First day out on the Vistula Ruth: We have completed our journey and cycled 3200 kms in Poland. It's now time to weigh in on the experience of cycling in Poland. Years ago I did a search about cycling in Poland and encountered reports that complained of...
The Small Cities of Poland
July 17, 2025 - Dukla to Gorlice - 47 kms (in the rain) - U Schabińskiej - Pałac w Gorlicach July 18, 2025 - Gorlice to Tarnów - 59 kms - K2 Apartment Ruth: The small cities of Poland are the places to be. Far from the crowds of Krakow, Tarnow is my new...
More Old Things
Sanok open air museum A Church at the open air museum July 15, 2025 - Sanok - museum day July 16, 2025 Sanok to Dukla - 64 kms - Rynek 2 Dukla - Pokoje I Apartamenty Gordon: We spent two nights in the small city of Sanok. It's a pleasant place with a...
Wooden Churches
The Church at Nowe Brusno was just one of the churches we stumbled upon along our route. We visited UNESCO listed Saint Paraskevi Church in Radiz, the oldest wooden Church in Poland. It was build in the Gothic carpenter tradition at the end of the 16th century....
Zamość Again
July 6, 2025 - Neple to Szuminka - 72 kms - Vila Nova July 7, 2025 - Szuminka to Chełm - 76 kms - Hotel Kizak July 8, 2025 - Chełm to Zamość - 62 kms - Hotel Sukcesor July 9, 2025 - Hotel Sukcesor July 10, 2025 - Hotel Sukcesor (oh yeah, a third session at the...
The Bug River
July 3, 2025 - Jezioro Siemianowskie to Policzna - 59 kms - Wokół Starej Jabłoni July 4, 2025 - Policzna to Klepaczew - 70 kms - Agroturystyca Wypoczynek nad Bugiem July 5, 2025 - Klepaczew to Neple - 55 kms - Dom nad rzeką Gordon: No, this blog isn't about a...
Religious Mosaic
Synagogue in Tykocin June 30, 2025 - Augustów to Tykocin - 85 kms - Przystanek Tykocin Apartamenty Gościnne July 1, 2025 - Tykocin to Supraśl - 55 kms - Zacisze July 2, 2025 - Supraśl to Jezioro Siemianowskie - 65 kms - Żubr Nad Zalewem Ruth: The Podlasie region...
Northeastern Poland
June 25, 2025 - Kruszewiec to Węgorzewo - 39 kms - Apartamento Żeglarski Vęgoria June 26, 2025 - Węgorzewo to Pluszkiejmy - 62 kms - Agrotyrystika Kociołek June 27, 2025 - Pluszkiejmy to Gulbieniszki - 58 kms - Cisowe Sioło June 28, 2025 - Gulbieniszki to Stary...
The Wolf ‘s Lair
June 21, 2025 - Near Elbląg to Frombork - 54 kms - Villa Varmia June 22, 2025 - Frombork to Górowo Iławeckie - 86 kms - Landsberg Studio Apartment June 23, 2025 - Górowo Iławeckie to Reszel - 62 kms - Stara Kamienica June 24, 2025 - Reszel to Kruszewiec - 37...
Polish Lessons
June 16, 2025 - Krynica Morska to Gdynia - 80 kms - Urban Jungle June 17, 18 and 19, 2025 - Gdynia - Urban Jungle June 20, 2025 - Gdynia to near Elbląg - 90 kms - Zabytkowa Drewniany Dom Z 1887 Roku Before leaving Canada I read an article in the Guardian by...
Down to the Baltic Sea
Morning light on Malbork Castle as we set off. June 15, 2025 - Malbork to Krynica Morska - 99 kms (including a 30 km side trip to near the Russian border) - Willa Łysica GPS always works, even without cell. So why did Gordon and I suddenly lose the ability to find out...
Bricks
Chełmno June 12, 2025 - Toruń to Chełmno - 64 kms - Apartament CCH June 13, 2025 - Chełmno to near Nowy - 63 kms - Toscania Kociewska June 14, 2025 - near Nowy to Malbork - 64 kms - Hotel Stary Malbork Gordon: Two nights ago there was a guidebook in our apartment...