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Piotrek Bodera

Piotrek Bodera

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Tokyo Trip 2025: Yokohama, Harry Potter Studios & Narita Temple

July 08, 2025
Tokyo Trip 2025: Yokohama, Harry Potter Studios & Narita Temple

Among Japan enthusiasts, two subgroups emerge. The ecstatic pop-culture diehards and the mellow admirers of traditional culture. Since I grew up as the first one and now lean more to the other, I'm so glad that Tokyo can deliver both in a heartbeat.

Tokyo Trip 2025: Shinjuku, Meiji Jingu Inner Garden, teamLab

July 01, 2025
Tokyo Trip 2025: Shinjuku, Meiji Jingu Inner Garden, teamLab

Because of being a major international airport, Tokyo has always been my first stop in Japan. This city lives up to its fame, so it was great to be back. Yet, in an entirely new arrangement.

Walking the Great Wall, thrills at Universal Studios Beijing & visiting the Forbidden City

May 13, 2025
Walking the Great Wall, thrills at Universal Studios Beijing & visiting the Forbidden City

Beijing, the 22 million strong capital of Cathay, was my next destination. We danced in Harbin's Stalin Park, slid giant ice sculptures, and celebrated J and Davide's marriage. Beijing offered further immersion into Chinese culture. Both the ancient and the ultra-modern ones. Rude Air China staff

Mateusz Urbanowicz – Polish artist of “Your Name” anime & Tokyo Storefronts watercolor book on freelancing and animation

April 08, 2025
Mateusz Urbanowicz – Polish artist of “Your Name” anime & Tokyo Storefronts watercolor book on freelancing and animation

Mateusz Urbanowicz is a Polish artist living in Japan. And in this conversation, you'll learn all the details about he's wonderful journey from Poland to Japan and then to CoMix Wave Films. One of the big anime studios, renowned for “Your Name”. The anime that at

NHR Portuguese residency 3 years later

March 25, 2025
NHR Portuguese residency 3 years later

At the end of 2021 I got intrigued with Pieter Levels' Rebase project. He's a Dutch solopreneur, known for successful web projects. And Rebase was an “immigration-as-a-service” for foreigners interested in Portuguese residency. Furthermore, Pieter was going through the process himself, so it was great to see

Harbin in China is the Russian city North of North Korea

March 18, 2025
Harbin in China is the Russian city North of North Korea

During my stay in Tenerife, Spain, I met a lovely couple. Davide is an Italian from Sicily, and J is Chinese, living in Europe for a long time. We enjoyed each other's company tremendously. Therefore, I was delighted to be invited to their wedding in China. The celebration

Yolla – the best Skype alternative for digital nomads

March 12, 2025
Yolla – the best Skype alternative for digital nomads

Skype was indeed revolutionary when it launched in 2003. Free calls over the Internet, were a starting alternative to significantly expensive international calls over the phone. Yet, by the late 2010s the world embraced smartphones, and I too switched to mobile-first phone apps like Yolla. I actually wrote about Yolla

Internet and technology in China from a digital nomad perspective

March 05, 2025
Internet and technology in China from a digital nomad perspective

Back in 2013 I was briefly in Fuzhou, so I don't consider it as a proper travel experience in China. Therefore, I was excited to be invited by Davide and J for their wedding in Harbin. The tech world is buzzing about Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), their own

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