Poland

Three weeks is long enough to get past the tourist surface in Poland. The first week I was in Kraków and the big sites like Old Town Warsaw. The second and third I went further and slower. The food evolution was interesting — bigos everywhere but prepared so differently by region. moving WWII histo…

Only had a long weekend — about 16 days — in Poland, based in Warsaw. More than enough to fall for the place. Did Malbork Castle on day one and spent the rest of the time just walking and eating. The bigos situation here is no joke — some of the best eating I've done anywhere. moving WWII history g…

I wanted to love Poland more than I did. The positives exist: Auschwitz-Birkenau is genuinely impressive, Warsaw has moments of real charm, and Polish craft beer is as good as people say. But winter is grey and cold was a persistent problem throughout the trip and dragged the experience down. I've …

I travel for food more than anything else, and Poland shot straight to the top of my culinary travel list. pierogi alone justified the flight, but that was just the beginning. The variety and quality in Poznań is relentless — I didn't have a single disappointing meal in 6 days. Malbork Castle gave …

Poland is a genuinely beautiful and interesting place. Old Town Warsaw is worth every superlative thrown at it. The Polish craft beer is legitimately excellent. beautiful old towns gave the trip real depth. What I struggled with: the tourist infrastructure around the headline sites in Kraków is rel…