Long way up – The Route (part 2)

In the previous part I gave you a taste of miraculous places in Sweden. Basically this is going to my way up. I would like to tell you some about the North Cape or, like Norwegians call it, the Nordkapp.

The North Cape is located on Magerøya Island in northern Norway. It’s a 307 meters high cliff at a junction of the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. Just 2102 kilometers from the North Pole. The North Cape isn’t the farthest point of Europe laying to the north. For example neighboring Cape Knivskjellodden lays 1457 meters closer to the North Pole. A road to the North Cape was opened in 1956, but to get to the Magerøya Island you had to use a ferry.

In 1999 the North Cape Tunnel was built making it easier to get to the North Cape. It’s 6875 meters long and reaches a depth of 212 meters below the sea level. The tunnel has anti-freezing gates which close the mouths of the tunnel in the winter to avoid freezing of leaking water. These gates open automatically when cars approach and are permanently open in the summer, when traffic is denser.

• Do you think that the North Cape is worth seeing?
• Is it epic enough for a destination of an epic journey?
• Would you like to travel there with me?

Long way up – The Route (part 1)

So I’m going to travel north. But where to? I quickly found a map of northern Europe and started looking suitable place worthy to be a target of my adventure.

At first I look at the Sweden, but nothing caught my eye – lots of miraculous places to see, but nothing in the epic category. Then I tried Finland – beautiful lakes and woods, but not the kind of things I was looking for. Last but not least I looked at Norway. Fjords looked promising, but I tried a little bit more north. The Lofoten – marvelous islands connected by bridges and tunnels with “whale safaris”. I knew I was getting closer, but I looked a little bit more to the north and then I found the perfect destination…

The North Cape.



Further north you can find mainly ice and you need a boat or a plane to get there. So I found the target of my journey. But which way should I go there and how should I get back? Because I have limited timeframe (two weeks, give or take) I decided to focus on northern Sweden and Norway. I quickly found a ferry, which will take me from Gdansk to Nynäshamn (town near Stockholm). From there I will travel north along the shore of Baltic Sea.

My first sightseeing stop will be area known as Hoga Kusten (The High Coast) and Skuleskogen National Park which are on The UNESCO Natural Heritage List. Nature there is astonishing as also the landscapes. One of the most amazing landmarks of this region is The Hoga Kusten Bridge. It’s over a mile long, The road runs 40 meters over the sea level and the pillars are over 180 meters high. It was design to look similar to The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.


In northern Sweden there lots of heritage parks showing everyday life of the Saam people. They’re a nation which lives in northern Finland, Sweden and Norway for thousands of years. There are also many museums dedicated to mining silver and iron. And last but not least one of the biggest and outstanding waterfalls in Europe, like Stora Sjofallet.

• Are you interested in visiting Scandinavia?
• Do you believe that seeing these marvels of nature is worth traveling great distances?

Stay tunned for part 3: Long way up – The Route (part 2).

Long way up – The idea

First of all, I’ll explain what’s this presentation is about. It’s going to be about my future motorcycle trip. I have a motorcycle for a year now and the farthest place I have been to by my motorbike are Mazury Lakes. Through the last year I was rather thinking about enjoying a Saturday afternoon ride then planning great trips. And then, on a Christmas Eve it began…

It wasn’t the beginning - there are no true beginnings and no true ends – but let’s call it a beginning. As one of presents under a Christmas tree I found a book. At first I was more interested in other presents, but later in the evening I’ve picked up the book to have a closer look. The book was titled “Long way round – Chasing Shadows Across The World” and on the cover were two smiling guys. One was Evan McGregor and the other one I didn’t know. Later I learned it was Charley Boorman, also an English actor (most of you probably also haven’t heard about him before). Swiftly I have learnt that it’s going to be about a motorcycle trip (the catch phrase at the back of the cover stated “Two men. Two motorcycles. 20000 miles.”). The book is Evans and Charley’s diary of the trip.

In 2004 Evan McGregor and Charley Boorman went on a trip from London to New York through Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia, next they flown to Alaska, where they mounted their bikes again and went south, discovering the highways of Canada and the United States. With each mile their massive BMW motorcycle conquered problems arose. Exhaustion and tripping of the bikes were the final test of strength and endurance. They rode through treacherous roads, had to endure unforeseeable weather, had to get going with crazy politicians and local crime lords. In Kazakhstan they were chased by paparazzi. In Ukraine they were guests of mysterious and armed men. In Russia they were harassed by police patrols. In Mongolia they were invited by nomads to a supper, where as a main dish were served bulls testecles.

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Despite all the obstacles they managed to ride over 22600 miles in four months and this voyage changed their lives forever.

In 2007 Evan and Charley again went on a marvelous adventure – this time they called it “Long way down”. They traveled from John’O’Groats in northern Scotland to Cape Town in South Africa. Again discovering wonderful places, meeting unordinary people.


Reading and watching TV shows about these trips was very inspiring for me. So I decided to a little trip of my own. Hopefully living an unforgettable adventure. Because Evan and Charley covered three out of four directions, they left me only one choice. I’m going to do my own “Long way up”…

• What do you thing about traveling to remote regions?
• Do you feel like taking some sort of an epic journey?
• What do you think about motorcycles?

Stay tuned for part 2: Long way up – The Route

LEGO - Part III - Films & Games

Lego Company haven't forgotten about computer users and created over 30 games with minifigures. Most of theme are based on movies - like series of Lego Star Wars, where gamers can play as movie characters and in original story but..In Lego World:



Or Lego Indiana Jones:



But the most expected game is Lego Universe - first Lego World based MMORPG where you will be able to do anything with Lego bricks and minifigs:



Beside Lego Games there are also fun made movies. Like this Star Wars Episode I:



there are also music videos made from Lego - like this White Stripes clip:



Most movies are made like old fashion cartoons - with stop motion technique:



Of course there are computer animations clips, but they are rare and short.

What do you think about such productions?

LEGO - Part II - AFOL

AFOLs is acronym for..Adult Fan Of Lego. As Lego is usually toy for young children, nowadays lot of adult people play with bricks. Why? Because it's great hobby, and of course, when you are grown up you can afford to buy any Lego set you want :)

AFOLs have their own community called LugNet (Lego User Group Network) - . In 2004 LugPol () was created, so people from Poland can share their hobby. The second most popular polish site for Lego Lovers is

The biggest fan gatherings - BrickFest, BrickWorld and Brickfair are held in USA.



AFOLs also have their own e-magazine called BrickJournal, which presents best user constructions.

Lego Company also spotted adults playing with bricks and created special program called Lego Ambassadors, whose goal is to spread. Poland was represented by Shaggie, member of LugPol.

There's even special certification program for Lego Lovers. You can be Lego Certified Professional! Person who knows EVERYTHING about Lego. Isn't it great? ;)

The most important part of AFOLs life are MOC - My Own Creation. Those are not standard (not Lego Company created) models representing every possible theme - City, space etc. The most popular site with MOCs is Brickshelf with tons of projects and photos. Like this giant model of world largest hydraulic shovel - Terex RH400





Beside MOCs there's also minifig customization - - like these custom made Star Trek figures:





So are you ready to go back to play with Lego again? :)

LEGO - Part I - History

Everyone remember them. LEGO. Toy of our childhood. Everything started in begining of 30's when the company was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen. The word Lego is derived from the Danish words "leg godt" which in Danish means "play well". Then in Latin means "put together". At beginning, he was making wooden toys for local society, but soon he switch to plastic.



Company also created mechanism to lock one brick with another with so called studs. They would stick together, but not so tightly that they could not be pulled apart. In 1953, the bricks were given a new name: Lego Mursten, or "Lego Bricks."

In following years, company started producing sets including trains, trucks, cars, etc.

On June 7, 1968, the first Legoland Park was opened in Billund. This theme park featured elaborate models of miniature towns built entirely from Lego bricks.



In 1978 first minifigure or minifig was created with small arms and legs and a friendly smile. From now on, they were included to almost every Lego set released allowing to create "living" towns.



In next years, Technics, Duplo, Bionicles and many more themes were introduced to public, allowing Lego to occupy whole market.

Gender equals SEX ? Part 3 - Human Sexuality

When we look at the stage design the two doors opposite to themselves seem to represent contrast between this what is masculine and this what is feminine. Our gender is defined by our behaviour and because in present time borderline dividing social roles for man and women is fading away the doors are look almost the same. Spectator could not declare with all certain which one represents which gender. The choice is as individual and independent as our gender and desires are independent from our sex. But what we can say about frame with out a mirror? In my opinion it is relate to character of Trigorin. Because he is hiding his true nature and stifling his sexuality he can not look to the mirror. He can not look at his reflect and face the truth about him self and his desires.

In my opinion director well-turn the story and highlight the issue of human sexuality and roles that we attribute to the man and woman and which is based on our sex. Political correctives require from people liberal perceive of that issue but out from “the big cities” and TV cameras perception of human gender is still more conservative and discussion about this what is masculine and what is feminine is still open. Through the centuries everything was presented in black and white colours but today discussion about social roles become dominated by lots of shades of grey and depending who is watching the performance the new colours to the palette of interpretations can be add.


Question : what do You think about gender theory? sex and gender : different or the same ?

Source : „Notebook of Trigorin” by Tennessee Williams

http://www.theory.org.uk/ctr-b-e1.htm