Travel Scuba diving for the first time in Koh Phi Phi I came to Phi Phi to enjoy its amazing beaches while it was still empty post-covid. Then I spontaneously signed up for a scuba diving course, which put me face to face with
Travel Khao Sok: Limestone mountains and wild animals in the rainforest This was, hands down, one of the best experiences of my life!Khao Sok is an incredible national park in Thailand. It's one of the oldest rainforests in the world. The landscape is
Life My experience with IFS therapy In June 2021, I started going to therapy. I consider this one of the best decisions I've ever made. It brought a lot of peace and acceptance to my life. It made me
Travel A month in post-pandemic Phuket This was a magical time. After a year and a half of very little travelling, I was finally able return to Asia and resume my adventures!A long journeyI had plans to travel
Travel Hiking in the Swiss Alps! A dream come true In the summer of 2021 I finally made one of my long time travel dreams come true, and visited Switzerland!I stayed near Interlaken, and went on daytrips to Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald.These
My favourite adventures A list of my all-time favourite experiences (that I've documented) ☺️I'll keep adding to this list as I go on new adventures.Backpacking in Guatemala and BelizeThis trip had everything! Hiking a volcano
Catalunya Summer hiking in the Pyrenees (part 2) Last weekend, I hiked from Vall de Nuria to Coma de Vaca and then down to Ribes de Freser. I loved this hike so much, I came back here again this weekend!This
Barcelona Summer hiking in the Pyrenees (part 1) This weekend I spent 2 days in the Pyrenees and did one of the most beautiful hikes I've ever done.I started in Vall de Nuria. This is high-altitude valley is a ski
Barcelona Hiking to Taga - a beautiful mountain peak in North Catalunya Today I woke up at 5:30am to do one of the most intense hikes I’ve ever done - 30km, including a mountain peak!Taga is a 2040m peak. Although not very
Barcelona The 7 Waterfalls of Campdevanol Campdevanol is a small town at the foot of the Catalan Pyrenees. Surrounded by forests and mountains, it's famous for its 7 waterfalls. This is a popular place, and I know that in
Catalunya Salt del Mir: A secret waterfall Salt de Mir is one of my favourite Google Maps discoveries. I found it while looking for hikes and beautiful places that are not well known, but also easily accessible by train (since
Barcelona Springtime hiking in the forests of Figaró In the beginning of 2021, I was in Barcelona, my home. I was spending winter in Europe for the first time in a few years. It was cold and everything was in lockdown.
Bulgaria Snowy winter days in Bulgaria I grew up in Bulgaria, where we have snowy winter and real cold weather every year. I always suffered in the cold. So as soon as I could, I moved to sunny Barcelona.
Nomad Life The logistics of a permanent nomadic lifestyle I've been a nomad for more than 4 years now, and I'm not planning to change this lifestyle anytime soon.But is the nomad life sustainable long-term? Recently I was talking about this
Gatsby Moving to headless Ghost + Gatsby frontend Some time ago, I was in a coworking space in Bali, sitting next to Aileen while she was working on cool things for Ghost. One of these things was Gatsby Starter Ghost. "A starter template to build lightning fast websites with Ghost & Gatsby".
Frontend I made a public stage for polinakocheva.com I've always loved the idea of building things in the open. Unfortunately, I don't have a project that I can build this way (yet). But I do have this website right here. This is my playground, where I experiment with ideas. So I was inspired to make a public stage for polinakocheva.com
Linux How to make your Mac terminal look like a Linux terminal I finally switched from Linux to Mac! I'm really enjoying the MacBook so far, but I do miss a couple of Linux things - especially the terminal. It comes with nice colours and fonts out of the box, and it's easy to use. I spend a lot of time in the terminal so that's important to me.
Travel Trying out Bansko as a digital nomad Bansko is a small ski-resort town in the mountains of Bulgaria. It has been gaining popularity as a digital nomad spot recently due to the combination of skiing, coworking, and low cost of
Catalunya An abandoned village in North Catalunya Last week I was on the train from Barcelona to Ribes de Freser, on my way to Vall de Nuria. I was looking out of the window and enjoying the pre-Pyrenean scenery, when
Catalunya Vall de Nuria II: hiking the Catalan Pyrenees in sun, fog, and hail Vall de Nuria is a picturesque green valley 2000m above the sea where you can ski in winter and hike (or just chill) in the summer. It's one of my favourite places in
Catalunya Mura, a beautiful medieval village with a strange hotel The tiny village of Mura is (luckily) not a well-known tourist destination. It's one of Catalunya's little secret treasures, which I keep discovering.I found Mura randomly while combing through Google Maps, looking
Travel Krabi In January 2020, I was in Bali and my next visa run was coming up. (When living in Bali, we need to leave the country every two months, called a visa run.)Most
Bali Adventures in South Lombok I finally visited Lombok - Bali's "sister" island, and had lots of fun and adventures exploring it. Long post ahead!BTW I made another vlog out of this trip - watch it below
Travel Nusa Penida After coming to Bali regularly for over 3 years, I finally ventured out to visit Nusa Penida - a small nearby "adventure" island with beautiful beaches and horrific roads.Boat tripWe got up
Travel Secret beaches and volcano views in East Bali Still one of my favourite memories from Bali.I made a little vlog out of this trip! Watch it below :)This trip to East Bali was one of my best experiences on this
