Hotel Review: Staying at Noclegi Rekord Hotel by Stadion Miejski in Starogard Gdański

Staying in a Hotel Within A Football Stadium, On An Island: Noclegi Rekord Hotel by Stadion Miejski in Starogard Gdański

Posted on January 13, 2017August 9, 2020 by Jonny Blair

Imagine sleeping in a hotel room on an island in a city, and overlooking a football stadium!? Crazy and amazing!! When you travel to the more obscure places, finding budget accommodation can be a problem sometimes and part of my backpacker’s dream is to end up every so often in cities or towns that don’t Read more about Staying in a Hotel Within A Football Stadium, On An Island: Noclegi Rekord Hotel by Stadion Miejski in Starogard Gdański[…]

Smaczne Środy: “Tygodnia – Burger of the Week” at Krowarzywa, Warszawa

Posted on January 11, 2017January 12, 2017 by Jonny Blair

My latest “tasty Wednesday” was a trip to the trendy Krowarzywa restaurant in Warszawa, Poland’s capital city. This restaurant was recommended to me by Magdalena from Oki Doki Hostel and off I went. As a meat eater, you might be surprised that I would decide to randomly try vegan food but I did. Krowarzywa is Read more about Smaczne Środy: “Tygodnia – Burger of the Week” at Krowarzywa, Warszawa[…]

Quirky Encounters: Irish Dancing in Gdańsk, Poland with Animus Saltandi and Dziewczyna w żółtych Spodniach

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Irish Dancing in Gdańsk, Poland with Animus Saltandi and Dziewczyna w żółtych Spodniach

Posted on January 8, 2017August 12, 2017 by Jonny Blair

“Tell me ma when I go home, the boys won’t leave the girls alone” – my favourite Irish Folk Song. Welcome to my Quirky Encounters series, Dziwaczne Odkrycia and this time believe it or not, I went Irish Dancing in Gdańsk, Poland with Animus Saltandi and Dziewczyna w żółtych Spodniach. The series will cover my Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Irish Dancing in Gdańsk, Poland with Animus Saltandi and Dziewczyna w żółtych Spodniach[…]

Piątkowe Picie: My First Time Trying Hot Polish Beer (Grzane Piwo) in Poznań

Posted on January 6, 2017June 11, 2022 by Jonny Blair

** I own all these images, however some images were blurred slightly not because of me but because of an un-named individual who requested to be omitted from them. As with all my blogs, all of this really happened and it’s a shame that some nasty people intervened. On my third visit to Poland in Read more about Piątkowe Picie: My First Time Trying Hot Polish Beer (Grzane Piwo) in Poznań[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Touring the Artistic Wall Murals in the District of Zaspa, Gdańsk

Posted on January 5, 2017June 13, 2022 by Jonny Blair

“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[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Cycling in Gdańsk with the Sexy Mika on The Road

Posted on January 3, 2017May 28, 2017 by Jonny Blair

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[…]

Piątkowe Picie: A Night Out at Browar Kociewski, Starogard Gdański

Posted on December 31, 2016September 10, 2018 by Jonny Blair

On selected Fridays, I will be running a feature called “Piątkowe Picie” which means “Drinking/Thirsty Fridays”. The first installment on this series, I thought should fall upon the incredible Browar Kociewski in Starogard Gdański. I headed here in November 2016 finally, although I initially was expecting I would visit in July or August but I ended up Read more about Piątkowe Picie: A Night Out at Browar Kociewski, Starogard Gdański[…]

Smaczna Sroda: Dining Out at Kubicki, Oldest Restaurant in Gdańsk

Smaczne Środy: Dining Out at Kubicki, Oldest Restaurant in Gdańsk

Posted on December 29, 2016July 11, 2024 by Jonny Blair

In the series called “Smaczne Środy” (Delicious/Tasty Wednesdays), I deliver stories on my food experiences in Poland alongside my Thirsty Fridays series. Today I take you to the Oldest Restaurant in Gdańsk in Poland – Kubicki. After whackpacking the world, I decided to settle in Gdańsk for a few months in 2016 in times of depression. Read more about Smaczne Środy: Dining Out at Kubicki, Oldest Restaurant in Gdańsk[…]

Northern Irishman in Poland back in Starogard Gdanski

Magiczne Miasta: Top 25 Charms in Starogard Gdański

Posted on December 28, 2016October 17, 2021 by Jonny Blair

Magiczne Miasta/Magic Towns is my series that brings you a genuine real life foreign tourist backpackers account of Polish town, village and city life. This place, Starogard Gdański in Pomerania Province, left quite the impression on me. Just look at its pretty square! Starogard Gdański – I headed here after my time in the beautiful Read more about Magiczne Miasta: Top 25 Charms in Starogard Gdański[…]

Nigdy Więcej Wojny: Visiting the Polish Post Office in Gdańsk

Posted on December 25, 2016September 1, 2023 by Jonny Blair

“Close your eyes. Clear your heart. Cut the cord” – The Killers. Life continues to provide us with ups and downs on the journey and Poland has been through a lot so this series aims to highlight the history and the torn past and attempt to find a peace and a bit of freedom for the future. Read more about Nigdy Więcej Wojny: Visiting the Polish Post Office in Gdańsk[…]