When it comes to obvious holiday destinations, Poland is probably one of the first ones that springs to mind. It’s no surprise that I live here. Poland is a place with a lot of offer and guarantees a little bit of everything that you could want from a break away. Whether you are looking to Read more about Visiting Warszawa, Kraków and Ojców[…]
“I want to dance with somebody” – Whitney Houston. I am proud to announce that my latest book, I Went To Gdańsk With Somebody is in its final edits and should be released at some point in 2021. Following my “Backpacking Centurion” series, this is the story of how I ended up in Poland. My Read more about I Went To Gdańsk With Somebody: How A Northern Irishman Ended Up In Poland[…]
Northern Irish perpetual tourist and travel writer Jonny Blair “whackpacked” the world for the best part of 14 years. The result was a 10 year long online travel blog documenting his journey through 136 countries or regions, his job history picking up random work along the way and his passion for the obscure in Jonny’s Read more about Backpacking Centurion: Preview of My Book Series[…]
“I’m so excited; I can’t wait to meet you there” – Kurt Cobain. My Poland Poll series which began in 2017 was supposed to run every month. It was me as a blogger giving you, my readers the chance to vote and control my destiny. Of course, that was easy in my first year in Read more about Poland Poll Returns : Control Jonny’s Post Lockdown Hairstyle[…]
“Say what you see” – Roy Walker. Polish Words And Phrases That Confuse Me – Part 1. This is a series I started in 2017 when I realised I was getting confused sometimes when reading Polish, when learning Polish and even with pronouncing a word wrongly. Please note that these are just for fun and Read more about Mieszka W Polsce: Polish Words And Phrases That Confuse Me – Part 1[…]
This week by chance I ended up at Waszawa Lotnisko Chopina – Warsaw Chopin Airport. And today, it is exactly a year since I got my last passport stamp and a year since I arrived back in Poland in the middle of the pandemic. I got that passport stamp in Cape Town in South Africa… Read more about A Year Without Leaving Poland: Warszawa Lotnisko Chopina Warsaw Chopin Airport in COVID Times[…]
“Maybe it’s the times we’ve had, the lazy days and the crazes and the fads” – Suede. As a teenager, it was Harp Lager in Bangor, Northern Ireland. In my twenties, I started off drinking continental lagers while based in Bournemouth, England. Late twenties my tipple was always a Guinness. These days, amalgamate the shebang Read more about Piątkowe Picie: The Best Craft Beer Bars in Warszawa[…]
In my series “Mieszka W Polsce” (Living in Poland) I detail all the best ways to organise your life while living here as a foreigner, immigrant and tourist like me. These are all personal first hand posts and experience from my loving honest heart. For anyone living in Warszawa, even just for a few months, Read more about Mieszka W Polsce: How to Get a Basic Warsaw Travel Card (Warszawska Karta Miejska)[…]
“Forever, ever delayed” – Manic Street Preachers. When I started putting my main book project “Backpacking Centurion” together around 2010, the plan was to release the book as a one-off one time book, in 2014 – 2015 just after I had visited my 100th country!! On the 26th March 2015, I boarded a flight from Read more about My New Book Is Now Available In Poland: Introducing Backpacking Centurion – A Northern Irishman’s Journey Through 100 Countries, Volume 1 – Don’t Look Back in Bangor[…]
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[…]