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China

A crazy stopover, or 24 hours in Beijing

China is full of mysteries, and some of them can be solved by numerology. My crazy one-day stopover in Beijing can be summed up in three…

Beijing, Tiananmen Square

Morocco

Morocco - the exotic within easy reach

Direct flights from Poland put Morocco just a few hours away. A loop from Marrakesh over the Atlas Mountains to Ouarzazate, along the Road of the…

Aït Benhaddou, Errachidia

Kosovo

Kosovo - the unknown Balkans

A day trip from Montenegro to Kosovo: border formalities, car insurance, Peja and two great Serbian Orthodox monasteries under KFOR guard, the Patriarchate of Peć and…

Deçan (Dečani), Visoki Dečani Monastery

Interviews & tips

Kid Travel

Lessons from many years of travelling with children, from breastfed babies to teenagers: what to take, how to plan the day, theme parks, camping, medication and…

New Zealand

New Zealand - a few tips

Practical tips for New Zealand: accommodation and shop prices, campervans and campsites, strict rules on bringing in food, fuel costs, single-lane bridges and how parking is…

Albania

The two faces of Albania

Two short trips to Albania two years apart: a run-down Leskovik reached from Greece in 2015, and a friendly, café-loving Shkodra with Rozafa Castle reached from…

Leskovik, Shkodër

Interviews & tips

Tips and tricks

Two dozen practical tips from years on the road: hiring and inspecting cars, eating safely, beating jet lag, planning nights rather than routes, vaccinations, lounges, tides…

e-Travel

Hybrid Mini - advanced driving pleasure

A few days with the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 plug-in hybrid: driving modes, real electric range in sub-zero temperatures, charging at ABB and Greenway…

Interviews & tips

A few exercises before you fly

Before an active trip to Thailand, a session at the PR1ME fitness club in central Warsaw: exercises that strengthen the spine and help prevent back pain…