Poznan, Poland

Poznan, Poland was a city on my route when I travelled overland to Brisbane 2 years ago. It appeared part way through my epic 63 hour bus journey, which was the first leg of my trip. For me it only represented a dot on the map, a place to mark my progress. I had never heard of this city before and sadly wasn’t able to stop to find out more. But Poznan is soon to put itself on the world map as the location of the United Nations Climate Change Conference running from 1^st – 12^th December.

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Wow! The journey has well and truly begun, right in at the deep end. Bus to Cologne was fairly easy and it was fun to go on the ferry to Calais, great to leave the ‘ole White Cliffs in the darkness. After a few hours in Cologne watching street artists and marvelling at the cathedral I got on the next bus – Slightly scary as no one seemed to speak a word of English and the bus only said to ‘Minsk’ but they said to get on, and I thought at least it is in the right direction! (more…)