Every sailor knows at least a few “golden rules”—from the fact that the weather will always change, to various ways of assessing safety on the water. These rules of thumb circulate around marinas like rumors, passed from one person to another. But sometimes, something odd comes up. The 10% rule for yachts is a key topic.

This quote perfectly captures …Read more

Sounds like an exaggeration? Unfortunately, it’s not. Some bottles reach prices of 50,000–60,000 PLN, and that’s just the starting point in this segment’s price ladder. But how much does a 30-year-old whiskey cost? Today, I’m going to find out!

This is an alcohol that has matured in barrels for three decades. The difference between “whisky” and “whiskey” is mainly geographical—Scots …Read more

You know what, sometimes I think we’re living in crazy times. Louis Vuitton—the brand I used to associate mainly with handbags—is now part of the LVMH empire worth over 380 billion euros. That’s more than the entire GDP of Poland, in case anyone’s wondering.

But what am I actually talking about? A few months ago, something popped up on …Read more

You should know that Chanel No. 5 was no accident. It was a revolution captured in a bottle”—that’s what Coco Chanel reportedly said when, in 1921, she changed the world of fragrance forever.

On May 5, 1921, something extraordinary was happening at the Parisian atelier on rue Cambon. Coco sat across from Ernest Beaux, the Russian perfumer who had just …Read more

The silence was incredible. Twenty thousand people in the stands at Janów Podlaski held their breath as Formula—a chestnut Arabian mare whose every movement resembled a dance—ran into the arena. It was June 2025, the Arabian Horse Days, and for the first time, I understood why the whole world looks at Poland with envy.

Poland owns about 10% of …Read more