Let me tell you how my Slavia‑supporting friend Zdenda surprised me. A few months ago, he sent me a link to a completely unique event. It’s a three‑day punk extravaganza on a massive ship sailing across the Baltic from Stockholm to Tallinn and back. Part of the trip includes several hours of partying after docking…
Tag: Punk
My Top 10 Songs
In the midst of today’s global chaos and the endless stream of events, it’s sometimes necessary to switch off for a moment. Music often becomes the most reliable place to escape. Each of us has a few songs that return to us like old friends — pieces that don’t fade with time, even as everything…
BrewDog: a ride that was worth it, even if it ended in a crash
Rebels from the garage BrewDog began as a small Scottish brewery founded by two friends, James Watt and Martin Dickie, who in 2007 brewed beer in a rented garage and sold it out of a van. Their ambition wasn’t to become just another “craft beer”, but to disrupt the entire beer industry. From the start,…
Life Without a Manual
As I keep reviewing the feedback this blog has received over the three quarters of a year it has existed, it’s become pretty clear that some readers are more into the punk stuff, others prefer politics, and some are mainly curious about life in London. But overall, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. At the…





