I went to the town of Pszczyna recently, a place which, when I first came to Poland, I wouldn’t have been able to pronounce properly. Even now it still takes me a few goes, and perhaps a number of short meetings between my brain and my vocal equipment. Read more…
Why I’m Addicted to Writing with Multiple Monitors
I’ve heard it said that working with two screen looks a bit ridiculous, like you fancy yourself as some kind of ultra-efficient badass. Read more…
The 10 Things You Need to Hostel Like a Pro
I’ve stayed in a lot of hostels in my life. In fact, I’m kind of all hostelled out to be honest. But before I park hostels in the space marked ‘stuff that I did when sleep wasn’t important to me’, I’m going to share what I’ve learnt. Read more…
Watch This: The World at War (1973)
I’m currently writing a book about Poland. Despite the fact that it’s going to be one of those jaunty, idiot-bumbling-around kind of travelogues, I realised that I was still going to need some basic understanding of the events that have shaped the country. Read more…
Spa-Francorchamps – The Little Community on the Hillside
“Why are you doing this?” my brain asked me as I attempted to wrench my face from the pillow at 5:30am. Read more…
Go to Rzeszów – It’s Really Rather Nice
People are always going on about how a certain town, city or village is amazing. But not everywhere can be amazing, and sometimes amazing also means amazingly full of tourists. And hence amazingly annoying. Read more…
The Agony of Large Denomination Banknotes
I want to talk to you about a problem that afflicts pretty much everyone in the world with a bank account, and even plenty without. It’s an extremely grave problem, and definitely not just a minor annoyance that I’m blowing out of all proportion. Read more…
San Marino – The Mini Guide to a Microstate
I went to the tiny country of San Marino recently, on a bit of a jolly. Here’s a list of things that relate to it. Read this and you won’t even have to go there. Though you still should. Read more…
Getting the San Marino Souvenir Passport Stamp
At the tourist office in San Marino – the tiny enclave within Italy – you can get a tourist stamp in your passport for €5. But is it really worth it? Read more…
24 Hours in Olomouc – One of Those Proper Travel Articles
I probably goof about too much, so I’ve decided for a change to write a proper travel article, like the ones you see in magazines and newspapers. Read more…
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