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[…]
“In Dublin’s Fair city where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone” – James Yorkston. For Saint Patrick’s Day parties in Poland, this year’s was my favourite yet and that’s my FIFTH time to celebrate it here. On 17th March 2023, I decided to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day Read more about Piątkowe Picie: Celebrating Dzień Świętego Patryka, St. Patrick’s Day at Kicia Kocia Kawiarnia, Warsaw[…]
“Nothing but memory, memory” – Manic Street Preachers. The idea with my Piątkowe Picie series was to write about bars and cafes every Friday. I started this website and blog project as a joke in December 2016, and in jest in a time of deep travel weary depression. Life got way too busy after that. Read more about Piątkowe Picie: My Five Local Bars While Living In Bielany, North Warszawa[…]
At first, Lublin might not appear to be the gem of Polish cities for the avid tourist, but delve deeper and uncover a city ready for a tourism boom. The picturesque old town of Lublin is now a hive of activity at weekends, and especially in the summer season. As competition from bar owners grows, Read more about Piątkowe Picie: The Best Craft Beer Bars in Lublin[…]
“Your joys are counterfeit; this happiness corrupt political shit” – Richey James Edwards. Today’s Piątkowe Picie (Thirsty/Drinking Fridays) is a glorious step back in time to the vintage era of communism. This is my latest craze in travel, it’s a fad, it’s a fashion, it’s a passion. Touring PRL and Communist/Socialist bars in Poland. “Maybe Read more about Piątkowe Picie: The First Eight Socialist PRL Themed Bars I Drank in in Poland[…]
Poznań is Poland’s fourth biggest city and still a city I love to go back to, time and time again. With plenty of flights arriving at Poznań’s airport (when there is no Coronavirus of course), and an easy train ride across the border into Germany, it’s a superb city to stop off in for a Read more about Piątkowe Picie: My Favourite Bars in Poznań[…]
“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[…]
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[…]
On my quest to visit as many provinces and UNESCO heritages sites in Poland as possible, many thought I’d skip some obvious cities on the way. Indeed, I did. I hadn’t even stepped foot in Płock until September 2018 so it was finally time! If you are a tourist here, be aware that Płock is Read more about Piątkowe Picie: My Favourite Bars and Cafes in Płock, Poland[…]
“In Dublin’s fair city where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on Sweet Molly Malone” – Irish Folk Song. The British, Portuguese, French and Dutch all travelled the world invading other countries and cultures and trying to tell them how to run them, at times killing and enslaving locals. Truth hurts Read more about Piątkowe Picie: Top 5 Irish Pubs in Warsaw (Warszawa)[…]