On my previous backpacker blog, I did a good old Thirsty Thursdays on a town I enjoyed, when I whackpacked to the remote town of Starogard Gdański in northern Poland – Pomerania Region. But I didn’t quite capture the full picture (and even this post won’t) so today finally, on Piątkowe Picie, I bring you Read more about Piątkowe Picie: Best Bars on a Thirsty Friday in Starogard Gdański[…]
Today’s Smaczne Środy takes us to Szczecin in West Pomerania. Walking through Polish cities on my journey and just seeing where life might take me has always been a huge fascination. I didn’t know too much about Szczecin on my 2016 visit to the city, but I wanted to get some blogging done in the Read more about Smaczne Środy: Cup Cakes and Coffee by Izybar in Szczecin, West Pomerania[…]
“Arbeit Macht Frei” – German motto, taken from Lorenz Diefenbach. (the old lie, German bull*hit – “work brings freedom”) German Death Camps in Poland. Ouch, horrible places, but I cover them on here. Before I get down to the business of writing about my tour to Auschwitz German Death Camp, it’s important to note that Read more about Nigdy Więcej Wojny: Touring Auschwitz German Death Camp[…]
When you tour a town like Biskupiec over a weekend, this gives you two full nights to try and sample as many of the different bars and restaurants as possible. So on my maiden live journey for this new website and blog, I headed out to explore the best bars in Biskupiec. Here is the Read more about Piątkowe Picie: The Best 10 Bars in Biskupiec, Mazury Province[…]
“I’m back. Live Forever” – Liam Gallagher. Undoubtedly my reasons for making Biskupiec my first travel adventure of 2017 and my first ever live blog on Northern Irishman in Poland were selfish, passionate and grown out of depression. I wanted to see if I could still do it. Do what? Be a cool tourist, be Read more about Magiczne Miasta: Backpacking Beautiful Biskupiec in Warmia-Masuria Province[…]
Last week on Smaczne Srody (my “Tasty Wednesdays” series), I went to a vegan restaurant in Warsaw to try a delicious vegan burger. This time, I did the complete opposite, I became a meat eater and went for a steak meal when my travels in Poland took me to the charming unknown town of Biskupiec Read more about Smaczne Środy: Polish Sirloin Steak at Steakownia, Biskupiec[…]
Poland continued to excite, entice and inspire me as I toured the Pomerania Province in Summer 2016. During my time based in pretty Gdańsk, we toured an area by the Baltic Sea in Pomerania. It was all another spontaneous trip and I’ll share the story of how myself, Marina and Jack ended up in the Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Touring Sand Dunes and Cycling Through the Forest at Słowiński National Park[…]
“But now unforgiven, the everlasting, everlasting” – Nicky Wire. An Autumnal air greeted my spontaneous arrival into the city of Bydgoszcz. I saw this as a place to relax by the tranquil canals and a city without the obvious tourism boom of Krakow, Gdańsk and Warsaw. The generic hat-trick – the usual suspects. Game’s over Read more about Magiczne Miasta: Backpacking Beautiful Bydgoszcz, the “Venice of Poland”[…]
In January 2017, I decided to make the town of Biskupiec my first big adventure for this new website and travel blog. I was excited at the prospect of it and dedicated a full weekend to enjoy the sights and sounds of Biskupiec, my first real trip after 7 months of depression (which I didn’t Read more about Hotel Review: My Stay at Hotelik Atelier, Biskupiec[…]
I decided to make the town of Biskupiec my first big adventure for this new website and travel blog. I was excited at the prospect of it and dedicated a full weekend to enjoy the sights and sounds of Biskupiec. As it is a small town, and very untouristic, accommodation options are few and far Read more about Hotel Review: My Stay at Stara Kaflarnia, Biskupiec[…]