quid a night, flights and food are cheap, and there's a lift to the top of the mountains so you can just stroll around from there.
It's well worth it.
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Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 13:22,
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