Ever since I was a child, I found rainy days so cozy. Perfect days for hot bowls of soup, movies and skipping school 😉 Time and again I get to relive the nostalgic feelings when I can enjoy downpours outside from cozy indoors. My memory of Nesebar, a beautiful town on the Black Sea coast … More A relaxing day in Nessebar
Until I visited last week, it had been over a year since I hadn’t been to the sea. I live in a landlocked city in Poland, and the seaside is over three hours drive away. This time we did manage to go and spend some time sunbathing at the sea, and visiting the lovely Sopot … More A long weekend at the Polish seaside
Our local botanical garden in Lodz is a great place to visit in spring. It’s also a nice place to take visiting friends, which I’ve done in the past. This time I made it just in time to see the beautiful tulip display before they would be harvested for the season. The botanical garden spreads … More Visting the local botanical garden
From this year, I have realized that my favorite season is in fact spring, as opposed to autumn which I had always thought to be my favorite. It’s because I’ve noticed that the days are longer, sunnier and there are flowers everywhere in spring! And there’s summer to look forward to 🙂 We’ve already had … More Around town in April
I’ve been living in Poland for more than five years, and I’ve found that it is a country that’s either misunderstood or not much known about by foreigners. Poland is still mostly associated with the horrors of war that it endured not very long ago, but after living here for so long, I believe there’s … More 65 signs that you’ve lived in Poland for too long
2018 has been a busy but fun year for me. Most of my travels were limited to the first half of the year and the second half brought a lot of changes – changes that will keep me busy throughout 2019 as well. Among those things were getting engaged (hello wedding planning and bureaucracy), buying … More 2018 – exciting, fun and busy
In May this year, I spent almost a week exploring the beaches of Sithonia in Halkidiki peninsula, northern Greece, alone. Halkidiki is a peninsula that has three peninsulas or fingers, namely Kassandra, Sithonia and Mt. Athos. Halkidiki is easily accessible from Thessaloniki, an important, gorgeous waterfront city in northern Greece. It is a popular summer … More Exploring the beach towns of Sithonia, Halkidiki
Our beach hopping continued for the day after some leisure at beautiful Cala Deia. The drive between Cala Deia and Soller was beautiful, the villages set in the mountainous landscapes enticing me the most. Port de Soller Since our place of stay was a tiny village in the heart of Mallorca, we decided to spend … More Beach hopping in Mallorca: part II
The constant, sweltering temperatures these days make me wish that I were at the sea as it has been far too long that I’ve gone without dipping in the crystal clear sea. My last beach holiday was in Mallorca at the beginning of June, when the sea was just beginning to warm. I am now … More Beach hopping in Mallorca: part I
This summer has been extraordinary. Warm weather unusually started in April, and has stayed ever since. Even though we’ve been having quite a bit of rain since a couple of weeks, the temperatures are usually around 20 degrees. Due to circumstances, this summer I’ve been mostly home. I need to save my precious annual leave … More A slow, relaxed summer
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