Krakow - Matt's Travel Blog – An Englishman in Japan (Again!)

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Krakow

A collection of 6 posts

Skyline of central Warsaw at sunset, featuring the Palace of Culture and Science surrounded by modern skyscrapers.

Warsaw and the Last Bit

Warsaw 6th August When I got there, it was time to get a daily tram ticket which only cost about £5, which is cheaper than the London underground for the day. The first destination was the Fryderyk Chopin Monument, which I also ended up renting an electric scooter for, as

Large black, white and gold mural at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Kraków, featuring a menorah, city landmarks and geometric patterns above an outdoor seating area.

Krakow Jewish Quarter

Originally, my plan was to visit Auschwitz-Birkenau, but unfortunately by the time I came to book the free tour, it was fully booked up. I did say this trip wasn’t as well planned as Japan, right? Krakow Jewish Quarter 5th August I decided the next day to get

Entrance to Energylandia theme park in Poland, featuring a castle-style façade with towers, a clock tower and the park's colourful sign beneath a bright sky.

Energylandia

As some of you might know, I am now into my roller coasters, with the bigger and more extreme ones being better to fulfil my adrenaline junkie lifestyle. So, after I got recommended this theme park by one of my Polish friends from work, how could I not go. Energylandia

Poland and Germany

Poland and Germany

Well, it was time to go to Poland, and this trip was a lot less planned than Japan was, but I did get to do most of what I wanted to do. Flying to Poland 29th July First off, the flight and the Schengen zone. This was my first trip

Close-up photograph of a globe focused on Europe, showing countries including Poland, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, with city names.

So What’s Next?

Hello everyone, you probably haven't heard from me for a while and if you haven't then you might have been wondering what I will be doing next. Last year I decided that it was time to look up cheap holidays during the summer and Krakow, Poland

Office desk with a laptop on a stand, wireless keyboard, calculator, notebook and printed business charts displaying graphs and performance metrics.

Japan Finance and What is Next

Hi all, well you might notice some changes to the website over the next few months, but more on that in a bit. So, my budget for Japan was £4,500 which I actually stuck too (not including the extra flight home that I had to book) and here is