July 2025

I can’t believe how busy this month was, even by my standards it was pretty hectic. We went on holiday on the Isle of Wight, with Volya, a day after returning from holiday I flew to Poland and crossed on foot in Ukraine [there are no direct flights to Ukraine], and a couple of days […]

Tank Festival

Yes, we’ve been to a tank festival. I couldn’t believe there is such a thing, but it is so worth attending. I loved every minute of it. I shared pictures as I took them throughout the day instead of grouping them. This is a better reflection of how the day was. Given the opportunity, I […]

Lviv in July

I am sharing quite a lot of pictures of Lviv in July. I should make it a goal to take more pictures of details of buildings, hopefully I will remember next time. Today though is all about the “big picture”. This is the Town Hall, marking the centre of the city. It is in the […]

Isle of Wight

Views on the Isle of Wight is a picture heavy post, as expected, without too many details. I already blogged about Model Village Godshill, so check that post for more details and lots of pictures. I will post separately about Carisbrooke Castle and Osborne House, most likely next month. Another post will be about the […]

Volya in Sounthampton

We’ve only been in Sounthampton for a few hours, so I don’t have much to share besides the pictures. We didn’t visit anything, just had breakfast and walked around until it was time for our ferry towards the Isle of Wight.

Model Village Godshill

Model Village Godshill is on the Isle of Wight, a tourist attraction which is so worth visiting. The model village is a replica of the village, so it’s fascinating to look at the main street and then to see it reproduced in the village. They even have a model of the model village, how lovely […]

mid-July update

This mid-July update is not as I imagined it would be. We had a wonderful holiday and I was planning on talking about that, but now I am in Lviv and on Friday to Saturday night it was a significant attack on Lviv. From what I understand, there were about 40 drones sent to the […]

Lulworth Cove

Lulworth Cove is a cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. It is privately owned, but visitors can visit for free. Parking is quite expensive, but overall it is worth going there. We didn’t have time to spend all day, so we missed the cafe, shop, and restaurant. By the looks of it, I can […]

detail of car

6th trip to Ukraine. Why?

I wrote last year 2 posts about my trips to Ukraine. First one was about the first trip, Trip to Ukraine. Why and How, and the second one was on Why I’m back in Ukraine, published in August. It was at the beginning of my second trip, a long 5-weeks stay to volunteer. What those […]

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis

I was very eager to go to Lyme Regis as this is the “birthplace” of fossil hunting. It was one of those places we postponed, until now. On our day trip to Lyme Regis we had delicious food, including vegan ice cream, Volya came with us and behaved very well, and we found a fossil […]