One of the main ways a foreigner can get to know more about another culture is through literature. However, the difficulty in Poland with learning the language can mean that literature can usually take a back seat until more pressing issues such as job, friends and speaking the lingo get sorted. To simplify the literature [...]

Firstly, apologies for butchering the logo but they don’t make it easy to advertise the place. You can see all the proper images on their website here - http://www.butcheryandwine.pl/en/ Before I go any further, there are three rules for eating at this place: You like meat Someone else is paying You have made a reservation I [...]

A picture paints a thousand words, and these images created by Polish artist Paweł Kuczyński display illustrations worthy of millions of words in their satirical expression. Originally from Szczecin, some of his works received recognition a few months ago through a series called ‘Stop and Think’. However for many people, they will be still unknown. [...]

Only one comic book has ever won a Pulitzer prize, that being Maus – A Survivor’s Tale. It won a Pulitzer Prize Special Award in 1992 for its author, Art Spiegelman. However, to call it a comic book does not do it service, as comic implies a level of humour involved. The term graphic novel [...]

For the past four weeks, Britian’s The Guardian newspaper has run a series it has called New Europe. It has spent one week each analysing Germany, France, Spain and finally in the past week, Poland. The introduction to the series says “Who are our neighbours? Too often Europe is discussed and reported through its common [...]

Wrocław has a long and storied history, with its location meaning that it has passed through various ‘ownership’ throughout the centuries, including German, Prussian, Austrian and Polish settlement. Thus it is no surprise to find a restaurant there which has seen many of the moments in history. Piwnica Swidnicka is located at the very heart [...]