Poland
Where local ‘milk bars’ feel more like Soviet IKEAs
No-frills state-subsidised canteens dish up hearty Polish fare at prices that haven’t budged much since Stalin.
- Natasha Bazika
Everything about a bagel is great, except one thing
They may have been described as “an unsweetened doughnut with rigor mortis”, but the bagel is only getting bigger.
- Ben Groundwater
Port guide: Gdansk, Poland
Eastern Europe’s great port city takes you from medieval trading times to the anti-Soviet movement, and into a lively 21st-century revival.
- Brian Johnston
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The world needs to keep this joyful aspect of travelling alive
The effort involved in sending a postcard has changed its status. Nowadays, when your loved ones receive a postcard, they know you’ve gone to a lot of effort.
- Tim Richards
Forget the Med: Europe’s new, surprising, summer holiday hotspot
It’s easy to forget there are beaches in Europe beyond those fringing the Mediterranean Sea. But a change in weather patterns is driving a shift in attitudes.
- Sarah Marshall
This city is not pretty, but it has something that makes it beautiful
Warsaw will never make it onto most-beautiful-city lists. It isn’t even Poland’s most beautiful city.
- Brian Johnston
A ‘milk bar’ in this city is not what you might expect
These much-loved and original vestiges of comfort food are everywhere in this historic Polish city.
- Anthony Dennis
Foodies: You can’t take yourselves seriously until you’ve made these
Italy has its ravioli, Japan has its gyoza, and Poland has this tasty sweet or savoury dumpling.
- Ben Groundwater
Europe’s best undiscovered city (you probably can’t pronounce the name of)
Wroclaw might be the most attractive, underrated destination in Europe, with its striking architecture, buzzing energy and avant-garde attitude.
- Brian Johnston
Why you should visit Poland's Jasna Gora Monastery
How do you make holy water? Boil the hell out of it, according to one hilarious and knowledgeable priest.
- Brian Johnston
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