Englishman's travel across Poland!

Hello & Witam Państwa.

For whatever interest it is worth; I'd like to present to you a link to my wordpress blog.

englishmaninpoland.wordpress.com

It contains (I have many recent updates to add asap) tales of my journey across Poland, alone up until today.
It has been amazing, disturbing and a little weird at times but I hope if you are happy to subscribe - it will be an open, honest account of what I experience in this amazing land.

Any questions on here are most welcome, although comments and questions on the blog may be easier.

Dziękuję!

Bookmarked since i'm always curious of foreigners' thoughts about my beloved country. Very nice way to honour the memory of your wife. Will be keeping an eye on the site and waiting for more content. Powodzenia!

Thank you. Thank you very much.

In the next 2-4 weeks, I should have all of my draft content published.

Samue1son. On your blog you post a picture of a revolting public toilet with the caption:

"Public toilets, unless part of a restaurant, modern shopping outlet or house, are likely to be something like this:"

This was on day one of your trip. I have never seen anything like that in Poland, and it's far from typical. Your honest account of your trip is welcome, but please refrain from predicting negative stuff. Good luck.

Hi Roger. Thank you visiting my blog at all.
Well, there is a tongue-in-cheek element to it. Of course, for a little humour.
But also, if you have never seen anything like that then I highly recommend going through more rural towns, allotments and villages. You may experience a tojtoj/portaloo of unimaginable horror. And though this is a record of my current journey - I have spent a lot of time in Poland over the years. I hope one day you can relate to that picture and maybe smile whilst you endure your first experience :)

yes but suggesting the filthy loo is normal in Poland by putting this on day one of your trip with such a caption is....offensive.

Interesting, and a nice tribute to your late wife. I will keep reading, but have to disagree about the toilets.
I've never seen any like that in Poland and I've been out in the sticks there as well as in the cities.
You may well have meant it tongue in cheek, but sorry, it doesn't come across like that.

Nice Blog, put what you want and what you experience, its the best policy. Be true to you. Shame about your wife, so hard to lose your life so young, must be hard on you and her family.

Enjoy your travels. When I was 17 I toured France camping, it was the best thing ever.

I used a portaloo in Gdasnk close to the baltic beach it looked like that... vile

The ones that used to be at Lodz Fabryczna station were far worse. They were improved and then I think closed. Also the 'zielony pisuar' in central Warsaw (men-only and now fortunately long gone) was spectacularly bad.

I've seen manky bogs in every country I've been in, but I didn't highlight them on the first day of a travelogue.

Maybe that's because you were not writing a travelogue Roger ! He is and so he has.

Please only put true positive experience because we do not want to give false impression of what Poland is really like

Suggestion that Poland has dirty toilets is very offensive to many. Please, it is well know fact that Polish are expert toilet cleaners and keep the toilets clean in Europe for many years. To say there are dirty toilets in Poland is pure fabrikation made only to undermine this great nation

I am offended

maybe 'Englishman' went to English public school and has an anal fixation? In which case he should really like the bogs in western Poland with their 'inspection shelf'.

I would like to apologise for discussing the potential of disgusting toilets and their existence. I have consulted kopciuszek and she is disappointed that I would mention such a thing. From now on, all toilet break descriptions shall consist of pink fluffy seats, shiny steel rims and extra thick quilted toilet paper.

Hey Write whatever you like about toilets, poo and such. Those berating you in here are all Brits. I'm not sure about Pan Piotrek but whoever he is, I'm sure he is being sarcastic.. All the best .

Perhaps I should've said atypical then, or I've just been lucky in that I've never come across filthy toilets in Poland.
In other countries yes, but living standards were definitely lower in those places than in Poland.


Haha! Well I don't think you need to go quite that far ;)

There have been a few articles in the local Warsaw press fairly recently about the poor condition of some toilets (not that there are many public ones) - apparently a new company has been maintaining them and has not done it well.

So, I see I have divided the room.
Well, I am glad to have raised some attention to my blog regardless of the discussion.

I shall also be making a "smart guide to Polish toilets" for those interested. Just wash your hands after you read it.