Visits to old cemeteries rarely make it to a standard bucket list of a tourist who often needs to prioritize under certain time pressure. However, it is sometimes worth making an exception and heading to one of the old burial place, for instance in Cracow. Rakowicki Cemetery is the biggest, yet not the oldest one … Czytaj dalej
The visit to the Museum of Folk Architecture in Sanok (skansen, meaning an open-air museum) was the last stop on our journey in the podkarpackie region (full route described here). Our expectations were set really high- on our way we passed many old cemeteries, some remains of original wooden houses, we read about the post-war … Czytaj dalej
We finished our journey around the Bieszczady mountains in Polańczyk, a lovely small resort near the Solińskie lake. Although by most of the tourists it is town Solina which tends to be chosen over Polańczyk, we decided to go for the calmer and less cheesy place. Polańczyk is famous for its sanatoriums- looking at their … Czytaj dalej
On one of those not-so-special autumn days, we decided to go for a walk to Lanckorona and Kalwaria Zebrzydowska- two towns around 40km away from Kraków. What was meant to be a relaxing walk after some strenuous workout the day before, turned out to be quite a day-long activity, yet with many interesting cultural elements. … Czytaj dalej
In Norway they say there is no such thing like bad weather, only bad clothing. No wonder they stick to this mantra, otherwise their life would be very much limited to a comfy sofa in front of a fire place. We decided to apply this wisdom and go hiking in the Tatra mountains in early … Czytaj dalej
Today we would like to present our suggestion for a 5-day trip into the Bieszczady mountains. We put this plan into life early June, making smart use of some public holidays. The timing worked well for us, with just a few tourists around and surprisingly sunny weather. We are happy to have created a diverse … Czytaj dalej
If you happen to visit the Ojców National Pak, be it for a trip around the famous Ojców caves (some you can actually enter- do so!), a one-day hike on one of the many trails or just for a lazy walk along the Prądnik river- beware! Not only is Ojców the most obvious escape destination … Czytaj dalej