Magiczne Miasto: Touring the Beautiful Flower Covered Village of Zalipie

Magiczne Miasta: Touring the Beautiful Flower Covered Village of Zalipie

“It’s all too beautiful” – The Small Faces. “Where is Zalipie?” Was a common question from even my Polish friends. Nobody knew what or where it was, but thanks to two travel blog articles I had read, I included this place in my Reader Vote for October 2017, unaware it would actually win the vote Read more about Magiczne Miasta: Touring the Beautiful Flower Covered Village of Zalipie[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: My Polish A to Z! Can I Visit A Polish Settlement With Every Letter of the Polish Alphabet?

I love to set myself challenges in life. On here, last year in January, I started a Reader Vote / Poland Poll every month to dictate my destiny for the following month. Having been coping with severe depression and dealing with liars the last 18 months, the excitement of others controlling my upcoming tourist jaunts Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: My Polish A to Z! Can I Visit A Polish Settlement With Every Letter of the Polish Alphabet?[…]

Wesołych Swiąt: Merry Christmas and A Year of Połnocny Irlandczyk w Polsce

Wesołych Swiąt: A Year of Połnocny Irlandczyk w Polsce Merry Christmas everyone. Wesołych Swiąt! Today is exactly one year since I started this new site. As 2017 comes to an end, I find it hard to believe my new project, Połnocny Irlandczyk w Polsce, is a year old and has gone from strength to strength. Read more about Wesołych Swiąt: Merry Christmas and A Year of Połnocny Irlandczyk w Polsce[…]

Poland Poll: Control My Destiny – Vote For My First Trip of 2018

So as the year comes to a close and I achieved my mission of visiting every Province of Poland by the end of December it is time to start my next challenge in 2018…Last week in Białystok I finally made it to Podlaskie Province, so have now backpacked to these places: Full List of my visited Read more about Poland Poll: Control My Destiny – Vote For My First Trip of 2018[…]

Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Charity Tournament in Kościan – VIII Halowy Charytatywny Turniej Piłki Nożnej-Piłkarze Dzieciom

Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Charity Tournament in Kościan – VIII Halowy Charytatywny Turniej Piłki Nożnej-Piłkarze Dzieciom

“So what’s it all about? Do ya really wanna know?” – John Power Last week, I played in a charity football tournament in the town of Kościan in Poland (not far from Poznań). Before the tournament, I wrote about it here – Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Watch Me Play Football in Kościan Read more about Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Charity Tournament in Kościan – VIII Halowy Charytatywny Turniej Piłki Nożnej-Piłkarze Dzieciom[…]

My Cosy Stay at the Event Hostel in Opole

There are a huge number of cities in Poland that are still unventured and unpopular for tourists, yet they should be. Many of these towns and cities are regional capitals such as Zielona Góra (Lubuskie), Rzeszów (Podkarpackie), Starogard Gdański (Kociewie) and Olsztyn (Masury). Another sparklìng gem is Opole, which is also the capital city of Read more about My Cosy Stay at the Event Hostel in Opole[…]

Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Northern Ireland v. Poland 4 A Side Match in Belfast City

“You ain’t exactly sure if you’ve been away a while” – Noel Gallagher. On my return to Northern Ireland recently, I organised a “Northern Ireland v. Poland” 5 a side football match in Belfast City, which in time turned into a 4 a side match. At the time, I was showing a couple of my Read more about Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Northern Ireland v. Poland 4 A Side Match in Belfast City[…]

Sunday Morning Mass at Częstochowa, Śląsk Province

Attending Sunday Morning Mass at Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa, Śląsk Province

I had heard so much about the cool Śląsk province (Silesia) down the years, and indeed I also passed through it in 2015 and once turned down a day tour of Katowice (Śląsk’s capital city, which I have now been to) but this Polish province finally made a pin on my map in July 2017 Read more about Attending Sunday Morning Mass at Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa, Śląsk Province[…]