The total solar eclipse over Valencia on 12 August 2026 – with the solar corona just before sunset – followed by three days of sightseeing: City Hall, the Silk Exchange…
Four days of the May long weekend with Łukasz and Mateusz: the Wietrznia reserve and Castle Hill in Kielce, a Korona match, the open-air museum in Tokarnia, Chęciny Castle, Raj…
A week at my sister’s over the turn of 2025 and 2026: walks around Torrevieja and its beaches, a rainbow over the pink lake, Almansa Castle, the Santa María Magdalena…
The AKT Olsztyn autumn hitchhiking rally in October 2025: from Olsztyn by thumb to Mrągowo (the Spring of Love), Kętrzyn (OPL air-raid shelters and the Teutonic castle) and Reszel, with…
The last two days of our Czech trip in July 2025: the colonnades, Orthodox church and viewpoints of Karlovy Vary (with a downpour in the background), and in Pilsen a…
Four days in Bohemian Switzerland National Park: Pravčická Gate, Růžovský vrch, viewpoints reached by stairs and ladders, ruins of rock castles and Děčín on the Elbe as our base.
Two days in Prague in July 2025: the Old Town with the Orloj, Charles Bridge, Hradčany with Golden Lane, views from Petřín and Letná, the National Museum, Film Legends and…
Four June days in Silesia in 2025: an evening in Katowice by the Spodek and at the Namaste Travellers’ Club, the market square in Gliwice, a cage ride down to…
The All-Poland Student Rally through Warmia and Masuria twice: in 2025 the “Explorers” hitchhiking-and-hiking route to Teutonic castles, a night march and a boat trip to Wielka Żuława, and in…
Berlin through the eyes of someone who lived here for more than four years: the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, the Berlin Wall, the Cathedral with its viewing terrace, Nikolaiviertel, the…
Four days by car around eastern Andalusia with my sister Kasia and aunt Teresa: Lorca, Granada and the Albaicín quarter (no Alhambra – tickets were sold out), the witches’ village…
A three-day road trip to central Spain: the monastery-palace of El Escorial, the Valley of Cuelgamuros with its huge cross, the Roman aqueduct and the Alcázar in Segovia, and the…