Already in the south of Thailand

After 38 hours of travel, we arrived at our first stop in Ao Nang, 30 km from Krabi airport. Naturally, it's on the Andaman Sea (part of the Indian Ocean). Despite the long journey, we weren't completely unhappy. Travel surprises are a regular part of vacation life, and we've been on holidays ever ...

On the way to Bangkok

Despite the gray and drizzly weather, we arrived at Berlin Airport in good spirits and on schedule. We fortified ourselves with non-Italian pizza and a good German beer. Full of anticipation for the next attractions, we didn't even notice when we landed in Istanbul (after a 2.5-hour flight). We ...

Southeast Asia again!

It's hard to believe, but it's been over six years since our last trip to Thailand and Cambodia! This is us in the fall of 2025 - full of anticipation of another visit to Southeast Asia: Many factors contributed to this hiatus, primarily COVID and the general slowdown in life. Nevertheless, we'v...

Tchaikovsky in Brlin

At the end of the intense cultural season in the autumnof 2025, we're going to Berlin. There are two reasons for this: firstly, to see (from the inside) the Staads Opera in this city, and secondly, to attend the ballet performance "Swan Lake," which can be seen again and again. "Staatsoper Unter d...

Orliński back in Szczecin

For the third time, he came to Szczecin as one of "the most beloved and appreciated opera stars of this decade" - Jakub Józef Orliński (born December 8, 1990 in Warsaw) - Polish singer, counter-opera* and b-boy**. This time, his concert celebrated the grand opening of the Pomeranian Dukes' Castle...

Mozart in Szczecin?

Every ambitious opera house in the world hasWolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Magic Flute" in its repertoire. The Opera at the Castle has just earned its reputation as a very good theater, and by staging this opera in 2025, it confirmed that it is among the best companies in the country. We watch...

A month before the Chopin Competition began in October 2025, we bought tickets to the Szczecin Philharmonic for a concert by one of the competition's winners. We eagerly awaited news of which winner would perform at our concert. And it happened! During the symphony concert on November 14, 2025, K...

Time to say good-bye to Provence

Sunny weather with a constantly cloudless sky makes us regretfully leave Marseille and Provence. Although there are signs of autumn here too, this is a different kind of autumn… To say goodbye, I'm attaching a few shots of the area around our apartment in the historical  La Lorette district. A wal...