Texas – Freeze Attack – February 2021
Texas has a subtropical climate. Depending on the region, it can be humid, temperate, or dry. That’s the…
Route 66 – history
Route 66 is the most famous road in the world, known by Americans as the “Mother Road.” The…
Teksas – Bandera – diving mules
A few years ago, near Bandera, in Pipe Creek, there was another rodeo, in addition to the one…
„On the road again
Goin’ places that I’ve never been
Seein’ things that I may never see again
And I can’t wait to get on the road again”
A.D. 1980 – Willie Nelson
Reporter, author of books, traveler, always driven by passion. That’s how I can describe myself now, but in a few years, it will probably change because I dislike stagnation the most; I love development, new challenges, and action.
In my journalistic passion, I particularly enjoy the stories of people I would never have met if I hadn’t decided to start writing. I am driven by curiosity, a thirst for knowledge, and I reject the commercial and thoughtless everyday life. Knowledge is fascinating, and when conveyed by another person, it is invaluable because it is subjective and fleeting. To truly understand the world, one must savor it, go out to meet people, and listen to their stories; for those who lack the time or opportunity, there are the books and films I create with others in mind.
I have been traveling for over twenty years. My favorite destinations are China, where I have been a dozen times, and the United States. I have spent particularly much time in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and California. I also drove the famous Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica. As a result of my trips to the USA, I wrote three books: “Route 66, Mother Road: about history, legend, and travel,” “Texas is a State of Mind,” and “Louisiana Gumbo.” Texas is close to my heart not only because of the culture, the people, and the time I spent there, but also because in 2019 I received the title of honorary resident of the city of Bandera, the second oldest Polish settlement in the USA and a town that prides itself on being the world capital of cowboys. Bandera, which is my second home, received this title from the American Congress in 2016.
I am a sailor and a motorboater. I have skipper qualifications. I have raced in one of the most interesting regattas in the world—the Heineken Regatta in Saint Martin, in the Caribbean (as a crew member). I am a traveler because, as Ryszard Kapuściński said, “There is indeed something like being infected by travel, and it is a kind of disease that is fundamentally incurable.” I have felt this addiction for as long as I can remember, and I do not intend to fight it. I have been to most European countries. I drove from Warsaw to Gibraltar and further to Lisbon. I traveled one of the highest roads in the world, the Khardung La Pass, in the Indian Himalayas.
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Louisiana – Voodoo in Louisiana
There is no city in the Western world more associated with occultism than New Orleans. It is the capital of voodoo, magic, and spirits. Voodoo arrived in Louisiana with the hundreds of thousands of slaves brought from West Africa. Strange traditions of this religion also seeped into New Orleans from Haiti. The first slaves arrived…
Texas – San Antonio – Alamo
The mission at Alamo was founded in 1718 as the first mission in San Antonio and one of the oldest Spanish missions in Texas. It was established, among other reasons, to educate the Native Americans who were being Christianized. After several decades, in 1793, it was secularized and abandoned. Over the years, it primarily served…
Louisiana – In the Swamps of Louisiana
Life in the swamps is a choice, a state of mind, a lifestyle. There are people who work in the city but live in the swamps. They function in settlements consisting of a few, sometimes a dozen houses. All the families know each other. They form tight-knit communities. Visiting is done by boat, even if…
