Besides, being homesick, all this Covid-19 situation gives me a major desire to spend as much time outdoors as possible...

Португалия е прекрасна страна за живеене. Спор няма. Дори през зимата, повечето дни са слънчеви и сравнително топли, а когато не са, в най-лошия случай дъждовете и силния вятър се задържат безспирно за едва за няколко дни. Не са необходими смяна на сезонни гуми, нито чистене на снега пред входната врата или автомобила всяка сутрин. Което със сигурност е много приятно и удобно, но за човек като мен, израснал искрено наслаждавайки се на истинска бяла и снежна зима, тук тя опред

Living in Portugal is great. It really is. All year round. Even in winter, most days are sunny and relatively warm and when they are not,

Всеки който ме познава е чувал поне вендъж за любимото ми място за почивка - малък остров насред Атлантическия океан.

Everyone who knows me is aware that my secret getaway spot is a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean.

Going to Switzerland, we were flying in and out of Geneva. And as on arrival we got the train directly to Gstaad, on our way back we stayed a day in the city by the lake to explore a bit of it. Actually, it doesn't really have that much to offer in terms of sightseeing. If you are a shopping and fashion lover however, then you should be careful - those fancy stores are everywhere and easily attracting attention with beautiful, high-end products on their windows. And after ram

While in Bulgaria, we've planned a short getaway to Greece. It's quite hard to believe (as a Bulgarian), but I've never been to my country's southern neighbour. We've planned one day for Athens and three more days to explore the romantic island of Santorini. And as both places are very touristy, we went in a kind of a middle-season in order to not find them too crowded. We arrived in Athens in around 7:30 a.m. and got the airport shuttle to the city. Bus X95 goes directly to

When visiting Helsinki, its proximity to Tallinn inevitably increased my desire to take a leap to the Estonian capital at least for a day. As a child I remember my grandfather speaking highly of the three baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia), so I really wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. The ferry (a cruise ship, actually) takes around two hours and the round trip is around 50 euros per person. The modern city of Tallinn doesn't have much to offer to a

During our second day in Helsinki we went to the West part of the city - the Töölö neighbourhood. Here is the famous Temppeliaukio Church (a. k. a. the Rock Church). It opened in 1969 and the interior walls are created naturally by the rock. Due to its excellent acoustics the church is a popular venue for concerts. There is an entrance fee. Curiosity: this is the first church I've visited that has WiFi Relatively close to the Rock Church is the Sibelius park with the composer

Finland is the first Northern-Europe country I got to visit, and the perfect nordic organisation hit me on arrival. It was around 4:30 a.m. and the first Finnair shuttle to the city was supposed to leave at 5:00. We were the only passengers, so it was almost like a private shuttle just for us, but it left the airport exactly at 5:00 a.m. And there was even WiFi in the bus! The airport in Helsinki is around 30 minutes drive from the city centre and its cost can be quite differ