It was St. Patrick’s. Pubs all over the city had flashing banners, advertising how much you can save if you buy booze from them. I opted to save even more by skipping all that, and instead, I spent my money on two trips to the Highlands: Read more
Wanting to see some of the Highland's majestic mountains during winter, my friend and I made a trip to the UK's largest national park, the Cairngorms. Read more
In photography, it's common to seek beauty and look for interesting perspectives on your subject. I took this approach and applied it to my life in general, and it works great. Read more
Sumava is a mountain range in the southwest Czech Republic, covered by the most extensive forest in Central Europe. A national park nowadays, but less than 30 years ago, it was a part of the Iron Curtain's forbidden zone. Hence, the area was without much human activity for a couple of decades. While I drove through it a few times, I've never visited it any closer, and it was on my wish list for quite some time. So, when my friend told me she was planning a trip there with her friends, I happily joined. Read more
Just after the first snowfall of the winter, when things got black and white, I explored some stone fields in the woods of the northern Czech Republic. Read more