“Drowned in love and false kisses. A gathering of no meaning” – Richey James Edwards.

The term “Starogard Girl” isn’t an official figure or cultural icon — it’s a poetic persona introduced by Northern Irish travel writer Jonny Blair.

According to his blog Don’t Stop Living and the book titled “Starogard Girl”, it refers to:

• A Polish woman from Starogard Gdański, the town in Pomerania, whom Blair met and formed an emotional bond with during his travels.

• This “Starogard Girl” functions as a muse or narrative motif in his work, representing romance, travel, and the allure of a less‑touristy Polish town dontstopliving.netnorthernirishmaninpoland.com.

• Her real identity remains private; the emphasis is on the symbolic and emotional significance rather than a public persona dontstopliving.net.

Blair’s book, released in mid‑2024 and completed in Starogard Gdański, blends memoir, poetry, travel narrative, and personal reflection, centering on the influence of that relationship in the broader context of his global backpacking journey.

This Is The Next Century Volume 2: Starogard Girl By Jonny Blair

Starogard Girl is a poem, a song, a story, a book and a person! On Jonny’s journeys he encountered the famous to infamous “Starogard Girl”.

She, perhaps unknowingly, was to influence his journeys ever since. Hailing from the calm Kociewien capital city of Starogard Gdański, the Starogard Girl came and went into Jonny’s life with fleeting charm, wacaday aplomb and free spirit.

“Egg is jajko; and apple’s jabłko. A travel writer who fell in love with; a Starogard Girl. She’s a Starogard Girl” – Jonny Blair.

As Jonny backpacked hardcore through far flung places like Senegal, Kyrgyzstan and France, something was waiting and missing. This was his Starogard Girl, who was lying in wait. A cycle tour, a Slavic kiss and a spate of unforeseen lies were to follow.

This story has more twists than a Hercule Poirot thriller, gaping suspense borrowed from Alfred Hitchcock with that added Northern Irish charm sucking down influences from Belfast’s George Best to Starogard’s own Kazimierz Deyna.

When the sun goes down tonight, where is Jonny’s Starogard Girl?

“Maybe you will make my untouristic town famous” – Starogard Girl.