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Posts by redvod  

Joined: 15 Nov 2011 / Male ♂
Last Post: 28 Nov 2011
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Posts: 5
From: Vancouver, but now Warsaw
Speaks Polish?: Yes, well No, perhaps a little when I drink
Interests: arts, jazz, theater, technology, cars

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redvod   
28 Nov 2011
Food / British food products in Poland? [334]

Irish Potatoes - Mark's and Spencer Tea... all are good, but for the most fabulous winter footwear around you better get to ul Zgoda 5 Warsaw for their 20% off winter sale - malinowobcasy.com
redvod   
15 Nov 2011
Language / być pod ręką [7]

My favorite is:

"po woli" = "after will"
redvod   
15 Nov 2011
Travel / Vancouver to Warsaw - you'll NEVER guess what I found in Warsaw - my words => WTF [10]

Damn right I'm enthusiastic... Fluevog is like a cult in Vancouver. There is a little worship temple at YVR airport (see my cell phone shot) and a Fluevog exhibit at the Vancouver Museum (saw it last summer).

But I guess people might not understand if you are not from there (it's a Vancouver thing), just like the Scottish like their haggis.


  • Fluevog display at YVR

  • Love this quote

  • Fluevog exhbit @ Vancouver Museum

  • Fluevog exhbit @ Vancouver Museum
redvod   
15 Nov 2011
Travel / Vancouver to Warsaw - you'll NEVER guess what I found in Warsaw - my words => WTF [10]

pip
They had way more women's than men's and they had other brands as well, such as Tsubo which were less expensive than Fleuvog.

I paid 800 (something), which is reasonable as Fluevogs are typically expensive (around 250 CAD plus the dreaded HST)... not bad anyway. One thing I like about Poland (Europe)... the price you see is the price you pay, unlike in Canada.
redvod   
15 Nov 2011
Travel / Vancouver to Warsaw - you'll NEVER guess what I found in Warsaw - my words => WTF [10]

Warsaw has a lot of cool things that trump Vancouver. I hate the fact that all the Yaletown pubs close their patios at 10:00pm. I hate the living costs of Vancouver. Of course I miss walks around Stanley Park and the mountains but I realize those things I just can't bring. The weather in Vancouver I don't miss and I prefer soccer to hockey. Shopping... isn't this what I'm talking about?

For me its pretty cool that I stumble upon a familiar Vancouver cult classic (of all places) in Warsaw.
redvod   
15 Nov 2011
Travel / Vancouver to Warsaw - you'll NEVER guess what I found in Warsaw - my words => WTF [10]

I've been living in Warsaw for over 7 months now (from Vancouver). There aren't many things I miss from Canada but this was one of them, hahaha but not anymore !!!

This past Saturday afternoon I was shopping and decided to grab some sushi on Zgoda 5 (fantastic sushi by the way). On approach I look up and see these big ass banners just above the sushi joint and I say to myself WTF ? So I strolled right past the sashimi, through the court yard, and into this awesome little retro shop. They've been open just a few weeks, and they have Fluevogs !!!

Being from Vancouver I use to frequent their Granville Street store (I own a lot of Vogs). Some of you Canadians/Americans might be familiar with John Fluevog, but if you aren't he's a legendary shoe designer from Vancouver with a cult following (Celebrities alike). He has shops in most major cities in Canada/USA, LA, NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto... however I've never seen his shoes sold in Europe.... wait I just checked the Fluevog website and apparently there are 3 shops in Europe which carry Fluevogs - one in Ice Land, one in Germany, and ONE IN WARSAW !!!!

Anyway I picked up some friggin HOT Radios CBC in purple to grace the streets of Warszawa (attached image courtesy from some blog) !!!! AWESOME !!!

I'm rockin !!!

\m/ \m/

If there are any Fluevogers living here check em out... the place is called "Raspberry Heels" or "Malinowe Obcasy" (which translates into raspberry heels from Polish).