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12 Feb, 2009

Poles apart

Posted by: Michał In: cultural beast

What does it feel like to be in a foreign country, trying to get a job? Poles Apart from Hard Graft Theatre on Vimeo. Thoughts? Have you seen their performance? I’d be curious to know…Tweet

27 Jan, 2009

How to recognise the recession?

Posted by: Michał In: p for press

By how many Polish people go back home. That’s if you believe the Guardian. Last weekend the paper published a couple of articles in which it outlined the most obvious signs of a recession. And they are a lower electricity consumption and reverse migration of Poles (is there such a thing, or have I just [...]

14 Dec, 2008

Poland’s recycled style

Posted by: Michał In: p for press

So here’s something for all you fashionistas. A good article in today’s New York Times about Poland’s latest fad – second hand shops: Thrift stores here have become impromptu laboratories of the changing mores and attitudes in a country adjusting to newfound wealth. Young Poles here in the capital are now confident enough in their [...]

20 Nov, 2008

For you

Posted by: Michał In: links

You know the feeling when you sometimes see something from your childhood – a car you haven’t seen for ages, a cartoon you forgot about, a toy you used to play with – and it makes you go ‘awwww’? Thanks to the girls from the Milk Bar, I went ‘awww’ tonight as they posted a [...]

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17 Nov, 2008

Not golden any more…

Posted by: Michał In: photography

… but still charming. Polish autumn as seen by me last week. MORE: → Such a sentimental lot → thePOLSKIblog on TwitpicTweet

01 Nov, 2008

All Saints’ Day

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs

Today is probably one of the most important days of the year for most Poles. All Saints’ Day – the day when you remember those who’ve already gone. All over the country people will be going to cemeteries, lighting candles, meeting families and reflecting on life (well, not collectively – for many today is a [...]

15 Oct, 2008

Such a sentimental lot

Posted by: Michał In: fact or myth?

I came across a post by a fellow Pole, Sylwia on her personal blog, in which she extols the virtues and the beauty of “The Golden Polish Autumn”. Yes, such a phrase exists and is usually applied to the period between early and mid-October, when you are lucky to have a few sunny days and [...]

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12 Oct, 2008

Poles on Poland

Posted by: Michał In: p for press

CNN International has just had a week on Poland – called Eye on Poland. It created alot of buzz in Poland itself but also a lot of controversy, as some cities and regions have been criticised by Polish media for not stumping up the money to appear on an international news channel and grab the [...]

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  • Michał: Glad you like it, welcome!
  • Missy: I had been to Poland as a masters student in Warsaw ( 2006-2008), travelled all over Poland. I like it there, i am glad i found your blog. :) niec
  • Nice Christmas photos | Christmas Eve: [...] Długi Targ Image by magro_kr Długi Targ, Gdańsk, 12 grudnia 2006 r. ** Długi Targ (Long Market), Gdańsk, December 12, 2006 ** Picture feat
  • Czarny kapturek: It was a good series. While I am critical about what I see as an oversimplification of Poland (i.e. that all life in Poland is in Warsaw) it is good
  • The Londoneer: I don't imagine that they've put a camera inside Warsaw's main museum have they? There's not a lot to see - now the War Museum, that I'd like to revis

Recent Flickr pics tagged Poland

    PosadzkaDSC00857DSC00845Widok na zamek w Janowcu nad Wisłą // View of the castle in Janowiec nad WisłąPanorama Warszawy // Panorama of WarsawPanorama skarpy wiślanej w Janowcu nad Wisłą // Panoram of Vistula's scarp in Janowiec nad WisłąZamek i fara w Kazimierzu Dolnym // Casle and parish church in Kazimierz DolnyDziedziniec domu partii // Courtyard of the former comunist party headquartersKrakow :: zima

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