The village of Białowieża is the gateway to Europe’s last primeval forest, of the same name – here’s a guide to Białowieża. A UNESCO listed world heritage site and protected national park lie in the huge forest behind this tranquil village, which thrives on tourism. Białowieża sits in Poland, right by the border to Belarus Read more about Piątkowe Picie: The Best Cafes in Białowieża, Poland[…]
Welcome to the latest in my series of Dlaczego Kochamy Polskę (Why we love Poland) where I interview people (both Polish and non-Polish) who have a love for Poland, and normally work here, blog about it or share photos from Poland. The latest person to feature is Piotr who runs the site Visit Poland. If you also love Read more about Dlaczego Kochamy Polskę: Piotr From Visit Poland[…]
In my ongoing series, Living in Poland (Mieszka W Polsce), I write about everyday experiences and situations living here. Despite the fact that I love living in Poland, not everything is easy here. I have personally had a lot of mishaps and problem situations to go alongside the many advantages of life as an immigrant Read more about Mieszka W Polsce: How To Get A 90 Day Warszawiaka Card[…]
“It’s never too late to make a brand new start” – Paul Weller. Uwaga! (in English) Seriously. I am really bad at learning languages and now into my fourth year living in Poland and yet my Polish language skills are still very low. It’s not like I haven’t tried to learn! Look at the facts Read more about Pracujące Poniedziałki: Polish Only September, Cały Wrzesień Po Polsku[…]
Poland is a surprisingly good country for finding tasty and meaty kebabs, and not just good kebabs, but great value kebabs packed with a range of meat and freshly sourced vegetables. With over one hundred kebab joints in the city, Warsaw has no shortage of venues to sample the famous Middle Eastern fast food speciality. Read more about Smaczne Środy: The Best Kebab Joints in Warszawa[…]
“It’s like being a grasshopper but you jump between football stadiums instead” – Definition of “Groundhopper”. Football continues and thankfully in Poland, it has continued with supporters in the stadiums. In fact, since the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis hit Poland, there was only ONE Legia Warszawa home match without supporters, a 6-1 Legia win over Arka Read more about Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Attending the “Otwock Train Line Derby”, Józefovia Seconds 1-3 PKS Radość[…]
Welcome to the latest in my series of Dlaczego Kochamy Polskę (Why we love Poland) where I interview people (both Polish and non-Polish) who have a love for Poland, and normally work here, blog about it or share photos from Poland. The latest blogger to feature is Steven who runs the site Finding Poland. If you also Read more about Dlaczego Kochamy Polskę: Steven From Finding Poland[…]
Football prepares to start again in Poland tonight, with the Miedź Legnica – Legia Warszawa cup match tonight (26th May 2020). This is one of the remaining two quarter final ties in a tournament which only had 5 matches left to run, when the country shut down due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. While that match Read more about Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Polish World Cup Winners[…]
“The only way is up, baby. For you and me now” – Yazz. As a football fan, this story and this adventure was one of my most exciting groundhopping trips in the last few years, so apologies for the delay in including it in my series, Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce (Football Adventures Read more about Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Introducing Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, Europe’s Smallest Ever Top Flight Football Club[…]
Even though I have a lot of blog posts unwritten, for this blog and for my other blogs and sites, this 9 week (and counting) period of isolation hasn’t meant non-stop blogging or a catch up on all those unfinished blogs! That is still a huge work in progress for me. As a work hungry Read more about Isolation Q & A With Jonny – Northern Irishman in Poland Połnocny Irlandczyk w Polsce[…]