Ski in Poland Easter March 2013

Im on the way back to London from Poland. It's been such a nice and restful time (10 days). Ive ended up with my mum in the mountains skiing. I've opened the ski seson in the spring. The ski condition was perfect, I was almost on my own on the ski trail. During 3 days we visited different ski locations such as Wisla Cienkow (red and blue)http://www.google.com/search?q=wisla+cienkow&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xDGiUaytEcXjO63bgdgJ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=664 , Stozek (1km black) http://www.google.com/search?q=stozek&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=5zGiUezKNsTfOaGegLgB&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=664#safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=stozek+ski&oq=stozek+ski&gs_l=img.3...7408.8041.0.8284.4.4.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c.1.14.img.uiDiFGP3VKI&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47008514,d.ZWU&fp=a74d7bb99e98c702&biw=1280&bih=664 and Czantoria (2km read and 3km blue) http://www.google.com/search?q=stozek&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=5zGiUezKNsTfOaGegLgB&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=664#safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=czantoria&oq=czantoria&gs_l=img.3..0j0i24l9.47008.48651.2.48965.9.6.0.2.2.0.355.761.0j1j1j1.3.0...0.0...1c.1.14.img.0yy0Kecedoo&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47008514,d.ZWU&fp=a74d7bb99e98c702&biw=1280&bih=664 . The hardest one was Stozek but the longest Czantoria. Stozek had got a very nice familiar vibre with a fabilous hostel at the top of the mountains. My mum fell in love with that place so did I. It was a traditional 90 years old hut which still belongs to the government, hasn't been yet privatised after the communism fell down, has maintained the similar style as before in moderation. It was modified just to make it more comfortable and cousy. I've been skiing with someone who I met there and it was nice to exchange the view points and ideas about the quality of live without TV and any aditional gadgets. He was an alcoholic 10 years ago and since he has got rid of the addiction, him and his wife set up the community for adficted people. They run a glass cobstruction company in Austria and help addicted people in Poland. It was nice to see someone's commitment in helping others. The next day we checked out Czantoria. The ski track was very good, the facilities avarage. I've met an ortopedic doctor who was passionate about skiing so were his grown up children. We've skied together for 1 and half hour and exchanged our live experiences while going up on the ski-lift. We had an interesting and inspiring time and we could learn a lot from each other in such a short conversation's time. I wish one day he will open a Ski resort in Szczyrk (ski location which used to be the most attended ski centre some time ago) for doctors. http://www.google.com/search?q=stozek&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=5zGiUezKNsTfOaGegLgB&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=664#safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=szczyrk&oq=szczyrk&gs_l=img.3...41884.43986.4.44287.7.7.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c.1.14.img.0x_arP0sQ8E&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47008514,d.ZWU&fp=a74d7bb99e98c702&biw=1280&bih=664 Apparently there is such a big doctors ski community with semi professionals. After our 3 days ski and yoga retreat we went with my mum to a regional restaurant 'Wrzos' in Ustron http://www.google.com/search?q=stozek&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=5zGiUezKNsTfOaGegLgB&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=664#safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=wrzoz+ustron&oq=wrzoz+ustron&gs_l=img.3...44018.46869.6.47134.12.10.0.0.0.0.336.1052.0j3j1j1.5.0...0.0...1c.1.14.img.wZkK2XuUtBQ&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47008514,d.ZWU&fp=a74d7bb99e98c702&biw=1280&bih=664. We treated ourselves with a grilled goat chees (oscypki) http://www.google.com/search?q=stozek&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=5zGiUezKNsTfOaGegLgB&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=664#safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=oscypki&oq=oscypki&gs_l=img.3..0j0i24l2.28004.29694.8.30548.7.7.0.0.0.0.205.865.0j4j1.5.0...0.0...1c.1.14.img.9fS-DEbyvKM&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47008514,d.ZWU&fp=a74d7bb99e98c702&biw=1280&bih=664, meat, mushroom and cabige dumplings and bogracz (meat stew with potatos and sort of dumplings). For desert we had got a deliscious sharlotka (apple pie) with melted chocolate, wipped cream and ice-cream. We came back to our city home in the evening. Next day after the family dinner and I took off to London.

Calabria 2013

Calabria May 2013 Getting on the national express in Liverpool st of London seemed to be a quite achivement. I have arrived 2 min after the bus' s departure and my wife was there since half an hour getting upset with my delay. I knew that I couldnt find any ecxuse for being late. I could only blame myself for ignoring a time. Well...things happen when I am out of my daily rushing rutine. I have a knee injury which put me out of focuse and slowed down my life's paste. As soon as we arrived to Lamezia in Calabria we hired a car Peugeot 107 and we drove a new friends we met on the flight London-Lamezia. We dropped them off half way to Scalea in Paola where we stopped at the local resraurant for our first italian dish pasta - exquisite ravioli filled with fish and pizza. It was a really nice interval during the journey. We arrived at the destination before midnight. Roby's friend Antonio was waiting for us to opent the door. It's amazing how much he cares about Roby and is always available for me. The next day we went to such a beautiful sea location in San Nicola where we have been indicated by a local man the best spot by the beach. We ended up by staying at the roofed bar/restaurant by the sea where we could plug in our laptops chargers and connect to internet via sim cards. We have been invited to the family's lunch, whose members were prepairing the service for a summer. The head of the family was very bright and communicative. His wife also was a fun. My wife had to eat a meat in her mushrooms pasta as she didn't want to appear impolite by stating tha she was a vegetarian. The tomatos and salad were organic picked up from the garden so were the mushrooms picked up from the forest. The overall energy at the table was fantastic. In the afternoon we went to the hirdresser where beside the fact that my wife was doing her hair, i did my hair cut as well which i wasn't very happy about. Likely the hair grows...Considering that we are still out of the pick summer season there are no clubs to go out. My wife invited me instead to a nice fish dinner at the restaurant 'Tari' located in a historical centre of Scalea - indicated by our new friend Carletto from a local barbier shop next to our appartment. I forgot to mention that it's my 3rd year since I have been traveling to Scalea, only the flat's level changed from the ground floor to the second one. All the rest remained the same. I love it over here. The cost is wonderful and people warm and welcoming. The following and the last day of my wife's stay we drove to Maratea to visit a port and climb up to the top of Jesus's statue. We were very lucky to happen in the right moment at the right place. There was a wedding in the local church up on the hill and we've met some locals who have invited us to the ceremony. We spent 9 hours on never ending eating: startrers, first courses, second courses, deserts... We finished with the tort consumption and we had to leave at 9pm to be able to get some sleep before taking my wife back to the airport at 5am and returning our little vehicle. We had such a good time over the last 4 days. It seemed like an extended period of time judging from the intensity of events. I am on my own on the train heading back home in Scalea...