Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Kraków’s City Symbol, the Dragon

I don’t write about Kraków often, I admit it. It’s never been my favourite Polish city, nor even in my top 10, but it does grow on me with each visit and I plan to return again a few times in 2019. In fact, last year I visited Kraków about 8 or 9 times, sometimes for Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Kraków’s City Symbol, the Dragon[…]

Staying at the Hotel B & B in Kraków Poland December 2018

A Magical Return to Kraków: My Stay at the New Hotel B & B on Monte Cassino

“You’ve got a feeling lost inside, it just won’t let you go” – Noel Gallagher. On my latest adventure to tick off yet another of Poland’s UNESCO world heritage sites, I ended up in Kraków again. This time I was heading to the famous wooden church in the tranquil village of Lipnica Murowana, which was Read more about A Magical Return to Kraków: My Stay at the New Hotel B & B on Monte Cassino[…]

Hostel Review: My Stay at the Famous Pink Panther's Hostel in Kraków

Hostel Review: My Stay at the Famous Pink Panther’s Hostel in Kraków

It’s been a while since I did a few cool hostel reviews on here, as I made my travel writing name on a lifetime of global backpacking before settling into life in Poland. But I returned to my deep backpacking roots recently with a visit to Kraków in Poland. I covered Kraków on here before Read more about Hostel Review: My Stay at the Famous Pink Panther’s Hostel in Kraków[…]

Dlaczego Kochamy Polskę: Andy From Discover Kraków

The latest Polish guy in my Dlaczego Kochamy Polskę (Why Do We Love Poland?) series to inspire you to visit Poland is Andy! Andy runs the superb website Discover Krakow, check it out! It also has a Facebook page and a Twitter account, all promoting beautiful Kraków as a prime tourist destination. Over to Andy for his inspiration Read more about Dlaczego Kochamy Polskę: Andy From Discover Kraków[…]

Hotel Review: My Emotional Return to Kraków and My Cosy Stay at the Ibis Kraków Centrum

Hotel Review: My Emotional Return to Kraków and My Cosy Stay at the Ibis Kraków Centrum

“Dry your eyes mate” – Mike Skinner. It is always an emotional return for me to cities I backpacked through before I started my new life in Poland. As a tourist, I visited Poland 4 times before moving here. One of those trips saw a train journey to the popular city of Kraków. At the Read more about Hotel Review: My Emotional Return to Kraków and My Cosy Stay at the Ibis Kraków Centrum[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Touring Krakow's Jewish Quarter

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Touring Kazimierz, Krakow’s Jewish Quarter

Krakow is a tourist haven, a backpacker’s stop off point and a sombre former capital of Poland. While my love for Poland is hopefully clear by now, Krakow will take some “cracking” with me. I have been twice, but not been as inspired by this city as any of the other places in Poland I Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Touring Kazimierz, Krakow’s Jewish Quarter[…]

Hostel Review: Staying at the Famous Mosquito Hostel in Krakow

Krakow is an old school backpacker’s trail hang out. Most overland backpackers and inter-railers end up here on their journeys around Europe, it’s such a cliched stop over, some North Americans even think it’s the capital city. Well it once was, of course, a claim that only Warszawa and Gniezno can also stake. Some travellers Read more about Hostel Review: Staying at the Famous Mosquito Hostel in Krakow[…]