“It’s a long long way from here to there” – Paul Van Dyk. When you start living in a city, everything around you is taken for granted. You don’t waken up and backpack your own city then write about it. But actually you can, and you should, so I did. I enjoy being a tourist Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Backpacking Przyczółek Grochowski, The Longest Housing Block In Warszawa[…]
“Our house; in the middle of our street” – Madness. When you start living in a city, everything around you is taken for granted. It’s the way it usually goes. Most people don’t like to be a tourist in a city they live in. You don’t waken up and backpack your own city then write Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting The Wooden Houses Of Osiedle Przyjaźń In Bemowo, Warszawa🪵🪓🏠🛖🏚[…]
Łódź is Poland’s third biggest city after Warsaw and Kraków. It’s a city for the more intrepid explorer and a welcome diversion from the more popular cities. In English, the city’s name means ‘boat’. In recent years, the influx of tourists has been increasing, leading to some competitions in the budget hostel market. This list Read more about The Cheapest Hostels in Łódź[…]
The Kashubian village of Hel is a real place and is also a peninsula. It’s really called “Hel” and it’s ‘one l’ of a place! It was first mentioned in 1198 as a centre of herring trade area named Gellen. And as Danish or German explorers once wrongly wrote, one of their ships sanks off Read more about The Best Places to Stay in Hel[…]
On my journey through Poland’s Pomerania region, next on the hit list fell to the charming town of Pelplin in Kociewie. This is so off the wall, I felt like I had climbed over it and landed in an alien garden. This town is tiny and perfect for a long term Northern Irish backpacker keen Read more about My Stay at Hotel Nad Wierzycą, The Only Hotel in Holy Pelplin, Kociewie[…]
Believe it or not but my trip on Saturday 26th June 2021 was the first time that I visited a new settlement for 17 months. The previous one was Simons Town in South Africa in February 2020. Never in my adult life had I spent more than a year remaining in the same country, never Read more about A Quirky Paradise: My Stay at Siedem Ogrodów in Łowicz Wałecki[…]
“An extraordinary guy can never have an ordinary day” – Noel Gallagher. It was a joy and pleasure to be invited to speak about my travels at the inaugural Siedem Stron Świata Festival in western Poland in June 2021. I would love to have written more about this, but times are busy, so here goes. Read more about Attending the Siedem Stron Świata Festival in Łowicz Wałecki, Western Poland[…]
“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[…]
“All these places feel like home” – Gary Lightbody. Poland’s gorgeous seaside city of Gdańsk has certainly shot up in the tourist stakes in recent years. Even since my first visit in 2016, I have noticed an influx of tourists, more bars and restaurants opening and new business arriving all the time. It’s a good Read more about Sleeping on a Budget in Gorgeous Gdańsk: Hostel Przy Targu Rybnym[…]
“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[…]