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[…]
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[…]
When I was touring Pomerania in Summer 2016, I ended up in some truly obscure spots that other tourists simply were not going to. Life was up and down and I was settling into Poland with some confusion. I was let down by some friends initially in this region but it didn’t really affect my normal Read more about Magiczne Miasta: One Night in Tiny Rywałd in Pomerania[…]
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[…]
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[…]
“It’s written in the starlight and every line on your palm. We’re fools to wage war on our brothers in arms” – Mark Knopfler. As a Northern Irishman living in Poland, it is essential to read up on the history of my new home and to understand the horrors of the past. Poland, sadly has Read more about Nigdy Więcej Wojny: Touring the Horrific Nazi German Concentration Camp at Stutthof[…]
“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[…]
“Take me in your arms again, leave me in my dreams again” – Tim Wheeler. On my travels, part of the diversity of it has always been – different day, different town, different cafe, different coffee experience. I reckon I have had at least one coffee a day for the last 15 years, averaging out. Read more about Piątkowe Picie: Best Cafes in Starogard Gdański, Kociewie[…]