My 15 Reasons Why I Do Jogging

I started jogging few years ago and my direct motivation was to prepare myself to a long walk in Lapland. Before I went to Lapland with a full size backpack I knew I need to do something for two reasons: first, to not get abandoned along the track, and second, to make the time spent in the wild enjoyable. Somehow pain related to untrained muscles was enough to convince me about the necessity to do jogging. So this was MY reason why ... Read more

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4 Seasons in Ferrara. My story.

If you read this blog regularly you have known that I am a big fan of the Italian city Ferrara. There are many reasons for that, including my personal story and lucky coincidence. I spent in this town many years. I saw it covered with snow, washed off by heavy rain, burnt with the summer sun and touched by the light spring breeze. This was truly fascinating to watch how this town evolve, react to the weather conditions, celebrate ... Read more

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How To Learn Swedish? My Expriment

If you are familiar with the origins of this blog and my plans for next couple of months discussed under ‘Travel Tips‘ section, or explicitly in one of the first posts ‘Getting Ready‘ you know about my idea to learn another language. As I already know English and Italian, had been studying Chinese and Japanese, I thought it shouldn’t be THAT difficult. The language I picked up might surprised you and I ... Read more

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Can’t keep up? 4 Ways To Simplify Travel Plans

You are RIGHT! I have started organizing a new trip: this May I will go to the Aran Island. There are many reasons why I picked up this particular location, one of which is the journey of Nicolas Bouvier to this island in the early 80s. I am thrilled to visit- for the first time- the place where Nicolas Bouvier was writing one of his books titled: Journal d’Aran et d’autres lieux. As I decided to go there few months ago ... Read more

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Quick look at my recent trip to Ferrara

I have just returned from a short trip to Ferrara, a lovely little town in Emilia-Romagna (Italy). I brought unbelievable amount of pictures, films, new friends, interesting conversations and- most of all- delicious food! Before I will handle with this huge amount of raw information let me share with you my first impressions. The best part of this trip was definitely a marvelous time of the beginning of spring. The whole region was ... Read more

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5 Important Facts Nobody Is Telling You about Traveling

Nobody wants to spend a holiday budget on travelling and return home disappointed. We all know too well the stories starting with ‘everything what could go wrong went wrong’. Naturally, there are holidays that we remember forever and those that we wish to forget as soon as possible. Many people get discouraged with such a lottery whether the trip is enjoyable or a total disaster. While it is impossible to make ALL trips ... 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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15th anniversary of Nicolas Bouvier’s death

No surprises: I’m reading Nicolas Bouvier books all the time. Again and again and I always find some interesting quotes and thrilling descriptions of visited places. This time of the year I’m reading the Journal d’Aran at d’autres lieux. I’m planning to go to Aran late spring. We’ll see how it goes, but to celebrate today’s anniversary here is a lovely quote I found in his diary. Read more

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Krav maga – It hurts!

If someone is telling you that learning any martial art won’t hurt he LIES! Naturally, if you start thinking about the new skill you probably imagine yourself as a person who already has successfully acquired it. If it comes to martial arts you have no problems to imagine a lovely picture with a combat that you have just won. Yes, you are prepare for an effort but somehow deep inside your head there is this ... Read more

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In memory of Nicolas Bouvier

Just yesterday 84th anniversary of Nicolas Bouvier’s birth passed (1929-1998). I would like to share one of many thoughts on traveling found in Le vide et le Plain, Carnets du Japon 1964-1970. “Too many people expect from the journey too much without thinking of what travel expects from them. They wish to get healed from their particular imperfections with the change of the place of residence, and the passion of the ... Read more

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