13 May 2018

Travel diary - Low Tatras spring 2018 (1.day) // Dada's diary

Hi everybody :-)

I have decided to document the whole journey across the beautiful Low Tatras in Slovakia which I took with friends of mine. We are four friends and mountains bring at least some of us together. We spent 5 amazing days together and because of me, them and also as an inspiration for you, I am bringing almost complete (or what I surely remember) story here. If you have/will have any questions - please ask, shout out loud, do not hesitate to start knowing more if you are interested to take this kind of adventure on your own. In the last post/article (I have separated them - one for each day) I will write you what this journey gave me, took away from me, taught me and why my life has changed because of it so very much.

4.5.2018

17:30
We are supposed to meet at the train station in Žilina. Me and Tomáš are arriving there at 17:20, calling to Miro where are they. Well guess where - waiting for us at the station pub, chilling with beers. Tomáš is ordering beer as well and I am introducing myself to Katka. After not even 2 minutes we are laughing and chatting as proper girls would do so if they constantly came to liking each other. Miro is saying that tomorrow at the same time we might find ourselves back there in that pub, not being able to do it, to walk all that way (100 kilometres, even a little bit more).

17:45
Finally, the train should be coming, 15 minutes delayed does not really bother us. However, I am getting hungry. Tomáš is saying he is pretty sure the train will come to the second platform. And as we are finding out a minute later, he was right. I can see that "winning" smile. "Well wait, you will pay for it" we are saying to him :-D.

18:10
After some time, we stopped in the middle of nowhere, for the first 5 minutes I am not realising we are not moving further. Never mind, we are having great fun, drinking some Slivowitz (Slivovica) and talking about everything. 
Tomáš decides to go off the train for a toilet, I am laughing that the train will leave him there. He is coming back and again, he is wearing that "winning" smile. Once I might hurt him because of that.
We are asking the steward what is happening and she says that the train driver did not stop at the planned station so we have to wait for police officers to check out of him. She also mentions that the driver is probably drunk.

18:30
The police officers are here, we are joking that it is our mistake the driver got drunk, he saw us at the station and immediately gave it up. Could not carry us the whole way to Poprad with a clear mind, too dangerous. 

20:45
An hour delay has passed and we are in the town of Poprad. Our accommodation should be there, just 3 minutes by walk from the station is, Miro statement. It is not, it actually takes us to walk there 6 minutes. Miro screwed it up, we are making deserved fun of him.
On the way to find our accommodation me and Katka smell lilac very strongly but cannot see it anywhere. The smell is so intensive. Probably somebody wants to drug us up and we are starting to making up stories. "Well, they do not have to, we have our Slivowitz" we are saying at the end.
And here we are, in front of the building. What should we do, we do not know, the door is locked. We decide for not to knock but Tomáš had to try to knock a bit. Nothing is happening so we are getting nearer to the door and looking inside. It must be horrifying for anybody if they go around but we do not really care. Miro is calling to the owner. The owner is coming, letting us go inside and start to explain some house rules, asking for our ID cards and giving us keys. I do not know what he is trying to say, I am laughing with Katka as never. The funniest thing for us is that we have no idea why we are laughing. Tomáš is asking us if we know what the owner said. We are just laughing more, trying to stay at least a bit quiet, people are sleeping upstairs. Miro is asking us where to go but we are repeating that we do not know. So, as the tallest one, he is asking the owner where to go even the owner said it at least twice and I cannot breathe from laughing so much. 
The owner is OK, laughing a bit with us, understands we are heading a huge adventure.

21:10
After a good quick shower we are going to have the last shot of Slivowitz for that day, but I am refusing, already half sleeping so Tomáš almost carries me to my bed.

21:30
Sleeping as I have never slept in my life.

4 May 2018

My officially first climbed top of the mountain (Malý Rozsutec) // Dada's lifestyle

Hellooo!

Oh, how happy I am to write this down - I reached the top of the Malý Rozsutec :-) 

I know, nothing big, nothing difficult, nothing impossible. However I am happy because this was the very first time when I did the whole tour and to be honest - it was not about stopping every 5 minutes or having a walking tempo. No, I was supposed to do it as fast as I could but still be able to save my strength. 

Malý Rozsutec (1343,5 metres above the sea level) is a cute mountain with a stunning view on Veľký Rozsutec which is another hill of Malá Fatra. It belongs to the National Park of Malá Fatra and it is very popular by locals and tourists from Slovakia.

We got there through Horné Diery which is a part of Janošíkové Diery, highly famous light hiking trail in Slovakia. You basically climb around the beautiful stream Diery. The only possibility how to go through this breath-taking part of Slovakian natural beauty is by using ladders, chains and tiny footbridges. I recommend you a good, strong and at least slightly high quality hiking shoes. 

Believe me, it is worth it. You feel completely different there. Unfortunately we did not take any photos since we wanted to make it quick as a preparation.

The reason of that was because I am leaving today for a 5-day hiking throughout the whole Low Tatras in Slovakia. As much as I am looking forward I am also a bit scared. In woods and mountains you go by a different life and I am thinking how it will be actually. If I am actually able to walk that whole way (around 150 kilometres) in 5 days. If the weather will be OK and stable because, believe me, we do not want to be hit by a storm up there. I am thinking how I am going to survive just with the smallest amount of stuff to survive with. And that concerns food as well. 

I really want to do it, it is about much more than just walking and climbing. It is about discovering yourself and your place in this world. 5 days without people (I am not going alone but you do not really speak to each oter while walking since the stuff you carry is horribly heavy and you go 25 kilometres per day). 

I am wondering how I will come back, if there will come any change of myself, if I explore my inner me a bit more, what this adventure will give me. 

22 Apr 2018

The very last goodbye to ŠARYK

It all happened in yesterday’s evening. The day went as usually (quite calm and good), I was already in my pyjamas when a phone started ringing. I did not look at who was calling, just picked it up. It was Mario’s mum, Bea. I thought she wanted to tell me how her staying in Austria was, she spent there four previous months. But the sentence „I do not have good news for you” changed everything. She did not have to continue, I immediately knew what had happened. I just started to repeat his name over and over, not listening to her anymore.
Šaryk died. His little soul left us because he was ready for another adventure. He had to go, and even we tried, could not keep him alive any longer. He is up there, barking with the cutest barking that any dog has ever had.

He lived for a long time. 16 years he spent with us, he would have been 17 in July. It seems to me too short, however I realise how lucky we were to have him for so long time. There wasn´t a serious problem with him, never. He was enjoying the life as much as possible. There were just few times where we saw him unhappy and that was when we were going somewhere and could not take him with us. But then we came back, he was always delighted to see us.

I do keep writing by using “we” because even Šaryk was my dog since the very beginning, he was here for everybody. He became an important part of many lives. He brought a lot of sunshine to our days, even when was rainy outside. Always there for anybody to cheer them up or cuddle a bit. Everybody whose life stories were touched by him would agree that he was that missing part of any moment, the part which made you feel instantly just perfect.

We are going to miss him a lot. The family is a bit quieter, tears are dropping to our hands and we are memorizing him, so he will never be forgotten. I especially see him as he used to enjoy lie down and started to crawl. He was adorable with a big, huge smile on his face. Yes dears, that dog knew how to smile. I will remember him playing with his favourite ball, the green one. He would walk an hour with that ball in his mouth and acting as he owns the best thing in the whole world.
From me
Šaryk, take care there. You were happy until the very last second and I shall take you as my inspiration to smile and enjoy the life much more. I will never ever forget that you were always by my side, especially when my mum died. You had a gift to heal sad human beings and I hope we gave you everything you ever wanted. Thank you for saving me. And now, I wish you a good night my loyal, old friend for life.

♥♥♥
From Mário
Šarynko, you were the best dog I´ve ever met and you were definitely more just a dog for me. You were a real member of our family. You were one of the reasons why I was always looking forward home from work or trips, from England or just a simple shopping in a local grocery shop. An incredible being ... strong, sensitive, sensible, thankful. Forever in my mind and heart.

8 Apr 2018

Skin care from Yves Rocher // Dada's beauty

Welcome Sunday, my favourite day of a week.

Today's post is about one of my favourite cosmetics brands. If you know me from the blog or maybe even in person, you know that I like Yves Rocher. And I know the company very well and so its products. I have tried almost everything from their skin care and so far know what is good for me and what is not. Honestly, I have not tried anything what would not be right for me so far.
This time I bought three products and one (a hand cream) I got as a present. I think the company knows me as well, since they gave me a hand cream as a gift <3
HYDRA VÉGÉTAL SÉRUM BOOSTER HYDRATATION

Or simpler than its title - a face serum which should moisturise your skin. I have had this serum once and it was very good, could not complain. The main reason I chose it this time was because of the mess which is happening on/in my skin. A half of my skin is dry and cannot breathe and the other is oily and stretched at the same time. This is called de-hydration and it is quite common problem for girls and women around the world in last few years.
Combination skin is, I think, the "worst" type of the skin since out there is a small number of products and advises which will really help you.
HYDRA VÉGÉTAL 24 HOURS INTENSE HYDRATING GEL CREAM



I have had this face cream in the past and not just once. When I used to be in a closer relationship with Yves Rocher, I used to buy it often. Especially during summer time, for other seasons this cream was not enough for me. But since my skin has changed its behaviour in last few years (which is completely normal due to I have gotten older, my lifestyle has changed and so on), I came back to this cream again. And well done Dada, this was exactly what you needed. 

Believe me, just the consistency is an adventure. Kind of light but still rich in texture, something between gel and cream, very unique. I use it in the mornings, it wakes up my face but also gives it the right kick for the day. 
I am not the person who expects big changes after starting using the face cream. I actually enjoy when I just can see that my face becomes naturally "united", fresh and feels good throughout the day. So this creams gives exactly that. And that's what I want so - yeah :-)
SÉRUM VÉGÉTAL  SLEEPING CARE


I enjoy when the title or the name of the product reflects what you get from it. The title of this cream is Sleeping Care and I also do use it for nights. 
This creams prepares my skin for the rest, makes it calm and released. I feel like when I change myself to pyjama and get to bed - chilly. And the same feeling does this cream to my face. Isn't that awesome?
The other huge advantage is that this is the cream which helps me reduce my starting wrinkles. I had it a few years ago when I saw that my skin had started to change with increasing age. I used the whole package and when I threw away the package I remember that the cream was also supposed to help to reduce my wrinkles. So I went to the mirror and  I properly checked my face. And believe, the wrinkles were gone. Wow. 
I can see my wrinkles have started to appear again. So - I bought the cream again. I have been using it for about a month and yeah, I can see the results. The positive ones, of course :-)
And I got this present from the shop, how lovely is that? A hand cream from the Christmas limited edition. And I just love hand creams so much. 
The cream is nicely perfumed and it hydrates my hand normally, but nothing really "caring". 

And again, the very end. Let me know if you know or maybe use any of these product and if you are happy with them :-) Anyway, see you later! Serusky

18 Mar 2018

Feeling much more Slovakian than ever

Hi there.

I owe you an explanation at the very beginning since the title might have made you think what the hell am I going to say. I would like to share with you how I feel about my country, about being a Slovakian citizen and so on.

Let me say this. I am very, truly proud that I was born in the most beautiful piece of land. I was born in a small town, in the middle of nature and that my friends, is the best thing what has ever happened to me. I was given one big gift and that was Slovakia. I do love my country. Too much, I cannot even describe it.

I did not leave Slovakia. I will never leave Slovakia even I am away now. My home stays there, in the middle of the purest nature and wild forests. I regularly come back as much as I can and if anybody asks, I every time say that Slovakia is the best place in the world. 

I will come back. The time will come. I cannot say when because I do not know that. But my house will be built there, in Kopanice region, my children will be raised there and my life will be fulfilled there. In my homeland. 

I want to achieve a few career dreams before I may come back and be OK with myself. I have had to live my life at least in two different countries to be really thankful for Slovakia. I have needed to meet new cultures and different kinds of people, to let them later know how very welcome they will always be in Slovakia. I have wanted to show the world that Slovakian people are warm, welcome and happy. Maybe not all of them, but those (negative) people you can find anywhere in the world. 

I admit, Slovakia is not in the best conditions. However, I do believe strongly, this is going to be changed. My inner quiet, but strong, voice keeps telling me how worth is working for it, to prove how much Slovakian people care and want to change our country to be better. Yeah, I am speaking about our current political situation. Because, that is one of the last things which is not great about my little country. Without some bad people in our government, I could say that there is nothing in the world what makes any country better than mine. I sound as a quite hard patriot, don´t I? Well, if you know me, you know how much I love our planet Earth, you know that I do everything I can to make the life better for us and you might also know that there is no metre of our planet which I do not adore. Unfortunately, I am so upset about some parts of this planet and again, I do hope that is going to be changed as well. It just must!

I am thankful. The feeling I feel when I see even a video about Slovakia and its beauties, when I listen to Slovakian music, when I go to a folk festival during summer or when I just remember how great it feels to be at home. But, the feeling I get when I am actually travelling home, when I am in the High Tatras enjoying the view from mountains, when I can actually drink water from a river next to my dad's house, when I take a walk around any town in Slovakia, that is unforgettable. 

I remember how people looked surprised when they heard me to speak in Slovakian language. They thought I was singing. They kept saying to me how nicely my language sounds. And that is the same in Czechia. People smile at me when I speak to them in my language (we can understand each other ;-) and say how lovely and soft I pronounce words. The reason I write in English is to get you understand and also, it is a great practice for me. Nevertheless, I do use my language often and gladly.

And that is it. I hope you did understand what I meant with this article and if not, please, let me know. Let's start a discussion, I do not want to be misunderstood here. If you ought to have any doubts, write in the comment section. It is very important to know that you got my words. 

And otherwise, have an amazing time. See you soon. Serusky <3