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I know the spring is in full blossom and fills the air!
Yet, I share with you today this short story, which is about winter and waiting for the spring.
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The soil was covered in snow. Just as it usually is in December, but this year was different. There were no warmer days, no thaw that…
The first time I visited Venice was a few years ago. It was a university trip that focused on learning as much about Venetian art as possible. Of course, everything happened in a time-lapse.
I had heard a lot about the city. For some, it was beautiful, for others, it stinks and is not worth visiting. I decided to not have any expectations and see what would happen. That time, when Venice was covered with a cold February fog and the gusts of wind threw an icy rain in my face, I fell in love with this city....
Read more in the newest post on Slow Motion Travel🥐🍝
One day in Venice - what to do. Must see in Venice. Where to eat. Best places for souvenirs in Venice.
Too busy to give yourself a bit of love? One minute is all you need!
Read my newest article on Medium and don't forget to follow me there! :)
Just one minute a day is plenty to take care of yourself.
Still without an idea what to get for Christmas? Head to my newest article to get fresh, sustainable ideas and some pro tips how to make your Christmas gifts more eco-friendly.
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If you are looking for a more sustainable gift idea, you are in a good place.
Get under a cozy blanket, grab a tea, and immerse into a story about autumn with my newest article on Medium.
Let me know if you love Autumn or hate it in comments!
P.S. This article is behind a paywall which means that I can get money when someone reads it. However, Medium give a limited access to free article per month. If you already used it and this text appears as locked for you, drop me a PM and I will share with you a special VIP author link :)
As a person who spent all their childhood in a village, I cannot walk around without noticing nature and the way it changes. When it…
Are you ready to get spooky?
Head to Found in My Journal publication on Medium and read my newest article about sleep paralysis!
Do you know what it is? Have you ever experienced it?
About Sleep Paralysis
The tourist season may be over, but it is a great time to head for your next journey. Read my newest article to learn how you can travel more sustainably.
Thank you The Good Men Project for giving me the space to share my thoughts on Medium.
From baby steps to game changers.
The article that I share with you today is very personal and in some sense, it took me years to writer it. I am happy to get this opportunity from publication The Happy Human to share this article on the medium.
I wrote it mostly for myself but also for all the people out there who lost a loved one to su***de.
And I want to tell you this: you have the right to grieve.
Love is a bit like an old European town. Full of tangled streets. Some of them are charming, filled with cafés, lovley meetings, memories scented like flower. Others are unpleasant, stink with p**s, and there is some hardship in the heart while passing them. And then there are other, dull ones, with nothing to be upset about but also with not a single thing to be impressed about.
It's the chaos of stories, emotions, feelings, moments, and people that pass you by quickly and those who stop for a moment to chat with you. From the ground level it all seems complicated, tangled, but sometimes also familiar to such extent that you think you know the whole town, that you memorized all its corners.
But if you look at it from a different perspective, above the surface, the chaos of the streets, of the town, of life, seems to be much more in order. Ochre roofs seems to fluidly fit each other. Streets create perfect connection that totally makes sense. Campanilas and towers that grow from the urban landscape remind of all big life events which we usually do not expect, yet forward which we always looking for, especially passing dull and sad streets.
And then, while seeing the town from above, we can notice that there is always something more than just little streets which we pass... Something bigger. A mountain, a see, a forest, or simply an endless horizon. And then the town looks small, little, but not meaningless. It's a tiny part of a bigger whole, and within that whole it's no longer chaos. It's a part of an infinite peace.
I hope you missed posts on Slow Motion Travels. Here it is! Fresh article about stunning Riva del Garda that I had a chance to visit last week!
Have you ever been there?
The best places to see in Riva del Garda
When the pen touches the sheet of paper, a whole new Universe is created. An imaginary one, or one filtered through our experiences and emotions. 🙏
During the time I spent in Poland, I discovered a box of old letters that I received in the past. It brought back memories and a longing for "good old" analogue times. I recalled my pen pal who I met in the village I used to live in. This is how my newest article was born. 👌
You can read it on Leisure and Martini website. 💕https://www.leisuremartini.com/why-is-it-worth-it-to-write-letters/
Have you ever had a pen pal? Do you still send letters? Would you like to receive one? Let me know!🤔🖍️
I often prefer handwriting, because when you see a sunset like this one, there has to be a time to process its beauty.🤯
Happy Menstrual Hygiene Day everyone!
Each day about 60% of adolescents don’t go to school because they don’t have enough money to buy tampons or hygienic pads. How you can help? Check out my article on .
If you know me for some time, you might remember this article from my old blog. It was written more than 3 years ago and now I republished it, upgraded and polished.
It’s simple: women and girls have human rights, and they have periods. One should not defeat the other. Human rights are negatively impacted when women and girls cannot manage menstruation with…
Good morning on this beautiful day. 😍
Happy to announce that starting today you can read my articles on Medium. I will post there regularly, but you can still expect travel articles on my blog. 😊
Today I present you the text about recovering from the illness and how sometimes all we need to do is slowing down. 🙏
If you like what you read, leave a comment, like, or share. That helps a lot to develop my profile and get more readers
Two days before my flight back to my country of residence, my partner and I were diagnosed with COVID. We had mild symptoms and we were…
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I hope you are ready for great content! Check out the newest Algarve Plus Magazine. 😍
I am happy to contribute my story about lesser known Porto and be featured next to so many 💙talented writers💙!
Porto has a special place in my heart. It is a very beautiful city with a unique vibe. With charming cobbled streets, and the stunning Ribeira where boats swing on the soft waves of Douro River. With ancient and modern stories that float in the air no matter where you go. With the smell of heated granite and the liberating gusts of fresh air in Cordoaria or Palácio de Cristal. With delicious coffee, refreshing orange juice, and cheap wine that turn late summer evenings into miraculous events.
I was supposed to be back in Portugal about two weeks ago. Unfortunately, because of a positive COVID test, I had to stay in Poland longer, postponing seeing my place on Earth for a bit longer.
It is even a bigger pity considering that Portugal is starting to open for tourists. If you are planning to visit Porto in the near future, check out my guest post for the Etramping blog. You can find the best accommodation there for the budget traveler, mid-range budget tourists, exclusive options, and some tips for digital nomads and the best places to stay, such as Communa Garage.
Would you rather travel to Porto on a budget or pick an exclusive option? What is the thing you would love to do while being there?
P.S. Stay tuned because soon you will get the next article about Porto.
Where to Stay in Porto? Here's a guide to best places to stay in Porto, for every budget. Luxury, mid-range & cheap accommodation options, and what to do in Porto.
Spring is taking its time to blossom 🌸
Toruń is one of my favorites cities in Poland. It is located close to the place where I live, so I was going there often with school or with my family. Every time, it's breathtaking for me. It has a rich culture, interesting legends, the best gingerbread, and of course, stunning . 🍪💁
The city is a center of gothic buildings, mostly founded by Teutonic Knights. Whether it's a church, a beautiful town hall, or stunning property, Toruń has a lot to offer. 💓🌿
I know that many places are closed down again because of COVID, so I want to take you for a virtual tour around the city. Read about the best places to visit during a day trip to Toruń on my blog. 😊
Don't forget to check my Instastory for more pictures from this stunning place .zielazny 👆
Have you ever been to Poland? Maybe you have already visited Toruń? What was your impression? Let me know in the comments.🤔
Check the most important palces to visit while being in Toruń.
"I heard some gossip about Alentejo before, and by listening to it, I imagined this region as a bigger version of a sad village, forgotten by God, people, and phone coverage, located somewhere in the middle of nowhere".
Here it is the newest post on Slow Motion Travels, to give you some virtual travel to one of the most surprising regions of Portugal. 😍
If you like it, let me know by liking, sharing, or commenting. 💙
Plan your trip to Portugal. Discover old mine in the heat of Alentejo region. Unreveal stunning interior of Portugal, and learn about vivid history of this place.
'The lives of the monks and villagers who settled in Santo Tirso way back were determined by the seasons, the crops, and the water from the Ave River, the three defining factors that remain important today. Lifestyle may be different, but the beauty of the area remains'.
Read more about stunning in my newest article in !
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The new article is out!
You can find it in paper and online version of AlgarvePlus Magazine.
https://algarveplusmagazine.com/magazines/11_2020_D.pdf
Read it on and let me know what you think! Have you ever been to Amarante? Would you like to go? :)
Here it comes!
The brand new post about my first camping and the beautiful Alentejo!
Just immerse in nature and simply enjoy it!
The previous weeks have been full of changes, and I have been dreaming about some days of retreat in a secluded place. When we finally moved to the Algarve, we went camping. It may seem a bit weird, but it was the first time in my life when I slept in a tent. I must admit that I loved it, and the pl...
From now on, each month you can read my articles about stunning places in Northern and Central Portugal in 😍
You can get the paper version in a newsagent's or read it online. 📝
Find the September issue by clicking the link below. My article about Miramar on the pages: 42-44💜
Let me know what you think in the comments! 😘
All you need to read to enjoy the Algarve
Finally! Here it is! My newest post about the Botanical Garden of Porto. Immerse in nature and let me know what you think in the comment below.
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I was always a book worm. Growing up in a little village, without a lot of kids my age around, made me look for friends in the pages of beautiful stories. One of my favorites was The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I cherished everything about it, the plot, the characters, and the beautifu...
The new post is finally out! Enjoy it and let me know what you think about visiting that kind of places in comments below!
Unbearable heat is pouring from the summer sky. Maybe it is not the best day to be outside, but going for a short walk in the shadows sounds like a good idea. It's been over two months since we came back from Algarve to Porto, so I felt like discovering something new, located nearby. Someplace that....
Wearing masks is now a reality. But what some artists think about masks? Check my review of the exhibition at Galeria Municipal do Porto
An international contemporary art publication focusing on emerging artists and art forms.
A small reflection on time in my newest review for NewGenres.
It was one of the first works shown at OKNA - Espaço Cultural and it was a very interesting experience.
Do you like modern art or are you into classics?
An international contemporary art publication focusing on emerging artists and art forms.
Today post on which I was working quite a bit as it was very hard to catch the unique spirit of this place in words. I hope somehow I managed to do it! Let me know if you enjoyed today's article: leave comment, like or share it 😘
It was the first day when we came to the Algarve. As a nature lover, I was amazed by the beauty of everything that surrounded us: curved branches of old oaks, the smell of the thyme bushes in which bees were creating flawlessly composed music, and steep mountains that we decided to discover. So here...
It was a very busy two weeks for me as I was working on some new projects! 😎🥳
But I promise that fresh post about a very mystical place in Southern Portugal will be soon ready to read on Slow Motion Travels. 💪🧞♀️
Stay tuned!🧐😘
Meanwhile, enjoy my guest article about a beautiful Yoko Ono's exhibition at the Serralves museum.🏛
An international contemporary art publication focusing on emerging artists and art forms.
When you buy clothes, do you pay attention to where they are from?🧐👕👖👗
Did you know that the fashion industry is highly pollutant? 😱🤢🥵
Imagine that you travel to India and instead of admiring clean beaches you have to go through an ocean of clothes - clothes, that we all put there.🦑🌴 Check my post to learn more!
This post is not directly connected with slow travelling, but as a person who has a lot of consideration towards the environment, I decided to write today about the fashion industry and how I started paying attention to what I wear, ecologically wise. I'm moving places quite often. Whenever I was tr...
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My name is Anna and I am Polish, living in Portugal. I first travelled abroad when I was nineteen. My next travels led me to 16 more countries and allowed me to discover many places and people. Some of them became my best friends.
During that time, I was also becoming more and more concerned about the environment and our influence on it. I started to be more conscious about the responsibility that I carry as a person who lives on this Earth, but especially, as a traveller. Because of that, I stopped focusing on visiting as many places as I could and started to travel slow.
What does that mean to me? Clearly, not being late for the train! It means to focus more on quality than on quantity. To visit 3 museums instead of 10 but fully enjoy their art collection. To breathe the smell of coffee and enjoy the moment of drinking it instead of rushing to the next sight. To meet the locals and let them show me their place or even to become local-like. To choose more sustainable forms of transport. To immerse myself into the culture and customs of the place. To focus on the places around me instead of always looking for the ‘other side’, for more, further, better.
Slow travelling made me live in 4 different countries and helped me find my home on Earth, which is Porto, Portugal, where I work as a tour guide. Slow Motion Travels focuses on experiencing culture, customs and art in a meditative, poetic way. This blog is a place where I will share my experiences from my small and big travels as well as tips on how to live and travel more sustainably.
