About

Hi, I am Dominik

I am a developer and traveler from Poland. For more than a decade I have explored the world independently — no package holidays, no travel agencies, no group tours with a flag-waving guide. I started with weekend trips around Europe; today I plan multi-week journeys across Asia, the Balkans and the less obvious corners of Poland.

Kompas Podróży was born when I realized I was spending more time in spreadsheets planning trips with friends than actually travelling. Each of us used a different app — one Wanderlog, one Splitwise, one Notion. There was no single Polish-first tool combining a daily itinerary, a PLN budget and group cost-splitting.

Kompas is a one-person project I run after my day job. Every feature in the app exists because I need it for my own trips or because early Polish users asked for it.

How I build recommendations and plans

• Every public template in the /explore catalog is based on either my own travels or verified sources (official tourism organizations, budget data from readers).
• Prices are updated regularly and converted using the average NBP exchange rate on the day of publication — never rounded by gut feeling.
• I do not partner with travel agencies or tour operators. Affiliate links (e.g. to hotels) are always disclosed, and recommendations stay independent of commission.
• Tech stack: Angular 21 + Supabase + Vercel Edge. Everything runs inside the EU and is GDPR-compliant.

Sources I rely on

To keep the content factually correct and up to date, I regularly use the following official sources:

• Polska Organizacja Turystyczna — official data on attractions, regions and the events calendar in Poland.
• NBP — Kursy walut — average daily exchange rates published by the National Bank of Poland.
• Polish MFA — Travel information — warnings, visa requirements and safety briefings for Polish citizens.