A Short Walk Along Nowy Świat
It was a cold, dull late afternoon when I decided to grab my camera and went for a short walk at Nowy Świat street towards the Old Town. The street…
Warsaw from the High Ground
A friend of my office mate invited us to take a look at the new building which is expected to be one of the highest in Europe. I do have…
Częstochowa: The Pilgrim’s Town of Poland
Last August, I went to a gathering organized by the Filipino community in Poland. This is an annual gathering and it was my first time to attend such an event. Sunny,…
Poznań: Where Tourists Are Counted By Two Headbanging Goats
One of the big cities in Poland I haven't visited yet is Poznań. Iris and I decided to go over the weekend since it is just few hours away by train…
Zakopane: How Not To Ski
On the second day of our Zakopane weekend trip, we tried skiing. Tymon is nothing new to it and in fact, the slope is his playground. Tomasz had tried it…
Kasprowy Wierch: Hiking Through The Snow
On the first week of March, Tymon organized a trip to Zakopane, a hiking and ski destination of Poland. The trip was only over the weekend, spending the first day…
Wrocław: Dwarves and Filipino Hospitality
I met Norman online through Facebook group for Filipino in Poland. After few messages, I suggested that maybe I would visit Wrocław and crash at their place. I read some blogs…
Hiking Through Kampinos National Park
We started our hike at 1:00PM from Palmiry through a 3 hour trail to Truskaw. Kampinos National Park is an hour away from the city center of Warsaw. We took…
Sopot: A Quick Visit
The original plan was to visit the tri-city, or Tojmiasto, of Poland: Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot. However, everything may change, so does our itinerary. We only had 1 day left after…
The Free City of Danzig – Gdańsk, Poland
Instead of chocolates, flowers and dinner date, Iris and I decided to travel and visit Gdańsk to celebrate our anniversary (ayeeee) and her birthday. Gdańsk is one of the popular cities…
The 700+ Year Old “Wieliczka” Salt Mine
Wieliczka Salt Mine is part of the group tour we took when we visited Krakow. I didn't do much research about it. In fact, I didn't have high expectation since…
Auschwitz-Birkenau: Unimaginable Crime by Mankind
I've been reading few history books, specially about WWII. And I was curious of what it feels like to be at the place where the history took place. France, Italy,…