In my series “Mieszka W Polsce” (Living in Poland) I detail all the best ways to organise your life while living here as a foreigner, immigrant and tourist like me. These are all personal first hand posts and experience from my loving honest heart. For anyone living in Warszawa, even just for a few months, Read more about Mieszka W Polsce: How to Get a Basic Warsaw Travel Card (Warszawska Karta Miejska)[…]
“Forever, ever delayed” – Manic Street Preachers. When I started putting my main book project “Backpacking Centurion” together around 2010, the plan was to release the book as a one-off one time book, in 2014 – 2015 just after I had visited my 100th country!! On the 26th March 2015, I boarded a flight from Read more about My New Book Is Now Available In Poland: Introducing Backpacking Centurion – A Northern Irishman’s Journey Through 100 Countries, Volume 1 – Don’t Look Back in Bangor[…]
The village of Białowieża is the gateway to Europe’s last primeval forest, of the same name – here’s a guide to Białowieża. A UNESCO listed world heritage site and protected national park lie in the huge forest behind this tranquil village, which thrives on tourism. Białowieża sits in Poland, right by the border to Belarus Read more about Piątkowe Picie: The Best Cafes in Białowieża, Poland[…]
Welcome to the latest in my series of Dlaczego Kochamy Polskę (Why we love Poland) where I interview people (both Polish and non-Polish) who have a love for Poland, and normally work here, blog about it or share photos from Poland. The latest person to feature is Piotr who runs the site Visit Poland. If you also love Read more about Dlaczego Kochamy Polskę: Piotr From Visit Poland[…]
In my ongoing series, Living in Poland (Mieszka W Polsce), I write about everyday experiences and situations living here. Despite the fact that I love living in Poland, not everything is easy here. I have personally had a lot of mishaps and problem situations to go alongside the many advantages of life as an immigrant Read more about Mieszka W Polsce: How To Get A 90 Day Warszawiaka Card[…]
5 Packing Essentials For Anyone Travelling To Poland This Year Poland is a fantastic and unique country that is steeped in history which explains why Poland is such a frequented tourist destination, with over 21 million visitors in 2019 alone! Poland draws tourists from all over the world, and all walks of life thanks to Read more about 5 Essential Items For Anyone Travelling To Poland In 2020[…]
“It’s never too late to make a brand new start” – Paul Weller. Uwaga! (in English) Seriously. I am really bad at learning languages and now into my fourth year living in Poland and yet my Polish language skills are still very low. It’s not like I haven’t tried to learn! Look at the facts Read more about Pracujące Poniedziałki: Polish Only September, Cały Wrzesień Po Polsku[…]
Poland is a surprisingly good country for finding tasty and meaty kebabs, and not just good kebabs, but great value kebabs packed with a range of meat and freshly sourced vegetables. With over one hundred kebab joints in the city, Warsaw has no shortage of venues to sample the famous Middle Eastern fast food speciality. Read more about Smaczne Środy: The Best Kebab Joints in Warszawa[…]
As a wantaway from my native Northern Ireland and an immigrant in Poland, I am very often in the situation where events, organising and researching are new ways for me to explore both my native country and my current country of residence. I must admit that before I left Northern Ireland, I wasn’t really into Read more about Best Ways To Book Venues For Events and Dinners in Ireland[…]
“It’s all too beautiful” – The Small Faces. Poland continues to surprise me, day by day and week by week. My latest adventure inside the country that has become my home was to the tranquil countryside village of Ojców. Here in misty, magical Ojców there are a range of less commercial, touristic sites away from the more Read more about My Stay at The Cosy Grażyna’s Guesthouse: Pokoje Gościnne u Grażyny, Ojców[…]