Extra Smak

Smak, Smaki, o Smaku… it means taste or flavors in Polish and everything here has smak. Bags of chips have extra smak, our bottle of mouthwash has smaku, there is even a food magazine called Smakawcja. There are lots of plays on the word smak. It’s a good word. As far …

Summer in Poland

We hadn’t planned on spending the whole summer in Poland, but here we are. We waited too long to book our next Airbnbs and have had to scramble around a bit to find available places during the heart of tourist season. At least one thing that is a plus to …

Invading Poland

Our first night in Poland we were greeted by Krakow’s unofficial ambassador, Boxer McSpittle, but I’ll get to that in a minute. The rain showers let up just as we pulled into the bus station. I was supposed to message our Airbnb host earlier that afternoon, but with the internet …