India, IX.2016 A chance to visit India does not happen often, so even if it is not the best season it has to be grabbed. Work assignment sent...
Short trip from Sofia – Lakatnik

Bulgaria, V.2016 Well, it might be a sort of a backhanded compliment to say that one of the advantages of Sofia is ease of getting out of it...
Užupis – artists’ republic in Vilnius

Vilnius, IX.2015 – I.2016 The world of growing regulations and social structures piling up one on the top of another needs a counterweight. A bit of chaos and...
Todorovden and the Horse Easter

Bulgaria, III.2016 Todorovden (or Tudoritsa) is a Bulgarian holiday that’s an occasion to see horse races outside of betting areas. Traditionally in the morning of this day well-decorated...
Immersing into Vilnius

Lithuania, IX.2015 I have arrived in Vilnius straight from Poland, just to immerse myself in a street fair. What could be a better way to experience a new...
Warsaw stories

Poland, VIII-IX.2015 Previously I have done a brief introduction to understanding Warsaw. Now I want to share a few random stories about the city, so if you want to...
City reborn from ashes – Warsaw

Poland, VIII-IX.2015 To know Warsaw is to know its history. Cliche – but in this case very justified cliche. Spending a month living in Warsaw, seeing it so...
Trapped in the Trap – Plovdiv’s Kapana

Bulgaria, VI.2015 Between Taksim and Nebet hills, northeast from Dzhumaya square lays a real pearl of Plovdiv – Kapana district. In Bulgarian its name translates to “The Trap”,...
Challenge the Fear – Snake Temple

Malaysia, XI.2014 Travel is a time for experiencing The New. Cultures, countries, views, food, architecture, people, music – you name it. But it is as well a...
Streets of Georgetown

Malaysia, XI.2014 The Penang Island was the place written in stone on my Asian list. No, not much research before, just a hint read somewhere about amazing street...