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From high life to van life! Warsaw couple trade in highflying jobs for life on the road – and absolutely love it!

Zosia and Kuba show that, with the right attitude and preparation, a life of travel is not just a fantasy. Foxes in Eden/Facebook

Fed up with their corporate lifestyles and looking for more of a life balance, Zosia and Kuba spent 50k on renovating an old van before hitting the road, covering six countries and building an army of online fans.

Amateur snapper captures life during lockdown – and now his pics are in Vogue

Lawyer by day, snapper by night, Maciej Przemyk’s photos of his neighbourhood living through the coronavirus pandemic have become such a hit they have now appeared in the online edition of Polish "Vogue".

Magda’s magic gel! Clever Insta mum comes up with homemade virus-busting hand gel to beat COVID-19 hoarders

After finding prices for small bottles of anti-bacterial gel on the internet had soared and that shops had run out, Kraków blogger Magda Kogut-Wałęcka decided to make her own using rectified spirit and aloa vera gel.

Wawel Castle lifts ‘no-selfie’ rule in move to become more ‘Instagram-friendly’ - but still no sticks allowed

New museum director Andrzej Betlej said the move was designed to make the museum ‘modern’ and to make the castle “a friendly and open place for visitors, so that as many people as possible come here and feel good about it.”

Secret Warsaw Photo-spots!

Discover secret places in Warsaw for photographers and Instagram addicts with influencer @hashtagalek.

Secret Warsaw for Instagrammers

Where’s the best place in Warsaw to take epic Instagram-style photos? Ignore the usual spots and discover secret Warsaw with popular photographer Hashtagalek.Will Patrick and Alek capture all 10 spots in a day? Watch part two next week to find out.

‘Hello World!’ New face of Instagram gets off to flying start – but not all is as it seems

Taking to Instagram at the end of September with the greeting ‘Hello World’, the Warsaw-based ‘influencer’ has now garnered over 2,000 followers in just six weeks, posed in celebrity selfies and struck endorsement deals with leading fashion companies.

Beauty in the beast: Photographer’s pics of Radom become showcase for new iPhone campaign

In the stylish, minimalist photos, the photographer has created a totally different impression of what most people think are dull and ugly socialist housing blocks.

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FREEDOM! Auschwitz museum boss calls victory after Nigerian teen freed from jail

Auschwitz museum director Piotr Cywiński stepped in to help and offered to serve part of the teen’s jail sentence for clemency after Omar Farouq Bashir was sentenced allegedly ‘blaspheming against Allah’ during an argument with a friend at school.

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Moving on down the line: how a narrow-gauge railway staved off economic death to become the heart of a community

Still operating, the Pleszew line has embraced the future by becoming a cultural centre.

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