“In my hour of darkness, there is still a light that shines on me” – Paul McCartney. My “Magiczne Miasta” (Magic towns) series takes me all over Poland to cities, towns and villages to write first hand accounts of them. Pelplin is gorgeous and was one of my holy summer adventures here in Poland, I visited Read more about Magiczne Miasta: Exploring Peaceful, Pleasant, Holy Pelplin[…]
In October 2016, I made my first visit to Bydgoszcz and I loved my time here in a city often dubbed “The Venice of Poland”, sitting in Poland’s Kuyavian Pomorskie province. Anyone that visits Poland, I defy you not to love this place. I’ve been to lots of parts of Poland now and after a Read more about Hotel Review: My Stay in the “Venice of Poland”, Hotel Zawisza in Bydgoszcz[…]
“Museums are dead, take a new art stance; Paint mass suicide on the aspiration diktat” – Manic Street Preachers. When you live in a city, you procrastinate a lot about seeing parts of that city, as you can do it anytime since it is on your doorstep. Gdańsk became my base in July 2016 and Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Touring the Artistic Wall Murals in the District of Zaspa, Gdańsk[…]
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[…]
In the series called “Smaczne Środy” (Delicious/Tasty Wednesdays), I deliver stories on my food experiences in Poland alongside my “Piatkowe Picie” (Thirsty Fridays) series. My fourth visit to Poland took me on an exciting new adventure that I concocted in my mind during a history lesson at Ards Tech in Northern Ireland. You see, I Read more about Smaczne Środy: Food Tour in Gdynia with Eat Polska[…]
When I started studying Polish in July 2016 with Learn Polish in Gdańsk, I was so enthusiastic about learning the language and within a few months, I was able to say quite a few phrases and had built up a strong vocabulary. Thanks to my teacher Pani Alina, I have continued to learn Polish and everytime Read more about Northern Irishman Tries to Speak Polish: My First Ever Video in Polish[…]
When I arrived in Gdańsk in Poland in July 2016, I booked into the hostel Cycle On. Immediately from the title you get the idea that the guys that run the hostel, Piotr and Pawel are big cyclists. In my dorm room, by chance I met the lovely and damn sexy, Mika. Mika is a Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Cycling in Gdańsk with the Sexy Mika on The Road[…]
On this website, I review my trips to “Magiczne Miasta” (magic towns) in Poland, stretching my travel dream to cities, towns, villages and remote settlements to benefit and boost my Northern Irish smile, to hopefully endear you also to this country – Poland. When you tour cities you have never heard of, your journey Read more about Magiczne Miasta: My Time Touring Historic Tczew[…]
My return to the gaping Polish capital city of Warsaw in December 2016 saw me reunited with one of my most visited cities (visit number 6 and counting) and with a stay in one of my favourite hotel brands from recent years – Ibis. I booked into the Ibis Warszawa Centrum. I know what to Read more about Hotel Review: My Winter Stay at The Hotel Ibis Warszawa Centrum[…]