The Best Canadian Province is…?

…Nova Scotia! If you are Canadian you might have totally different opinion about it. If you have visited Canada this might be your case as well. For me driving through couple of the Canadian provinces was like a fairytale. Even though Nova Scotia has so many to offer to all tourists that I had no doubt about this choice. Why Nova Scotia? I think this is mainly due to its particularity, interesting history, and absolutely ... Read more

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Escape from Milano to Lago di Como

Lago di Como is one of the dream destinations. The lake has been filmed many times and because of its beauty it fascinates tourists. Como Lake and three other big lakes in northern Italy: Maggiore, Garda and d’Iseo, are unique places of stunning views and architectural delight. Lago di Como has a weird shape of upside-down letter Y and is surrounded by hills. On its northern shore you may actually see very high peaks of the ... Read more

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5 Best Places To Live

Best Places To Live, Best Retirement Heavens, The Healthiest Places to Live, The Best Climates In The World…you name it! It’s quite widespread to publish a ranking of the best places to live. Magazines and research institutions make an ongoing effort to decide what makes a perfect place perfect. While their lists are somehow interesting I am sure that each person has his/her own preferences that has nothing to do with ... Read more

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Mantova the hometown of Rigoletto

While Mantova is not in top 10 most visited places in Italy I think it is worthy to spend there at least one afternoon. I would call it a typical Italian mid-size town. It has charming architecture and atmosphere of a friendly place. You should take a lazy walk around three main squares in the city center: Piazza dell’Erbe, Piazza del Broletto and Piazza Sordello. This city is a perfect place for all history, literature and ... Read more

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Rainy day in Bristol

You must be very lucky to see Bristol in the sun. I wasn’t. OK, let’s be fair and let’s say that ONE afternoon was SUNNY. The rest of my stay in Bristol was cloudy, rainy and foggy. Let’s not say a word about the stereotypes and let’s just say it was simply rainy. And it was not typical English weather. It might have happened elsewhere as well. I enjoyed my stay in Bristol very much. Despite the bad ... Read more

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Pompeii – the buried city

Pompeii is an archaeological site of world fame. I am pretty sure that in many countries it is an important element of the school curriculum. Despite its high historical value I appreciate it of somehow different reasons. The buried city is a unique site where you can admire social life with all its complexities. I have always had an impression that history taught in school is fragmented: particular areas of human activity are ... Read more

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Portofino – this is what I call a posh place

I don’t expect that many of my readers remember famous song titled Love in Portofino performed by Dalida in the late fifties. OK, true, neither did I, until I saw it this morning. Her black&white clip has been posted on youtube channel few years ago where you can still watch it. Why am I writing about this old song? Because I still remember my parents singing this very song when I was a child. In my memory Portofino ... Read more

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Cherry blossom in Japan

This is the first post about my dream destinations so let me say it clear: I have never been to Japan before. Although I had been studying Japanese language and culture I have never visited this fascinating country. Why Japan? Because of Nicolas Bouvier, of course! (for those who had not read my previous posts this is an author of The Way of the World). This famous Swiss writer and photographer went to Japan couple of times in the ... Read more

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On the top

While it might be trivial as all travel guides say it I would still encourage you start your visit in Milan from the central square. This is a busy square packed with people in organized groups, Japanese mostly. For me the best time to visit this place was during the night: it looks marvelous. It is beautifully illuminated! But if I was in Milan only for a short visit and had no chance to wait until the dark I would recommend a ... Read more

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Milan – the city where everything began

Like hundreds of European students I participated the students’ exchange programme. While doing my postgrad studies I went to Milan in Italy and spend there six months studying Chinese and Japanese cultures and languages. What may I say about this time? It was a long time ago but today I am pretty sure this was a sort of a turning point. Suddenly, I was left alone in a big unknown city with a task to study and to live for half a ... Read more

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