• Outdoors

    Kotlina Kłodzka

    17/05/2015 - By 

    A couple of my friends, who visited me last summer, promised to take me to a particular region of Poland during my holidays. That promise was fulfilled last weekend. On Friday afternoon we went to a resort town of Polanica Zdrój, a mountainous region south off the city of Wrocław. The next day we travelled to three spots in the…

  • Outdoors

    The Rhododendrons Trail: Iłowa – Żagań

    10/05/2015 - By 

    The town of Iłowa has always been beyond the margins of my ‘mental map of the region’ despite its geographical closeness to my home town. I’ve never been there, and have never had any desire to go there. Somehow something has always put me off. Last summer I was told about a Japanese garden in Iłowa, and learnt there was…

  • Outdoors

    The Black Trail: Żary to Żagań

    07/05/2015 - By 

    It’s been ages since I visited the town of Żary. If my memory serves me well, it was in the summer 1999. So my bus ride there wasn’t just about reaching the starting point for my walk, but a sentimental journey of sorts. I was pretty impressed by the renewed high street, but the Square reminded me of a miniature of the…

  • Munros - Outdoors

    Fionn Bheinn

    10/04/2015 - By 

    When I watched the weather forecast I thought it wasn’t fair; it was exceptionally good and warm, and I was stuck away from the hills. Then all bits and pieces fell into the right places and it turned out I was able to hit the road and head into the mountains. I chose a solitary but relatively easily accessible Munro…