Archiwum miesięczne: Lipiec 2017

Last weekend whilst carrying out my monthly stint of baby sitting duties, my youngest niece asked me if I could buy her a pet. The question caught me slightly off-guard and I had to fend of the nagging until we got home. After all, I would need to check with my sister and brother-in-law first. But after being given the green light, I am now left with the task of buying her a furry creature - something which will keep her amused and not just be a passing novelty. When I was a…Czytaj dalej …

Świnoujście, Łeba, Kołobrzeg, Darłowo and Gdynia. What do they all have in common? Well, apart from being incredibly difficult for foreigners to pronounce, they are of course all locations on the Polish coast. And great locations for a summer jaunt. Given the time of year, I’m currently visiting a couple of seaside cities and having an absolute whale of a time. I’ve been to plenty of resorts during my time here in Poland but this is the first opportunity I have had to visit Hel - and what a fantastic place it is.…Czytaj dalej …

The UK’s history is as bright and colourful as any nation’s and a huge part of it involves the British Empire. Between 1815 - 1914, the Empire covered an amazing 14 million square miles and included an estimated 450 million people worldwide. Of course, for a large part of this time, Queen Victoria was head of the throne and it is one of the most fascinating periods of the country’s history. If ever a song summed up both Queen Victoria and the Empire, then this little ditty by The Kinks is it. The…Czytaj dalej …