The mine has been built in the 13th century and it produced salt continuously until 2007 - it is also one of the oldest salt mines in the world. I always knew it was there but from Łódź to Kraków it's over 3h ride and I never seemed to find the time. Finally when I was almost 30 my parents and I decided on a visit. They only saw it once back in high school. It was incredible! You start the tour walking down the stairs, in the end you end up about 135m below the surface. You w

Stuttgart might not be on may people's list as a tourist destination. It is definitely a business city. And few years ago still a huge building site - planned renovations to the central train station and the whole city center should be finished by 2021. But if you're there I can definitely recommend few places to see. One of them being the Mercedes Museum. Now I'm not a car junkie. It's a machine that is supposed to take me from place A to place B, however I have a huge appre

So, my first impression of the city was quite good. Old town and city center are beautiful, the new right next to the old fits in perfectly. I think the most impressive building is probably the Turning Torso. The site from afar makes an impression. And then you come close and start discovering the details. The building is quite new, it opened 2005. It was supposed to replace the Kockums Crane in Malmö’s skyline. I cannot imagine it without this amazing skyscraper. It is (as o

Since my road trip to Ireland in 2006 I have a great sentiment for the green island. One of the most amazing places I have ever seen (till today) was Skellig Michael island off the coast of Co. Kerry. I have never heard about it before and only planned to see it because it was mentioned in my guide. To get there you have to book a boat ride - in advance! And it won’t go in very windy or rainy weather as the boats are actually very small. We even got special suits to put over