Category: Quirky Encounters

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[…]

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[…]

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: How To Get The 666 Bus To Hel

Dziwaczne Odkrycia: How To Get The 666 Bus To Hel

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Dziwaczne Odkrycia: How To Get The 666 Bus To Hel “Got a one way ticket to Hel and back” – The Darkness. Some people might think this is a joke or a completely deliberate tourist gimmick, but I assure you, it’s not. In Poland, you can get a 666 bus to Hel. That’s the real Read more about Dziwaczne Odkrycia: How To Get The 666 Bus To Hel[…]

Reminiscing: My First Ever Visit to Poland, 12 Years Ago

Reminiscing My Birthday: My First Ever Visit to Poland, 15 Years Ago Today

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“Is this the way to Legia Warsaw? Every night I’ve been eating my coleslaw” – Northern Ireland fans (2005). First of all today is my birthday! Sto lat, happy birthday to me! Ask me fifteen years ago today as my train rolled into the Polish capital city of Warszawa if I expected to live here Read more about Reminiscing My Birthday: My First Ever Visit to Poland, 15 Years Ago Today[…]

Northern Irish Rock Band Ash Thrill the Crowd on Their Polish Debut at Hydrozagadka, Warszawa

Northern Irish Rock Band Ash Thrill the Crowd on Their Polish Debut at Hydrozagadka, Warszawa

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“A constellation once seen over Royal David’s City. An epiphany you burn so pretty, yeah you are a shining light ” (Shining Light). Superlatives cannot really do any justice here. I’m stuck to writing emotional wordbooms from my Ulster inspired heart today. This is a high in life. Here goes. If your life gets any Read more about Northern Irish Rock Band Ash Thrill the Crowd on Their Polish Debut at Hydrozagadka, Warszawa[…]