ghost of nature.

curious meerkat in the zoo of the charlotta valley. on a rather rainy day we were struggling to find something to do with ourselves. after researching a bit i found out that there was a little zoo close to the city of ustka, situated in a small valley called dolina charlotty . we figured a visit to the zoo when it was rainy wasn't such a bad idea after all, since most people decide to stay indoors somewhere and don't seek out places like this. with an umbrella in hand and a zoo mostly to yourself it can be quite a nice visit, and since the summer sun also isn't shining her full hot self, animals probably are much more active as well. so that's what we did, we hopped in the car and drove to dolina charlotty. entry fees in poland were generally pretty low, a thing that always took me by surprise on our visit - many things attraction-wise were about 5 to 10 euro less expensive than in germany! which is a huge gap and made me wonder why western european countries were so da...

the baltic sea on a windy day. throughout our stay in dębina we often made tiny explorations around the village, morning walks along the beach or above the cliffs. it doesn't need much to make me happy, and just being near the sea is one of those few little things. and sometimes it doesn't need a myriad of words to properly describe my love for the sea - sometimes the fact that i took pictures to remember those days by the sea totally suffices. the sea doesn't need to be explained, it needs to be felt, and taken in and let it devour your sense of being as part of a greater image, beyond any imagination.  tiny paths above the cliffs leading through beech and pine woods. i think we were strolling into the direction of poddąbie that day.  walking over entangled roots ❤ and always a sneak peak down to the sea. along the path towards poddąbie you will encounter some old barbed wire fences, they belonged to the premises of the 69th squadron of the polish air defense army. they wo...