Fun fact: 10,000 seconds fit in less than 3 hours, as many minutes make up almost a week, and 10k hours take more than a year. But what is ten thousand pictures? I got a new camera this spring along with plenty of free time to reconnect with my life-long hobby. Since then, I’ve been sh...

This summer, Katowice was named the best Polish city to live in, with Warsaw landing in 10th place and Kraków closing the list. So, what the fuck is Katowice — and does it really beat both capitals, plus every other major city in the country? I doubt you’ve ever even heard the name Kat...

Look, this post is gonna be boring as fuck — me visiting yet another spot in Europe that’s kinda cool but not mind-blowing. No fresh info, just a few obvious facts. The photos do look nice though, and they’ve got that warm summer vibe that’s gone until next season. So just scroll through if you a...

If this post had happened a few days back, it would have had a very different tone. But it is what it is, and I only hope reality is a much less dramatic penman than me. Kraków is the reference sample of a peaceful place. Though stuck between a rock and a hard place for over a...

Kraków is as much a home as I’ve ever had. The city has grown so familiar that most of the time I barely notice it. It feels more like an abstract mental space than a set of objects occupying a specific patch of the physical world around me. It’s so everyday that I tend to forget ...

Ostrava is a weird little town you probably never heard of. It’s the third largest in Czechia, and definitely one of the ugliest. Yet its unconventional beauty makes the city one of the most unique places in Europe — especially during the Colours of Ostrava music festival, hosted in a long-abando...

Summer in Bergen must seem like one very long day, since it never really gets dark this time of year. Unless, of course, the 120 hours I spent there were extraordinary in that regard — as they certainly were in many others. Let me tell you about it. I promise not to burden yo...

I’ve been off the social grid for quite a while now. I’d say it’s been well over a year since I stopped checking the feeds regularly or out of boredom. I still take a peek every once in a while, but it’s rather never than often. And so what? Nothing, really. No sudden revelations, no dr...

Life after 30 is as dull as it gets if you’ve had your share of experiences, left your past behind, and settled in a small town where nothing ever happens. At that point, you either start chasing very expensive rainbows or learn to enjoy the same simple pleasures over and over again. Kraków is a ...

On June 1st, Poles were electing a new president. The old one, inherited from the previous ruling coalition of national-conservatives, served his sentence, and is ready to ride off into the sunset, leaving a chemtrail of not-so-funny political memes. The current government was formed in late 2...

Poland is supposedly one of the least LGBT-friendly countries in the EU. According to the Rainbow Map, it just gave up its last-place spot to Romania. One could argue that even that is still years ahead of the global average. But should that be enough? I don’t think so. I believe that in any s...