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Vice Scandinavia correspondent Ivar Berglin travels to the front lines of the Vodka/Wodka Wars and discovers that the tortured history of Russian-Polish relations can be saved in a bottle.

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Bottoms up! Here’s to world peace. While your at it cruise down to Chile for Fiestas Patrias, its alcohol-infused national holiday. BNT asks of alcohol; can we drink and be spiritually mindful as well?
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Joshywashington

Joshywashington is a Travel Media Ninja from Seattle who enjoys writing, climbing trees and strong coffee.

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