“I don’t know where I’m going” – The Waves. Since this website’s inception in December 2016, I decided that each month for the first year until December 2017, I will allow my readers (YOU!!) to control my destiny in a vote. If you have seen my page on parts of Poland visited, you will know Read more about May 2017 Poll: Control My Destiny – Where Should Jonny (NI Man in Poland) Go Next?[…]
In 2015, I first crossed the border from Poland to the Ukraine. My journey began in Krakow and I took a night train which passed through Rzeszow (where I head next) and I ended up in dreamy Lviv. As well as touring Lviv, I also loved the country’s capital city, Kiev and I went on Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Ukrainian Evening at Klub Dialogu, Nowy Świat, Warszawa[…]
Another in my football series today as I reflect on a 26 year old story for Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce! From today in Warsaw, we teleport back to Belfast in 1991! The first time I saw my country, Northern Ireland win a match while I was there was this one in February Read more about Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Oh He Can’t Believe It Can He? Northern Ireland 3-1 Poland, February 1991[…]
I am VERY VERY excited to finally release this travel article to you all!! It may have taken me 10 months to finally concoct, compile and release this party feature on Gdańsk, but better late than never as I reflect on my current favourite 20 bars in the Stare Miasto (Old Town) of Gdańsk. Of Read more about Piątkowe Picie: My Favourite 22 Bars in Gdańsk Stare Miasto, Ultimate Drinking Guide[…]
When I first heard about the Kashubia region of Poland, I was very much intrigued! Kashubia is part of the Pomorskie region but is in itself, almost like a country within a country. Its boundaries are not clear or set in stone, but certainly my first visit to any kind of Kashubian territory was when Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Touring Poland’s Quirky Kashubia Region, My Wedding Stay at Hotel Kozi Grod, Pomlewo[…]
In the Series “Porady Wizowe“, I aim to inspire more Polish based people to travel the world by highlighting ways to get visas. I have over 10 years of visa experience, which I detailed thoroughly on the visa section of my defunct travel blog. Having been based in Poland for the last 10 months or Read more about Porady Wizowe: How to Get a Mongolian Visa in Warszawa[…]
“Dry your eyes mate” – Mike Skinner. It is always an emotional return for me to cities I backpacked through before I started my new life in Poland. As a tourist, I visited Poland 4 times before moving here. One of those trips saw a train journey to the popular city of Kraków. At the Read more about Hotel Review: My Emotional Return to Kraków and My Cosy Stay at the Ibis Kraków Centrum[…]
“I want a kebab” – Adam Topolski. Come to Warsaw and eat kebabs? Yes please! A city for sure to give you some of the tastiest kebabs you will ever try. Really really really! A flashback to my twenties recently as Rafal Kowalczyk took me to a “kebab house to cure our hangovers” and suddenly Read more about Smaczne Środy: Indulging in the Tasty Menus of Kebab King, Warszawa[…]
“We’re the builders of their destiny” – Noel Gallagher. Since this website’s inception in December 2016, I decided that each month for the first year, I will allow my readers to control my destiny. If you have seen my page on parts of Poland visited, you will know it is very bare – my dream Read more about April 2017 Poll: Control My Destiny – Where Should Jonny (NI Man in Poland) Go Next?[…]
“I’ll tell me ma when I go home, the boys won’t leave the girls alone” – Irish Folk Song (Belle of Belfast City). “Work is the curse of the drinking classes” – Oscar Wilde. So 2017 saw me witness my first ever St. Patrick’s Day in Poland. Yes, it may be hard to believe Read more about Piątkowe Picie: Celebrating Dzień Świętego Patryka, St. Patrick’s Day at Irlandzki Pub, Warsaw[…]