Polina Kocheva

Bulgaria, Travel, Hiking

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 ...

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 ...

Gatsby, Ghost, Frontend, Dev

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 thing...

Frontend, Dev, Netlify

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 ...

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 termin...

Travel, Bulgaria, Bansko, Hiking

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 c...

Catalunya, Travel, Barcelona, Hiking

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...

Catalunya, Travel, Barcelona, Hiking

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...

Catalunya, Travel, Barcelona, Hiking

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 di...

Travel, Thailand

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, call...

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 v...

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 beauti...