The Witcher Books and Their Place in Poland’s Culture
The Witcher books play an incredibly large role in modern Polish culture. After the roaring success of “The Witcher 3 – The Wild Hunt”, more fantasy fans have…
The Badass Polish Special Forces and GROM
The Polish Special Forces or Wojska Specjalne aren’t as well known as the Green Berets or the Navy Seals. They do however play a very important role in…
Married to a Pole? What you need to do to get a residence permit.
Are you married to a Pole and want to get a residence permit in Poland? Perhaps you’re married to a Polish man or woman and would like to…
The Poles History Forgot – Politics, Glamour & Columbus
The Poles History Forgot – Politics, Glamour & Columbus In this article, I’ll go over some of the most well-known Political figures of the world and show how…
The Poles History Forgot – Literature
The Poles History Forgot – Literature In this article, I’ll go over some of the most well-known writers in the world that have some kind of genealogy that…
The Poles History Forgot
Once in a while a very interesting phenomenon occurs in Poland. Let’s call it the Rob Gronkowski Effect. Someone with a last name ending in ‘ski’ will pop…
Moving to Poland – 21 things to know before you make the move!
With lively nightlife in the big cities, affordable housing and a slower pace of life in general – you may have decided to make the move to Poland….
A history of Polish names and where they originate from
Polish names, just like the rest of the Polish language, aren’t always easy to pronounce. To add insult to injury, mispronouncing your Polish friend’s name can be preeeeetty…
Polish Vodka – How Poles came to love their Vodka
As I sit here eating my pierogi and sipping some czarna żubrówka (I’m not joking), I thought it might be an appropriate time to write a few words…
What the Polish Eagle means to Poland.
A white eagle with wings splayed, legs apart, head facing to the left with a golden crown, talons and beak adorning a red shield. That is the Polish…