After two nights and a day in Krakow we are now at the gate for our first flight of three. We should be home in Victoria in roughly 24 hours. Travel days are always interesting. I handle them much better than I used to however. I know there will be great moments, boring moments, and yes, a few problems along the way. Imagining problems that ...
First day out on the Vistula Ruth: We have completed our journey and cycled 3200 kms in Poland. It's now time to weigh in on the experience of cycling in Poland. Years ago I did a search about cycling in Poland and encountered reports that complained of either aggressive drivers and traffic, or worse, deep sandy tracks. Two years ago we talked to a cyclist ...
July 17, 2025 - Dukla to Gorlice - 47 kms (in the rain) - U Schabińskiej - Pałac w Gorlicach July 18, 2025 - Gorlice to Tarnów - 59 kms - K2 Apartment Ruth: The small cities of Poland are the places to be. Far from the crowds of Krakow, Tarnow is my new favourite city. Some describe it as a mini Krakow, with its ...
Sanok open air museum A Church at the open air museum July 15, 2025 - Sanok - museum day July 16, 2025 Sanok to Dukla - 64 kms - Rynek 2 Dukla - Pokoje I Apartamenty Gordon: We spent two nights in the small city of Sanok. It's a pleasant place with a short pedestrianized shopping street, an attractive and well used rynek (public square), ...
The Church at Nowe Brusno was just one of the churches we stumbled upon along our route. We visited UNESCO listed Saint Paraskevi Church in Radiz, the oldest wooden Church in Poland. It was build in the Gothic carpenter tradition at the end of the 16th century. UNESCO listed Saint Paraskevi Church in Raduz. The bell tower Intact fortified Walls Saint Paraskevi July 11, 2025 - ...
July 6, 2025 - Neple to Szuminka - 72 kms - Vila Nova July 7, 2025 - Szuminka to Chełm - 76 kms - Hotel Kizak July 8, 2025 - Chełm to Zamość - 62 kms - Hotel Sukcesor July 9, 2025 - Hotel Sukcesor July 10, 2025 - Hotel Sukcesor (oh yeah, a third session at the breakfast buffet trough) Gordon: I have a ...
July 3, 2025 - Jezioro Siemianowskie to Policzna - 59 kms - Wokół Starej Jabłoni July 4, 2025 - Policzna to Klepaczew - 70 kms - Agroturystyca Wypoczynek nad Bugiem July 5, 2025 - Klepaczew to Neple - 55 kms - Dom nad rzeką Gordon: No, this blog isn't about a pestilential waterway in Poland. There is actually a river called the Bug, though the ...
Synagogue in Tykocin June 30, 2025 - Augustów to Tykocin - 85 kms - Przystanek Tykocin Apartamenty Gościnne July 1, 2025 - Tykocin to Supraśl - 55 kms - Zacisze July 2, 2025 - Supraśl to Jezioro Siemianowskie - 65 kms - Żubr Nad Zalewem Ruth: The Podlasie region in northeastern Poland has long been a multiethnic and multireligious crossroads, where religious tolerance, though not ...
June 25, 2025 - Kruszewiec to Węgorzewo - 39 kms - Apartamento Żeglarski Vęgoria June 26, 2025 - Węgorzewo to Pluszkiejmy - 62 kms - Agrotyrystika Kociołek June 27, 2025 - Pluszkiejmy to Gulbieniszki - 58 kms - Cisowe Sioło June 28, 2025 - Gulbieniszki to Stary Folwark - 55 kms - Przystań Stary Folwark June 29, 2025 - Stary Folwark to Augustów - 72 ...
June 21, 2025 - Near Elbląg to Frombork - 54 kms - Villa Varmia June 22, 2025 - Frombork to Górowo Iławeckie - 86 kms - Landsberg Studio Apartment June 23, 2025 - Górowo Iławeckie to Reszel - 62 kms - Stara Kamienica June 24, 2025 - Reszel to Kruszewiec - 37 kms, including a side trip to the Wolf's Lair - Apartament Karolevo Gordon: ...