A Brit In Poland

07/08/2026

Happy Birthday to my beautiful Joanna ❤️

Life has thrown its fair share of challenges and obstacles our way over the years, but one of the things I love most about you is that you’ve never lost your sense of wonder, joy and fun. No matter what is happening around you, you still find the child within, and that light shines brightly for everyone who knows you.

This evening was a perfect reminder of that…a lovely evening on the beach in Juan-les-Pins, surrounded by family, laughter, good food and the people who love you most.

Thank you for bringing so much warmth, strength, creativity and love into our lives. Here’s to another year of adventures, dreams, and amazing memories.

Happy Birthday!❤️🎂🌊☀️
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05/08/2026

🇵🇱 In case you somehow missed this…

Bartłomiej Kubkowski has become the first person to swim 160 km non-stop from Sweden to Poland.

Over 55 hours across the Baltic Sea. No sleep. Cold water. Powerful currents. And he did it to raise almost €200,000 for the fight against cancer.

What inspires me most?

This was his fifth attempt.

A reminder that sometimes success isn’t about talent, it’s about refusing to give up.

Congratulations, Bartłomiej 🙌
What an incredible achievement. 👏🇵🇱

27/07/2026

Hello from the Côte d’Azur 🇫🇷☀️

After a very intense few months, we’ve taken some time to slow down and enjoy the South of France… soaking up the sunshine, the sea, the music and the stories hidden in these beautiful places.

From the old streets of Antibes to evenings in Juan-les-Pins, there is something truly magical about this corner of the world.

And as always… we’re looking for the connections, the history and the little details that make a place special.

(And we’ve already discovered one very surprising Polish connection here… 🇵🇱🇫🇷 More soon 😉)

21/06/2026

Ależ to była przygoda. Livia, nie moglibyśmy być z Ciebie bardziej dumni.

Ogromne podziękowania dla całego zespołu Teatru Muzycznego w Łodzi za niezmienną opiekę, wsparcie i wspaniałą pracę z naszą Livią.

Żegnamy się z „zabłąkaną dziewczynką” w musicalu Dracula Jakuba Szydłowskiego 🎶🎭

01/06/2026

One of my favourite things about living in Poland is that every few months I discover something that makes me think, “Surely that can’t be real…”

Today’s example: the famous bus route number 666 to Hel has apparently returned.

As a Brit, I’m still not over the fact that there is a place called Hel in Poland 😜

For years I’ve tried explaining this to friends in the UK:

“There’s a bus…”
“Yes…”
“Number 666…”
“Right…”
“That goes to Hel.”

At which point they assume I had too much of Polish hospitality 😂

You have to admit though: Bus 666 to Hel is branding genius.

Only in Poland. 🇵🇱😄

26/05/2026

A very Happy Polish Mothers’ Day to my wonderful Joanna Ernest! We love you! And to all the amazing mums out there!

26/05/2026

Z okazji Dnia Matki zapraszamy na legendarny musical „The Phantom of the Opera” 🎭

Już w czerwcu ta monumentalna superprodukcja zawita do Polski, przenosząc widzów do mrocznego świata Upiora na dwóch wielkich scenach:
📍 GLIWICE – 12–16 czerwca 2026
📍 GDAŃSK / SOPOT – 23–28 czerwca

Potężna scenografia, niezapomniane emocje i imponująca orkiestra na żywo sprawiają, że to widowisko wykracza poza ramy tradycyjnego teatru i zachwyca rozmachem, jakiego jeszcze w Polsce nie było ✨

To idealny pomysł na wyjątkowy wieczór i prezent dla mamy 💝

🎟️ Bilety i aktualne promocje znajdziecie na:pl

22/05/2026

West End? Mama zna bliżej 😉
Dzień Matki świętujemy z rabatem 15% na musicalowe emocje.

Code - 15PHANTOM na stronie Biletomat.pl

16/05/2026

Thank you British Council Polska and British Embassy Warsaw for organizing this article. Not long now until opening night!

Baltic Music Group
Broadway Entertainment Group

The world-famous masterpiece by Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Phantom of the Opera, will be presented in Poland for the first time in a monumental arena format.