There are so many interesting places that I have backpacked through down the years that I will never ever find time to write about them all. In and around the Polish city of Kraków, there… Backpacking In Poland: Touring Schindler’s Factory In Krakow
The Bluetones – “Slight Return” I returned to my deep backpacking roots recently with a visit to Kraków in Poland. I covered Kraków on here before back in 2015. At the time I visited Kazimierz… Backpacking in Poland: Staying at the famous Pink Panther’s Hostel in Kraków
It is always an emotional return for me to cities I backpacked through before I started my new life in Poland. As a tourist, I visited Poland 4 times before moving here in 2016. One… My Stay at the Hotel Ibis Centrum, Krakow, Poland
It was another border crossing on this wacky journey for me recently as I decided on a night train to head from Poland to the Ukraine. I had been staying at the Mosquito Hostel in… World Borders: How to Get from Poland to Ukraine (Kraków to Lviv Night Train)
It was one of those travel days with a more dark and sombre tone. Certainly not the type of place to take selfies at and feel completely happy about. But if you read the first… Day Tour of Nazi Concentration Camps with Mosquito Hostel in Krakow, Poland: Part 2 – Touring Auschwitz II, Birkenau Camp
When I arrived in the city of Kraków in Poland, it was time to delve into some Jewish history. Yes, I have spent a hat-trick of weeks backpacking through Israel and Palestine, but here, Jewish… Backpacking in Poland: Top 5 Sights in Kazimierz, Kraków’s Jewish Quarter
“Arbeit Macht Frei” – Nazi German motto, taken from Lorenz Diefenbach. Before I get down to the business of writing about my tour to Auschwitz, it’s important to note that some people, including followers of… Day Tour of German Concentration Camps with Mosquito Hostel in Krakow, Poland: Part 1 – Touring Auschwitz I
Kraków is an old school backpacker’s trail hang out. Most overland backpackers and inter-railers end up here on their journeys around Europe, it’s such a cliched stop over, some North Americans even think it’s the… Backpacking in Poland: Staying at the Highly Rated Mosquito Hostel in Kraków