Day Trip to Loch Ness

Hello! Welcome to another short post of the sightseeing variety. On Saturday, I went to probably the most famous tourist attraction in Scotland – the Loch Ness lake. I didn’t find the Loch Ness Monster (also affectionately known as Nessie) but I did manage to have a great time on this one day trip. I,

Swimming: Sudeikiai Open Water Marathon 2016

Hello! This is the last short sport/swimming update post this summer. Today, I took part in the Sudeikiai Swimming Marathon and lost all my energy. Let me elaborate. The Sudeikiai Swimming Marathon is the hardest one out of the 4 open water swims I do each summer. The weather is usually not the nicest as

Swiss Swimming Marathon 2016

Hi! This is just a quick update post for those who actually read my writings about sports events (thank you, BTW)! I started my 8th open water swimming season by participating in the 7th annual Swiss Swimming Marathon. The marathon was started in 2010 and I haven’t missed a single one of them. Usually, the

Sightseeing: Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park

Hi! Welcome to another sightseeing post. This time, I will show you a few photos of my native country of Lithuania, especially the snaps that I took while visiting Kaunas Reservoirs/Regional Park. Since I no longer live in Lithuania during the majority of the year, I cherish each and every moment that I spend exploring

Swimming Marathon: Switerzland 2015

Hello my dear readers!! Last week, I’ve participated in my first swimming marathon this summer. That was The Swiss Swimming Marathon 2015 (in Lithuanian language – Šveicarijos plaukimo maratonas 2015). I have already explained why this marathon and the village that it is held in has the same name as a European country. You can

Movie review: Unbroken

Hi! On Monday, I went to the cinema to watch Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken. I have seen several films depicting World War II events from different angles (Schindler’s list, Fury, Inglorious Basterds, Pearl Harbor, Forest of Gods and The Imitation Game) and now Unbroken joins this list. In short I would describe the film as a

My summer holidays in Lithuania 2014

Hello! How are you feeling today? Since it is the last day of summer, I decided to tell you all about my summer holidays and what I have been up to. You have already read about swimming and running marathons that I have participated in this summer as well as my trip to Berlin. You

Multi-sports: Lampetronas 2014

Hello! Remember when a few post ago, I said that that was the last time this summer when I was writing about a sports event? Well, I unintentionally lied because yesterday I participated in multi-sport event by accident. This multi-sport event I am talking about is 2nd annual Lampetronas 2014 event. Visit the website of the

Swimming marathon: Sudeikiai 2014

Hello! Last weekend (on August 9th) I participated in the last swimming marathon in Lithuania this summer – 6th Annual Sudeikiai Swimming Marathon. Sudeikiai is a little town in eastern part of Lithuania near the city of Utena. You can learn more about it here: http://utenainfo.lt/en (The location of the town is the red dot on the

Swimming marathon: Platelee-2014, Lithuania

Hello! Last week. I participated in the 33rd annual swimming marathon PLATELEE-2014 which was held in little town in western part of Lithuania. This swimming marathon is the longest running outdoor swimming event in my country and this year it has attracted the biggest number of participants yet. 161 swimmers chose the distance of 1.8