The other morning I was out for a walk and was surprised to see hundreds of colorfully decorated bears occupying the castle square here in Warsaw.&...

Here’s a great place for dinner in Warsaw where you can try some delicious Polish specialties as well as some more international dishes while enj...

Somehow now I'm always the first one awake in the morning. It seems like I don't need as much sleep as I used to.  So, I lay here listening to...

This is a spa town, with mineral springs.  A well known brand of Polish mineral water comes from here.   There are numerous old stat...

I've been to plenty of spas, but never to one in Poland and never in a mud bath. There are springs around Nałęchów with minerals that are suppo...

I like Lublin! I didn't expect it to be so pretty and well-preserved.  In a few weeks when the leaves are back on the trees this will be ...

The weekend is finally here and I'm off with my friends Sebastian (el pibe), Erica, Sergio and Magda (chapita!) for a weekend in Lublin and Nalench...

Nothing fancy... but... Here's an interesting place to stay if you come to Lublin - no frills, probably more like a blast from the past - some of t...

A year, a month and a day or so in Poland have flown by.  It's amazing.  Winter is not nearly as bad as I had expected it to be. I was pr...

  My friend Ana just got a new car and wanted to take a short road trip for its maiden voyage... Fantastic! for once, I'm not the "desig...

My first road trip - with my new car was to Kazimierz Dolny months ago, now it's Ana's turn to break in her new wheels and we're heading for Czesta...

Today is "Fat Thursday" (That's "Tłusty czwartek" in Polish and "Fettdonnerstag" or "Schmutziger Donnerstag" in German). Today is the la...

There is a lot of interesting architecture in Warsaw.  Some is really beautiful and some isn't so pretty, but nevertheless is still very inter...

Zwiąż Mnie Ul. 11 Listopada 22, 1st floor Praga Północ - Warsaw Warsaw has a number of alternative clubs and bars with cool music, interes...

New Year's Day.  New Year's Eve in Warsaw was a lot of fun - there are huge parties throughout the city - one big one in front of the Palace o...

The problem with winter here is the lack of hours of daylight to be able to get out and see things, especially with teenagers who are very hard to ...

Winter weather in Warsaw is conducive to plenty of indoor activities. There are numerous theatres, shopping centers, indoor sports centers and int...

All Saints’ Day (Wszystkich Świętych, in Polish) is celebrated on the 1st of November and All Souls' Day (Dzien Zaduszny or Zaduszki) is celebr...

This is the largest park in Warsaw and is a great place to spend a weekend morning or afternoon.  Right in the downtown Srodmiescie disctrict ...

I've decided that when friends come to visit, instead of repeating visits to the fantastic places in Poland that I've already seen like Krakó...

A good friend told me that I should definitely check out Warsaw Univeristy's library, so off we went, another walk around Warsaw and another chance...

The Warsaw University's library has a fantastic rooftop garden with views of the Vistula River and over 10.000 square meters of beautiful plants, l...

Zamek Królewski is the Royal Castle.  This palace was reconstructed between 1971 and 1984 from ruins after being destroyed in the second worl...

I've been in Warsaw since February and have been hearing about Kazimierz since I arrived.  I've read that this city is called "the Jewel of th...

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Warsaw is a wonderful city, but last weekend I really wanted to get away and see something new and different.  I have read a bit about Toruń ...

MUZEUM PLAKATU - Poster Museum. This museum opened in 1968 and was the world's first poster museum. It is worth a visit which can be combined with ...

A nice relaxing boat ride from Gdansk to Hel on the Hel Peninsula was a perfect way to spend a little time on a rainy afternoon, especially since w...

Train from Warsaw to Gdansk - about 4 and a half hours.  We didn't have any problem at all buying the tickets - there is an office in Warsaw's...

Zelazowa Wola is about 60 kilometers from Warsaw. It is the birthplace of Frederick Chopin and the home he grew up in and the surrounding gardens ...

The Chopin Museum in Warsaw is a small museum with a rich collection of Chopin memorabilia including hand-written scores, personal letters, portrai...

Cracow is a beautiful town with plenty of sights to see, places to visit and things to do.  I've written about the trip in my Kraków blog.

On the banks of the Vistula River, Warsaw is a truly remarkable city.  Completely destroyed during WWII, both before and during the Warsaw upr...

July 02, 2007 Bike trip - Zaborów & Kampinos   Yesterday I went with my friends Sebastian, Raul and Michal on a Bike trip in part ...

One of the first things I did after moving to Warsaw was to buy a bicycle.  It's a great way to explore the city and surroundings.  Bikin...

I went to The Warsaw Botanic Gardens on a bicycle ride around Warsaw on Sunday May 20th, 2007.  It’s a great place to spend a nice, peaceful...

I had been away from Barcelona and the sea for a couple months and wanted to see the water - maybe even get my feet wet - no matter ...

Sopot is a  great place to spend a little time wandering around.  There are plenty of cafés, restaurants and shops to browse through, pl...

As I sit in the airport waiting to board my LOT flight to Warsaw, I wonder just what the heck I'm doing...  Life in Barcelona is incredib...