Polina Kocheva

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 m...

Hanging out with deer in Nara, Japan

Nara is a mountain town where hundreds of friendly deer roam free! Along with Kurama-dera, Nara was my favourite place in Japan that I visit...

Mountains & temples in Kurama-Dera

On my last day in Japan, I returned to Kyoto. As I wrote in a previous post, I wanted to see more of Kyoto - especially its less touristy si...

Rainy walks in Kyoto

I visited Kyoto twice while I was in Osaka. The first time I went with two of my friends. The train ride was beautiful, through little town...

2 weeks in Osaka - daily life and remote work

After Tokyo, I traveled to Osaka where I spent about 2 weeks. In Tokyo I took some time off, but in Osaka I had to work. As usual I work Eur...

Tokyo, a new favourite city

I recently spent 3 weeks in Japan and I loved it! I'm a fan of Japanese culture and I knew I would like the place - but it exceeded my exp...

A spontaneous little vacation in Athens

While looking for plane tickets from Europe to Bali last time, I found a super cheap flight with Scoot - under $300! The flight was from Ath...

Travel, Barcelona

Summer on the Costa Brava

Summer is almost over. As always, I spent it in Barcelona. I worked from home during the week but spent every weekend at the Costa Brava :) ...

Travel, Andorra, Barcelona, Hiking

A weekend in Andorra

Andorra is a microstate on the border between Spain and France (or, well, Catalunya and France). All of the country is in the Pyrenees, cons...

One week in Taipei (and my first missed flight)

Taiwan has been on my list for a while. In April 2019, while I was in Bali, I decided to visit Taipei for a week and see if I like it enough...

Patagonia, Travel, Hiking

The mountain that smokes in magical Patagonia

I came to Patagonia to do 2 things: visit Perito Moreno glacier and hike in the Southern Andes. After visiting the glacier, I took an afte...

Patagonia, Travel, Hiking

The ice kingdom of Perito Moreno in Patagonia, Argentina

From 40 degrees in Rio de Janeiro to a frozen land just 1500km away from Antarctica. I've wanted to visit Patagonia for years. I've always ...