The importance of drinking water

Never a dull moment with my friend Justine – if it is not a concert or a book launch that we attend together, it is a product launch. Today I learned something I have always known, but it feels good hearing it from experts in the area – the importance of drinking the right quantities of water during the day for the proper functioning of one’s kidneys.

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, so do several glasses of water a day. Some herb-based food supplements can also help the proper functioning of one’s kidneys. For more information, check Polpharma’s website. They are the largest Polish manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and among the top 20 generic drug manufacturers in the world.

* This is a collaborative post.

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Alsitarti Cave

Alsitarti, a town just a few kilometrs south from the Bulgarian-Greek border has a spectacular cave nearby – Cave of Alistrati. It is considered to be one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Greece. The huge stalactites up to 18 meters in length that come in a variety of colours and shapes are simply stunning.

Alsitarti Cave

Colours of Orthodoxy. Bulgaria

The diversity and beauty of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Colours of Orthodoxy. Bulgaria – a contest, which aims at presenting life of the Church to a wider audience.

I am not a professional photographer but as I loved the initiative, I was happy to contribute some of my photos. Good photographers play with light. But in my case, the light simply played with my photo – this light beam coming out of Priest Alexander Lashkov’s hand during a x-mas concert in 2015 was simply awesome! Serendipity.

Congratulations to the winners to be announced shortly on orthphoto.net.

Women on the Mountain

When not running Coworking Bansko, Irina Pandeva is painting lively portraits. Some of her women’s portraits will be exhibited during the forthcoming Women on the Mountain 2017 conference in Bansko for women interested in business and technology. The co-organiser of the event Damilola Omole as painted by Irina. When art and technology meet in the mountain, the result promises to be a great weekend – 1 – 3 September 2017.

Irina Pandeva – oil on canvas

Coworking Bansko Revisited

Coworking Bansko has been up and running for a several months now and the community keeps on growing with people from all over the world. Thanks to those three – Bansko is seeing so many “co”s – co-living, coach-surfing, co-working …

Any time I visit here, I meet more and more amazing people – this time in my spotlight Rob Tijssen, DevOps Engineer at Mozilla. A world citizen who currently has made Bansko his home and makes it homey for all who visit him.

The Mastermind with Thalassa van Beek and her Freelance Kickstarter sounded like the thing for all who want to learn the skills they need to work online and how to find great clients.

 

Rob Tijssen, Bansko – August 2017

Thalassa van Beek, Bansko – August 2017

Toggl

Headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia Toggl has a mind-boggling Guide to establishing a successful remote culture.

An eclectic mix of people from all over the world united by the belief that software should empower people, not get in their way. They seem to believe that great people make awesome stuff anywhere and therefore hire globally. Togglers work where they choose from.

Another different recruitment approach – using Hundred5 initial screening tests aimed at hiring for skills. A good test checks candidates’ basics skills for a position, so recruiters can focus on the “top, say, 10 (or 3 or 30)”. Win-win!