Tuesday 29 December 2015

The craziness of Malaguita's life



After a 4-day stay with my beloved Spanish family, full of fun and exciting memories, we charged our batteries, ready for the next part of our trip. There came the time to say goodbye which wasn’t an easy task... Then we jumped into the car and one of the biggest boys’ dream was within their reach: a meeting with the most famous acrobatic paramotor pilot in the world - Javier Tejeiro Lopez Malaguita. Javi is a boy from Competa (a city near Malaga) who we met during Paragliding World Cup in Legnica. He is a real volcano of positive energy who loves risk-taking adventures. His incredible acrobatics in the air are absolutely spectacular. It seems that he flies against gravity. We had to travel 900km to reach Competa. After a 10-hour journey we finally reached our destination. The road to Javi’s house was a bit dangerous as it involved a lot of sharp bends…

a view from terrace
a street of Cómpeta



Narrow streets, sharp bends and a lot of dangerous precipices evoked the unwelcome symptoms of carsickness that we all knew from the childhood. Finally we reached Malaguita’s home (Malaguita is Javi's nickname). His father,Manu, and two brothers, welcomed us very warmly. We made a small traditional greeting ceremony by giving them a loaf of bread, salt and vodka from Poland. They were charmed and delighted by this tradition which is also strongly associated with Polish hospitality. Sir Manu had taught his sons paragliding since their early childhood. Later on, they decided to take one step forward - ACRO. They are doing extraordinary air shows which for an average guy seem impossible to be real (you can watch the video below ). Now they are the most popular acro-pilots in the world and the only ones who are able to do acrobatics while wearing a motor (known also a paramotor) on their back which is very challenging due to the weight that they have to carry during the flight.








https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KethFAKIn94

Tuesday 22 December 2015

Funes, eu!

After a very warm welcome we went to the apartment which my Spanish family prepared especially for us with all the necessary amenities.
They gave us an hour to dress up in "Fiestas" costumes and we went to celebrate with dozens of people on the streets. The day of "Fiestas" begins in exactly the same way as it ends: dancing and singing start from 9 a.m. and they last till 5 a.m. next day. One may ask: Where does the energy of all those people come from? Most likely its because of drinking litres of traditional Spanish wine from La Riojy which tastes really good.




Fiestas is a time of the year when everyone is celebrating, not only young people but also the elderlies and kids. They sit all together in pubs so the generation gap seems to be not existed any more. From time to time they go to observe bullfighting (corrida) or the running of the bulls, where the bulls are lead through the streets. Sometimes you can notice the march of Charanga which is sort of parade of the local musical band. The musicians (most of them are amateurs) hold "Gigantes" - two literally gigantic puppets which aim to resemble King and Queen of the town.




It's hard to put into words the joy and energy that all those people in Funes gave us and their amazing hospitality. They offered us a lot of popular Spanish dishes and took to the places where we had not even dreamed of.






Therefore, I'm sharing with you some of my pictures, they can somehow illustrate the great time we had in Funes!
                                                         







Saturday 19 December 2015

Funes, we're coming!

After spending a great time at the Dune of Pilat we needed a bit of refreshment. Suprisingly, we couldn't find any publicly available shower, even at the gas stations and huge parkings by the motorway. Finally, after crossing the Spanish border, we found a camping where we could take a shower and get rid of tonnes of sand from our bodies and clothes which we collected during our various adventures at the dune.



Then we jumped into the car and one of my biggest dream was about to happen. According to our schedule, the next stop was Funes, the place where over one year ago I left "my second family” and I came back to Poland. Funes is a small town in Navarre ( northern Spain) which will always take a special place in my memory. My Spanish family was waiting for us from the early morning. The most impatient members of the family were Unax and Gaizka- the children who I was looking after for six months. In that time there was a Spanish feast called "FIESTAS”. It's kind of festival where everyone is dressed in white during the whole week.An obligatory element of the outfit is a characteristic red ribbon or sort of red cravat or shawl.

We came to Funes in the morning when the Corrida was taking place in the middle of the town so a lot of people were celebrating on the streets. Boys decided to welcome everyone from the air so they flew on paragliders over the city, holding Polish flags in their hands! It was such a spectacular moment! I was so excited to see my Spanish family after such a long time so we quickly went to their house to hug them!




Thursday 10 December 2015

Damian, thank you!





To present some of my trip reports, I would like to share with you a song which accompanied us throughout the whole journey. Moving from place to place, we proudly screamed its Polish words, even while being on parking lots or gas stations. It helped us overcome tiredness and stopped our drivers from falling asleep. The author of that song is Damian Syjonfam. Damian, thanks for being with us for those two weeks ;)

lyrics in english:

Let the River rise here,
River next to which I could live.
The River from which water I could drink,
Like those who were here before me.
Let the driver does not wait, I'm staying here.
I will be part of what is going to be here,
I will celebrate ordinary customs,
Like those who were here before me.

A place will rise here,
A little bit better than the others.
It will be open,
For people of good will.
For the simple people of the village,
Who will leave their cares.
We will meet on the town,
All of you, just bring, good word
That is more valuable than the bread,
Harmony of spirit is what we need today.
Make your mind to be like rich soil
Don't try to understand it, just feel it.

The world is yours.

Don't try to understand it.

(second time)
Let the River rise here,
River next to which I could live.
The River from which water I could drink,
Like those who were here before me.
Let the driver does not wait, I'm staying here.
I will be part of what is going to be here,
I will celebrate ordinary customs,
Like those who were here before me.

A place will rise here,
A little bit better than the others.
It will be open,
For people of good will.
For the simple people of the village,
Who will leave their cares.
We will meet on the town,
All of you, just bring, good word
That is more valuable than the bread,
Harmony of spirit is what we need today.
Make your mind to be like rich soil
Don't try to understand it, just feel it.

The world is yours.


Don't try to understand it.

Monday 30 November 2015

we are unknowingly rebels

We drank a couple bottles of beer, then jumped into our sleeping bags and felt asleep underneath the stars. That night was really cold and windy.


When I woke up, I saw something that I found quite weird... I saw several bunches of people, some of them standing next to us, staring at us, some of them looked like they were on the school trip. It was 10 a.m. and we wore warm clothes and hats while all those people around had flip-flops and short sleeve T-shirts. Initially, I thought it was a dream but as it turned out soon later it wasn't a dream ... We realised that we were in the limelight...




We started looking around and the view we had ahead of us was like a big screen of National Geographic Channel - the immensity of the ocean with many small islands way off in the distance took our breaths away. Tomek and Bartek, our impatient paragliders, ran as fast as they could for the equipment to start their dream, long-awaited paragliding adventure! It's difficult to describe their feelings at that time and what they had experienced in the air, but their huge smiles after landing told us everything!







After a long, exhausting day, full of excitement and different activities, we returned to the car. Bartek went to the machine to pay for the parking. He prepared 4 Euro as this price we saw by the praking entrance. To our huge disappointment, the machine said: 48 Euro. What was our reaction? Everybody screamed like a choir: "Whaaat?!". We would spent this money on at least four dinners!! We are not materialists but our expenses were carefully calculated so 48 Euro was like fortune for us. It turned out that 4 Euro wasn't a single fee but the price for one hour...We spent there 12 hours which gave us 48 Euro.There is a common saying in Poland which perfectly matches this event: "a Pole is wise after the event" ... well said.
In addition to this unexpected information, the lady working at the car parking told us that we had been sleeping in the National Park which is strictly prohibited! 
Rebels!



Friday 20 November 2015

The Dune of Pilat

The Dune of Pilat (officially known as Dune du Pyla) was our next stop. Dune du Pyla is a real paradise for paragliders (two of them we had in our car). The tallest sand dune in Europe - this sentence made us feel extremely excited.




We got to the place late in the evening. We found a parking in the middle of the forest where we saw a caption: "4 Euro". Thoughtlessly, we parked our car there. Suddenly a question arose in our minds: "Does the price include overnight stay?". Unfortunately, we didn't care about the answer ... Having changed our clothes we started to explore the greatness of this place! We pumped up our mattress, then we did a quick bath and dressed in layers as the weather at night was very windy. We started to climb the dune. The darkness didn't allow us to precise our exact location, but after 40 minutes of scramble, we landed on the top of the dune. At that time, no one of us could realise what would we see in the early morning ..




Sunday 8 November 2015

a part of Poland in the middle of France

I’m ashamed to admit, but we (the female part of our trip) slept through almost the entire journey until the first stop. It was probably caused by the excess of emotions and endorphins on one hand and tiredness on the other. After 13-hour-long travel, we stopped in Oignies, France, to visit Bartek’s uncle - Cezar. He is of Polish descent. Uncle Cezar emigrated to France 30 years ago. He joined the association of the Polish community and helped in establishing a Polish Roman Catholic parish. Now he is in charge of organising meetings for Polish pensioners living in foreign country.




He welcomed us with a glass of real French champagne and prepared a special French dinner for us. The starter comprised of a melon with a cored hole in the middle, filled with Portuguese red wine.





Uncle Cezar told us how much he missed Poland. He told us about the history of Polish emigrants during the Second World War and the actual situation at that time in France. His longing for home country was clearly noticeable in his eyes when he talked about Polish culture and history and also when we looked at his home decorations. We could listen to Mazowsze music played by a gramophone that he bought in Poland many years ago.


The aura of this meeting let us go back into the times that we only know from school books. Having left some Polish souvenirs for uncle Cezar, we set out on our onward journey. 

I think this visit was a great lesson of history and patriotism which will stay in our memory for a long time.



Uncle Cezar, thank You for your hospitality and bottles of champagne which you provided for us (It was enough for the whole trip!)

Sunday 18 October 2015

7 6 7 6 k m

Spain has been the target of our annual two-week-long tours for several years. We were planning this trip for months but there was always something which stopped us from moving ahead. We either lacked the courage to face certain kinds of danger or didn’t have sufficient budget or proper equipment to visit at least half of the places we had planned to see. This year, to our big surprise, we manged to arrange everything what we needed to embark on the journey to Andalusia.


The crucial component of any venture is strategy and related preparations. We formed a group of five people: three girls (Kasia, Daria and me) and two boys (Bartek and Tomek). Then we divided tasks according to individual interests and abilities. The female part of our team was tasked to take care of aesthetic aspects of our adventure such as creating personalised T-shirts for each of us and buying Polish souvenirs for our friends in Spain, focusing on what Poland is mainly famous for: vodka and ‘ptasie mleczko’ , a traditional Polish goody which is pretty similar to a British chocolate covered marshmallow.

We made a list of all the necessary things which could help us to survive such as practical wet wipes, gas cylinder, ‘Chinese’ instant soups, films for ‘old-fashioned’ cameras and other brilliant inventions of our civilization. Bartek and Tomek took care of more practical matters. They checked the technical condition of our car, replaced the tyres, prepared trailer to transport the paragliding equipment and cooking equipment such as portable gas stove and at the end they checked the condition of our tents. We thought that we were very well-prepared and everything looked perfect. Unfortunately, we were wrong….Later, it turned out that something had escaped our notice (I’ll write about it later on).

A week prior to our trip we sat down together and developed an action plan and calculated the best possible route. Obviously, in the course of our journey everything was changed. Luckily, all the modifications were positive. Then we supplied our portable refrigerators with kabanos sausages, potted meat, bottles of beers and other nutritious foods.

In the early morning (14.08.2015) we dressed our ‘expedition T-shirts’, hopped in the car and our long-awaited 8,000km journey started, thereby fulfilling the dream of each of us.

again

Having unpacked my backpack and printed photos of extreme summer adventures, it's time to go back to reality and face the challenges of student life. The energy batteries are fully charged, ready to beat the autumn blue and look back at the last two months. Now it's time to reminisce about the trip that I had always dreamed of - welcome to Andalusia!


Thursday 4 June 2015

Oh maaaan!

YUMMY!
No, this post has nothing to do with cakes. Needless to say, it’s still a delicious chunk of knowledge about emerging wave of new trends, especially when it comes to male generation. The time when young people are becoming financially independent from their parents, getting marriage in their early twenties and having kids before thirty has already passed – irretrievably, I’m afraid. They said that thirty is a new twenty-somethings.

Ever since I turned 21, I’ve been not celebrating a birthday but I started to call it anniversary of 21st birthday. Last time I celebrated my second one. I’m not really proud to admit that I belong to the club of these youngsters who follow the rule of “go with the flow”, doing a lot of things just to stay “cool”. And we truly hate when our parents say: ”When I was in your age…”. This statement holds such a tremendous pressure. Let’s be honest, your twenties won’t last forever.

The research conducted by Dr. Meg Jay from the University of Virginia shines the spotlight that 80% of the most defining moments in your life happen by age 35. The is the dual nature of being twenty-something: probably it’s the best period of your life and the worst at the same time. There are a lot of upcoming decisions that can shape your life forever. Sadly, most of us, after graduating, still don’t know what to do in life. That’s why we’ve been labelled as Choisters, Millennials, Emerging Adults,Twixters or the Lost Generation. Interestingly, there is one more name for successful young males who have a strong financial stability, they are called: Yummy.

Yummy is a modern term for “young urban male” under 30. Why doesn’t this trend relate to females? HSBC market research indicates that the increasingly number of luxury buyers are yummies. These men usually obtain apartments in major cities, buy luxury cars, and they are investing a lot money in luxury brands, in general. Why? Because they love to spoil themselves. They don’t think about all these responsibilities like marriage, kids or even about having a girlfriend. (Now, all the single ladies can put the blame on yummies!)

Many luxury brands have launched exclusive lines of products specifically for this kind of men. Burberry, Prada and Gucci predict sales growth of 9 percent because of yummies’ fat wallets.

Yummy has never heard of the term of aging gracefully. He is obsessed about his perfect image. He is able to allocate a large part of his budget for cosmetic and beauty treatments. According to a study of the Spanish Institute for Aesthetic Medicine, the number of beauty treatments fell by 32 percent among women, but increased by 20 percent among men, mostly singles.
Dear Yummy, you are not “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. It’s time to reduce your level of selfishness. Nobody wants to be alone forever.
This goes for both females and males: our generation decided to grow up when we want to and as fast as we need to. The most imperative thing is to move forward, not backward. If you don’t know what to do with your life now, try to think how you see your life in five or ten years.

If you have difficulties doing it, watch this video and answer this question: who is your hero?


A round of applause to Matthew McConaughey! Let his speech be an inspiration for you:

Tuesday 19 May 2015

Good Morning TV: Wake up and smell the coffee


I have a special morning routine. I have to get out of bed by 6:30 a.m. at the latest and I try my hardest to sit down on my sofa at 7:00 with a cup of coffee and sandwich watching a morning show. I truly love breakfast television, especially over the weekends when I can fully enjoy the whole programme. Why? Sometimes it's just good to see that someone had to wake up much earlier than you to get to work. I'm pretty sure that most of you, in a moment of utter boredom in the morning, reach for the remote to see what was going on in TV. 

The vast majority of the breakfast shows are hosted by a small team of hosts who are trying to convince you that you wake up with them for a reason. They are pretending that they are all in a great mood, full of enthusiasm, even at 6:00 a.m., asking with a broad smile: Who do you want to say 'Happy Monday' to? 

There are some common rules and some repetition across all the morning shows around the world. Most of the names start with a salutation and then they are followed by a country's name like: Good Morning Britain, Good Morning America, Good Morning Greece, Good Morning Asia or simple, Good Morning. All of them focus on providing mixture of news, sport, entertainment, current affairs and weather updates. Studio design has the same structure almost everywhere in the world, especially when it comes to fake background of a city view or any other outdoor view which is just pretending to be real. 

Here is my subjective opinion about the most popular shows

Good Morning Britain which is often abbreviated as GMB. As you can guess, it's a flagship UK breakfast television show. Nevertheless, for me it looks more as a news programme rather than morning show. Instead of a comfy breakfast sofa, there is a vast glass-topped desk taken straight from the news room. Actually, the most interesting part of the show are guest invited to the studio to talk about certain news stories. However, many seeing it as the first real competition from ITV for BBC Breakfast. 

The huge advantage of BBC Breakfast is the fact that the programme is broadcast seven days a week, every week of the year, including weekends and public holidays. Also, we have a sofa here which adds sort of warm atmosphere and enables the guests to feel more relaxed. 

Well, everything starts in the US. Most of the morning shows are being inspired by American version. The most popular one is obviously Good Morning America debuted in 1975! The show won the first three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program. As it's typical for American style, everything that happens here is on a large-scale. GMA studio is located in the heart of New York, Time Square, which might be regarded as the central of the world's entertainment industry. Expect from a glossy table in the studio why don't put there a large, comfy breakfast sofa too! Fun personalities, fast-paced stories, and great energy between presenters add a special value to the show.

Surprisingly, my favourite morning show is the one that I always watch when I'm back in my home town. It's called Good Morning TVN (Polish name: Dzień Dobry TVN). During the summer holidays it is replaced by Good Morning Vacations. TVN is one of the largest and most reputable Polish commercial television network. The structure of the show is slightly different from British and American versions.

First of all, each episode is hosted by a couple of presenters. The studio is quite large, there is a huge, comfy sofa and some of the discussions and interviews are conducted at a special table. Most importantly, the studio is located on the top floor of a building in the heart of Warsaw. The background behind the presenters is real. Another element that differentiates the show from the others above is a kitchen. This is a place where special guests (sometimes well-known TV personalities) are preparing their favourite dishes during the show. All the hosts are wearing a bit less formal clothes than those in British or American versions to add sort of casual style to the show. Good Morning TVN has also its own café - TVN Café. It's good to go there and drink a coffee, seating next to your favourite hosts!

Tuesday 5 May 2015

10 Ways to Stay Happy at Work



For decades, Monday has been considered the worst day of the week. It’s not always easy to stay motivated and even happy and smiley when you’re getting down on yourself about the deadlines, a fire-breathing boss, a huge pile of work you have on your desk or how you feel about the office as a whole. It's even harder when you are a young practitioner who actually just started a "real" career. You are getting nervous more often and giving up more quickly.

Here are a few ways to survive at work and remain happier at work (even on Mondays).
1. Start your day with you favourite coffee. Coffee is your wake-up call. It contains caffeine, a natural stimulant that gives your day an energetic start.

2. Don't forget about breakfast! Breakfast is the crucial meal of the day. Coffee and healthy breakfast is a perfect combination to kick-start your day.

3.Keep positive. Everything starts in our mind. I know it's hard to believe but happiness is largely a choice. I can hear you arguing with me now, but it's true. You can choose to be happy at work. Sound simple? Yes. So you are in control of how you feel about your work every day. Remind yourself why you got into your job in the first place and stay as positive as long as you can.

4. Stay organized. Spend some time to create your to do list every morning (while drinking a delicious coffee) and keep a restricted schedule to stay focused.

5, To much stress? Get walking—outside, if you can. Or at least close your eyes, hold you breath, count ot ten.

6. Keep your personal life at home. Try to not think about any personal problems and focus on work.

7.Take a Breather. You are not a machine, you are human. Take a lunch break. Even for 15 minutes. Sit down to eat your lunch and step away from your computer a bit.

8.Ask for feedback. Don't be afraid to ask. Find out what it is you can improve on and set your mind to improving it. Take some notes in your diary.

9.Reward yourself. Finish a horrible assignment? Grab a piece of chocolate or cake. You deserve it.


10. Make your work bestie. It’s so really essential to have that kind of person at work you can vent to. however it's not easy, you have to be very careful. Take time to get to your co-workers. Having a good people around you and enjoying working with them are hallmarks of a positive, happy work experience.

"Feelings, vibrations... It's all what music is about" Gentleman



SYMPHONICAL is an artistic project involving collaboration between classic music and reggae.It had its premiere. It had its premiere on the 30th of April 2015 in "Sala Ziemi" in Poznan. The main star was Tilmann Otto who is widely known by his stage name- Gentleman. He is the international reggae musician from Germany. More than 40 young musicians from Poznan performed with him and his band the best of hits of Gentleman with participation of orchestra and choir.

There is no doubt that performing with such a star like Tilmann Otto is an incredible experience not only for young musicians but also and for reggae fans. A devoted crowd of fans couldn't wait to welcome their idol. They had been waiting in a long queue since 7:00 A.M. to enter the building where the concert was taken place.

Is was a magical and memorable event. It was clearly noticeable that Gentleman felt great on the Polish stage and was in fantastic mood, especially when he tried to enunciate several words in Polish. He said that any time he visited Poland, he is surrounded by amazing people with incredibly positive attitude. It's important to stress that the concert wouldn't be such an unusual event without the participation of talented Poznan Boy's Choir under the direction of Jacek Sykulski.

I can't wait for another concert of Gentleman in Poland. Next stop- OSTRÓDA REGGAE FESTIVAL! Have a seat, put your headphones on and enjoy this music:


Friday 24 April 2015

What can you do in Poznan during the spring?

KONTENERART
It's a mobile centre of culture and art. This great event organised by independent artists starts on Thursday 30th of April. It's a perfect place where you can take a rest, meet new people, develop new skills during art worhshops and take part in variety of concerts, artistic programmes and exhibitions. Kontenerart is located along the Warta River so you can relax on the shore which resembles a big beach.


WARTA RIVER
If you like nature, you should definitely go there with your friends! Don't forget to take a portable grill, buy some sausage and beer so that you can have a small barbecue party! According to the latest news, drinking alcohol will not be punished as it was last year. Get ready!


BUŁGARSKA STREET
Are you a football fan? The tournament seasen has just started. Don't miss a chance to support Lech Poznan and try to feel this amazing atmosphere.


Enjoy the spring!

Wednesday 22 April 2015

My Way of Norway

Welcome to Norway!



Ever since I discovered all these affordable alternatives to hotels like couchsurfing, Norway has been one of those curious places that I wanted to visit. I always associate Norway with extremely high prices, reindeers and cold, windy weather, especially in the coastal areas. I was very surprised when I had to take my jacket off because the weather was awesome!

The main spoken language in Norway is Norwegian but you can easily communicate in English which makes the travel a great experience . Without a shame of doubt, Norway’s biggest tourist attraction is the nature, especially breath-taking fjords. They can be found along the whole length of the coastline and the view out of the airplane’s window was amazing.

One of those experience that made my heart rate speed up was a trip to Preikestolen also known as "The Pulpit Rock”. It 's a steep cliff that hangs 604 meters above sea level. I went there with people who I meet through couchsurfing. We slept in the mountain, sang songs around the fireplace at night and admired sunrise from the cliff! We had a lot of fun together! The adventure like this was the one that I had always dreamed of.





It was the most memorable time I've ever spent in my life! Next stop – Oslo.

Tuesday 21 April 2015

How squatting works?

Let’s challenge your assumptions. When you think about a squatter, what do you mean? A young outsider, perhaps a single guy. He's a freeloader who either sells drugs or drinks a lot of alcohol. Probably a little smelly? He can break into your home when you're on holiday. Moreover, he's arrogant enough to wear your bathrobe and ask: "Who are you?" when you come back. This is a stereotypical image of squatting.

First of all it's important to understand the meaning of the term "squatter". In simple words, squatter is a person who occupies an abandoned or residential building without the owner’s permission.


We can distinguish several sub-groups of squatters. Usually, they are young people for whom a squat is a temporary dwelling. Another group consists of artists who need a place to exhibit their work and organise alternative events. A lot of them treat squatting as a lifestyle. The last group is led by anti-government squatters who organise protests against economic inequality.
Think this is a bit too perfect? So do I ! The ones who give squatters a bad name are homeless individuals with addiction problems or mental disorders.


Some squatters want to live differently, not work for a murderous oppressive system, and do their own thing.
Even though the majority of people mainly choose to be squatters due to economic reasons, squatting, especially in residential building, is still illegal and punishable.


Monday 30 March 2015

Auto Stop Race- new experience

Auto Stop Race is one of the most popular and interesting event for students in Poland. One thousand participants hitchhikes racing in pairs to appointed destination- one of european city. It's the biggest race in Europe. This year takes place seventh edition of the ASR, the finish line is Greece and the gorgeous Peninsula of Chalkidiki.
For the seventh time over thousand young people will chase with us, traversing countless kilometers and roads, to finally reach the target. And all this according to three simple rules:
-fastest wins
-we're moving by hitchhiking
-we're having a great time!


The race starts on 25. April from the Economical University in Wrocław.
Enjoy hitchhikers!

Sunday 22 March 2015

The winner is... Palma de Mallorca



According to "The Times", Palma de Mallorca is the best city in world to live. Last Sunday, the newspaper published a list of the 50 Best Cities in terms of quality of life . The capital of Balearic Islands has an attractive old part of the city with several beaches that are great for rambles and any kind of short or long distance walks as well as exceptional climate. Palma de Mallorca surpassed many other famous cities like Toronto, Auckland, Hoi An in Vietnam and Berlin. The list was created by a collaborative work of travel journalists. They prepared this ranking by using different statistics about the quality of life, infrastructure, gastronomy and climate. Palma de Mallorca was described by “The Times” as one of the most beautiful city in Spain. It’s not hard to get there!
Palma de Mallorca is not the only one city worth to see. The whole Island seems to be one of the most attractive and popular holiday destinations for tourists, mainly from Germany. The fact that is relatively cheap might be one reason. The vast majority of hotels in Mallorca offer sightseeing tours which are great opportunities to see many  gorgeous nd memorable places like Cap de Formentor, Jungle Parc or Rutas de Palma. Spring has just started which means that Summer begins in less than three months! Now it's a good time of the year to plan your trip in order to save money and time!



You can easily find affordable tickets offered by cheap European airlines like Ryanair and Wizzair.

Wednesday 18 March 2015

spring is coming

There is no doubt that spring is coming and it's just around the corner. She inevitably knocks at our doors and windows and we are pleased to receive it after 5 months full of frostbitten fingers, runny nose, pile of scarves and hats. The sun comes out and thereby the bicycle season has officially started. Everyone should switch to this means of transportation! It can take you everywhere, even upstream, and you can breath with fresh air. Unfortunately, not every city has roads adopted for cyclists, however you can pretend to be rebel and cross some segments of the route using the sidewalk. 



How to prepare for bicycle season? 

If you have bicycle: 
- Dust it off
- lubricate the chain 
- inflate the tires 
- check the brakes 

If you don’t have bicycle: 
- I recommend buying a bicycle on flea market 
- For ambitious people I recommend visit in sport shop 

If you think that you don’t have bicycle, but in reality it lies tucked away in the attic: 
- Take car paint, sandpaper and remake your bicycle 

To increase the power and speed of pedalling, I highly recommend Edward Sharpe songs.



Friday 13 March 2015

Passion as a Way of Life


There is nothing more beautiful then doing what you love, making your dreams come true and bringing joy to others. All this stuff you can meet in Michałków.


Crossing the threshold of the airport, called by local paragliders "łąka", you enter a totally different world. World, where the problem is loose propeller or slightly wet glide, other problems don't exist. It is something which can inspire everyone. Boys rise to a height and make aerobatics which don't seem to be pleasant and safe if you observe them from the ground. What I like the most about it is indescribable energy which boys derive from this passion. The team consist of people at different age who just share a passion - paragliding.


Being a witness of aerotricks you can see slaloms, spirals and chilling performances. You can also try to set a glide or fly in tandem with pilot -incredible feeling full of joy. I recommend to everyone! Brave people can enroll in the course of paragliding. Therefore, let's follow our passions with smile! Wings up!

photos by Anna Kłopocka and Roman Roszak