Showing posts with label poland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poland. Show all posts

Thursday, May 10, 2012

ASL travel bible...

Australia's Surfing Life magazine has been around for almost thirty years and, in that time, has cemented its place in the scene by providing a monthly showcase of Australia's best surfing images alongside what has become a trademark writing style. 
Their annual travel bible is always worth a read, whether for information and inspiration for your next trip, or simply to daydream about all the exotic exploration there is to do in this world.
I was stoked to have a bunch of images used in this years bible from my European adventures in the last five years or so (Cheers Naw!) Needless to say it brought back a few memories and really reminded me both how much I've seen, but also how much there is left to see! Fly my pretties, FLY!

Euro lovin' from Germany to the UK, the Canaries to Ireland...
An Austrian hipnecky and some Polish parrots...

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

i'm not going to teach your boyfriend how to gdansk... in black and white...

A holiday to Gdansk in panoramic form... And in black and white...
Snowy Sopot seaside...
Panoramic pier...
Shredable surf!
Step back in time...
Ice age...
Frozen harbour...
It's probably warm in there...
Snowy star jump silhouette...
Silent square...
Panoramic prayer...
Alley cats...
The main drag...
Happy to be home...

Thursday, March 22, 2012

i'm not going to teach your boyfriend how to gdansk... in colour...

My lovely lady Lucy surprised me for my birthday this year, with a trip to Gdansk, on the Baltic Sea, in Poland. We didn't really know what to expect of the sleepy seaside town but in the end it was a fun, frozen weekend of exploration and eating!
It really is a beautiful region and despite the -15 degree temperatures, we cruised about mostly on foot, though generally from coffee shop to restaurant to bar and so forth. Highlights included the snowy seaside pier in Sopot, just north of Gdansk and it's numerous bars offering £1 pints and mulled beer of all things, the huge brick church in the old town (largest in the world apparently), Zubrowka buffalo grass vodka, trying traditional Polish dumplings, and battling to see who could make the most of our minimal local language knowledge. 
Jehn koo yah to Hotel Artus for our amazing accommodations, Jasper our friendly airport transfer tour guide and to the city of Gdansk for its frozen friendliness! 
Main street through the old town...
Pretty inside and out...
Even the pigeons were cold...
The crane as seen from our 10p ferry journey...
Big ol brick church across from Hotel Artus...
Warmth was wonderful...
Is it a watch? Is it a pen? Nope it's a camera...
Sopot seagulls and swans...
Seaside snow...
"The Drunk House"...
The real drunk house...