Category: Dziwaczne Odkrycia

Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: 20 YEARS Later, Watching Northern Ireland in Poland Again!!

Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: 20 YEARS Later, Watching Northern Ireland✋️☘️ in Poland Again!!

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Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: 20 YEARS Later, Watching Northern Ireland in Poland Again!! “When the day is dawning on a misty Belfast morning” – GAWA (March 2005). In March 2005, I boarded a party train at Berlin East train station, bound for Warszawa Centralna in Poland. I didn’t know it then but Read more about Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: 20 YEARS Later, Watching Northern Ireland✋️☘️ in Poland Again!![…]

Piątkowe Picie: Grass - The BEST Football Bar In Gdańsk

Piątkowe Picie: Grass – The BEST Football⚽Bar In Gdańsk

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When I first visited Gdańsk it was during Euro 2016! Northern Ireland had been knocked out by Wales in the last 16 and I headed through Belgium and Netherlands before flying into Gdańsk. I was meeting a travel friend here, Ola and reviewing a food tour, a city tour, a bike tour and a few Read more about Piątkowe Picie: Grass – The BEST Football⚽Bar In Gdańsk[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting Rondo Wolnego Tybetu - Free Tibet Junction In Wola, Warszawa

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting Rondo Wolnego Tybetu – Free Tibet Junction In Wola, Warszawa

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“I hope you’ll find your freedom, for eternity” – Robbie Williams. This post is years overdue. I first visited this place, Rondo Wolnego Tybetu, in February 2020 just before COVID and forgot all about it for some reason therefore I never wrote a standalone blog post on it. However I did actually post it on Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting Rondo Wolnego Tybetu – Free Tibet Junction In Wola, Warszawa[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: How To Visit Freddie Mercury Street In Warszawa

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: How To Visit Freddie Mercury Street In Warszawa

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“I ain’t got no time for no monkey business. Dedo Deddy” – Freddie Mercury (Living On My Own). When you start living in a city, everything around you is taken for granted. You don’t waken up and backpack your own city then write about it. But actually you can, and you should, so I did. Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: How To Visit Freddie Mercury Street In Warszawa[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Backpacking Przyczółek Grochowski, The Longest Housing Block In Warszawa

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“It’s a long long way from here to there” – Paul Van Dyk. When you start living in a city, everything around you is taken for granted. You don’t waken up and backpack your own city then write about it. But actually you can, and you should, so I did. I enjoy being a tourist Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Backpacking Przyczółek Grochowski, The Longest Housing Block In Warszawa[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting The Wooden Houses Of Osiedle Przyjaźń In Bemowo, Warszawa

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting The Wooden Houses Of Osiedle Przyjaźń In Bemowo, Warszawa🪵🪓🏠🛖🏚

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“Our house; in the middle of our street” – Madness. When you start living in a city, everything around you is taken for granted. It’s the way it usually goes. Most people don’t like to be a tourist in a city they live in. You don’t waken up and backpack your own city then write Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Visiting The Wooden Houses Of Osiedle Przyjaźń In Bemowo, Warszawa🪵🪓🏠🛖🏚[…]

Piątkowe Picie: Wiśniewski🍒, The Gdańsk Bar That Sells Only ONE Product

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Piątkowe Picie: Wiśniewski🍒, The Gdańsk Bar That Sells Only ONE Product “Cherries are the team for me” – AFC Bournemouth fans. This is nuts. Actually, it’s not nuts, it’s Cherries. There is a bar in Gdańsk that sells only ONE product. And I’ve walked past it about 100 times. This month, for some weird reason, Read more about Piątkowe Picie: Wiśniewski🍒, The Gdańsk Bar That Sells Only ONE Product[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Northern Irish Band Therapy? Absolutely Rock Warszawa

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Northern Irish Band Therapy? Absolutely Rock Warszawa

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“Heaven kicked you out. You wouldn’t wear a tie” – Andy Cairns. Therapy? then. Therapy? live in Warszawa. Therapy? This was to be the wow. Therapy? It was my second time since emigrating to Poland 🇵🇱 that I had the pleasure of watching a Northern Irish rock band live! The first one was Ash, when Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: Northern Irish Band Therapy? Absolutely Rock Warszawa[…]

Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Watching Northern Ireland in Poland Again!! Republic of Ireland 1-0 Northern Ireland in Swarzędz!

Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Republic of Ireland 1-0 Northern Ireland in Swarzędz! Women’s Under 19 Match!

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“Holding back the years” – Simply Red. I rolled the back the years recently in the wake of deep depression. Down in the doldrums, going nowhere in Warszawa, I took a 4 hour train to Swarzędz, about 30 minutes by train from Poland’s perky Pozzie, Poznań. Northern Ireland women’s football team would be playing three Read more about Śmieszne Historie o Piłce Nożnej w Polsce: Republic of Ireland 1-0 Northern Ireland in Swarzędz! Women’s Under 19 Match![…]

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Dziwaczne Odkrycia: A Guide to Łódź’s Ulica Piotrkowska, the Longest Shopping Street In Europe

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With a length of 4.9 kilometres, Łódź’s Ulica Piotrkowska (Piotrkowska Street) attracts visitors from far and wide. Put simply, it is the longest street in Poland and is often dubbed the longest street in Europe, although other streets debate this. Here is a concise guide to exploring this iconic street which was originally called Bigel Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: A Guide to Łódź’s Ulica Piotrkowska, the Longest Shopping Street In Europe[…]