Tag Archive: raciborz

Picture Slideshow, Top 10 Polish Brews & Why You Need To Visit Poland Now

It is impossible to remember all of the tasty beers I consumed in the three week journey around Poland. So here is a top 10 list of my favorite frosty adult beverages that I enjoyed while on my trip: Zywiec – The king of Polish beers! Zywiec is to Poland as Guinness is to Ireland…

Nomad Notebook: Poland Update 8 (Dzień Dobry From Raciborz…See Ya In Brooklyn!)

This will be my last update from the amazing country of Poland. The last three weeks were way better than I could have ever expected. Although 75% of the trip saw cloudy skies, the visit to this Eastern European locale will be something that I soon will not forget. On my next update I will…

Nomad Notebook: Poland Update 3 (More Pics From Auschwitz, Experiencing Some Crazy Weather & Some New Pics)

My Poland trip so far has been great. The weather here has been all over the place. Upon arriving in Krakow Airport, we had very warm weather. The first full day here was another warmer than expected day. Then the next two days were chilly with heavy downpours that would come and go every 30…

Nomad Notebook: Poland Update 2 (Politics,Economy And Food Discussed)

Beautiful day in Raciborz, Poland. By the way, for the people that have emailed and asked, the way to pronounce this city is “Rah-Chee-Boosh.” It is a small city of 70,000 residents that is about 2 hours outside of Krakow. Surprisingly the small southern Poland city is packed with cars. Seriously I thought that this…

Nomad Notebook: Poland Update 1 (I Have Arrived!, A Day At The Races, A Visit To Auschwitz, And A View From My Apartment.)

I have been traveling around the beautiful country of Poland since Tuesday morning and I am having a great time. I arrived in Krakow Airport after a pretty great flight on Aer Lingus. I highly recommend the Irish airline for international travel. We had flat screen tv for each seat, plenty of leg room and it looks…

Curing Wanderlust By Way Of A Webcam

When Google Earth just isn’t enough, live streaming web cams might be able to feed your travel hunger…yeah probably not. But still web cams are a great way to check out your favorite cities from the comfort of your living room. So while sitting in your lazy chair and looking at various parts of the…

Random Thursday Thoughts

In 18 days I will be leaving the country for a three week trip to Poland. You may ask, why Poland? Well that is where my wife was born. She moved to the United States with her parents at a young age and last visited her hometown of Raciborz (about two hours outside of Krakow)…