City outbreak

As we already mentioned, dining outside of your home is not a smart move, especially considering the current regulations, in regard of the virus.  However this is the perfect time to pick up some new skills, more specifically - cooking skills. As we all know that as sweet treat hurts nobody, we decided to enlighten your day with a traditional "Stroopwafel" recipe. But to begin with a "stroopwafel" is a combination of two cookies and a caramel center. It is a traditional and popular treat that is said to have originated in the city of Gouda. Sounds tasty? Easy to make, "stroopwafels" will delight everybody in your family, Dutch or not! "Stroopwafels" Okay, here are the secret ingredients for the homemade "stroopwafels" For the dough: 500 gram (1,1lb) flour 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 150 grams (5.3 oz) sugar 125 grams (4.4 oz) unsalted butter 100 ml (3.4 fl oz) warm water 2 large eggs...

The city of Utreht is one the most bike-friendly cities in the whole Netherlands. But it wasn't always this way. Back in the 1950s and '60s, the cities of the Netherlands were nearly as auto-friendly as much any other prosperous European country. However in the 1970s, the rising number of children killed in traffic flickered a wave of protests and activism, which brought attention to the streets designed for cars. Rising gas prices and the environmental movement helped bolster national policies to reorient urban centres towards walking, cycling and transit. Nowadays, 98 percent of Utrecht households own at least one bike, according to a movie, created specifically to promote the approach of the city, towards biking.  Biking is practised as a regular sport, since Utrecht offers great scenery and paths, even away from the city. One could explore surrounding villages like Maarsen, Oud Zuilen, Groenekan, De Bilt and Bunnik, and see the typically Dutch countryside! CULT...

City outbreak in  Jyväskylä!   For active people, young and old, the shutdown of social life and the government policy of banning group gatherings of more than 10 people can be a miserable idea. But worry not, for there are still many things to do here in Jyväskylä! The nature is full of possibilities for any sportsman and the services that are still open in the city offer interesting things to do even for those under quarantine orders. SPORTS: Though the swimming halls, gyms and sports centets are closed, the running tracks of the forests and the downhill skiing slopes of Laajavuori are still open. The downhill skiing centre at Laajavuori, Laajis, sells day tickets for adults (17-65 years old) for 35 €  and also offers ski lessons starting from 45 €   for private lessons and from 70 € for group courses. Downhill skiing at Laajis Right next to downhill slopes of Laajis there is a free option for those who, like me, prefer cross country skiing to down...

While sitting at home can be a pleasurable experience that oscillates between eating and sleeping, food doesn't just magically appear on your plate. Somebody makes it and you make the choice of what you eat: while practicing social distancing you have to take extra care on what and how you nourish yourself. Today I'll give you a quick overview of what you can eat in pandemic-time J yväskylä ! Even if restaurants popular with young people in J yväskylä such as Venn and Rentukka are still open, it might not be the most responsible choice to go a dine with large groups of people. If you don't know how to cook, now is the time to learn. The student villages trusty 24h S-Market is only a 10-minute walk away if you live in Kortepohja and it's got everything you need for a healthy and diverse diet. Youths sometimes ignore the greens on the plate when making food themselves, instead preferring noodles or frozen food, but the importance of fresh vegetables is not to be...

The current situation is very unfavourable for the debelopment of tourism. However, we can bring the character of culinary tourism into your home. In order to get closer to the tastes of Poznań, we propose to prepare several dishes characteristic of our city. The first course is "Gzik and Pyry", i.e. potatoes with cottage cheese sauce. It is a perfect dish for vegetarians. The ingredients we need are potatoes, white cheese, sour cream, onions, pepper and salt. Ir won't take us long to prepare. Boil the potatoes and mix the cheese, cream, onion, pepper and salt together. Once the potatoes are boiled, you can pour the resulting sauce over them. This dish is ready! Source:  https://smacznapyza.blogspot.com/2016/02/pyry-z-gzikiem-ziemniaki-z-sosem-twarogowym.html Another dish is "Blind fish", i.e. potato soup. For preparation we need: potatoes, carrots, parsley, celery, leek, bay leaves, allspice, salt, sweet cream 18% and water. Peel all vegetables, put th...

The current situation in the world limits travel very much. When we can't leave home, visiting another city or country is difficult. We were wondering how we could walk around town without leaving home? New technologies come in handy.  First of all, it is worth seeing various types od promotional films. You Tube is a very useful tool to get to know the region. We will find a lot of films showing the qualities od Poznań. This may encourage future visits, because it even made us extremely curious and showed our city from a completely different perspective than we know. Poznań by drone  - film A virtual walk is a wonderful alternative to traveling without moving from home. Of course, it cannot replace the standard from of travel. This may encourage future visits and see the realities of what we have seen on internet. The advantage of this from is primarily the lack of piston. We can see each of the important points in the city, and move around using the map. It is also a go...

The whole word is surre ntly struggling with the COVID -19 virus epidemic. This is a coronavirus disease from Wuhan. Patient with confirmed infection with coronavirus 2019-nCoV had symptoms of respiratory infection such as: fever, cough, dyspnea, muscle pain, headache, sore throat. The symptoms usually appeared from 2. to 14. day after infection. Today (18.03.2020) is 204,670 infected people world wide are officially known, 8,270 deaths and 82,868 people have recovered. The table below shows the situation in our countries. Source:  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries   Manu people are dying as a result of the epidemic, as well as the ecomony. Schools, kindergartens, restaurants, shopping centres, museums are closed. Every citizen should sit at home and, as far as possible, avoid going outside this area. The safety of ourselves and our environment must be taken care of. The tourism sector is currently suffering huge losses. However, we w...

Hey! First of all, it would be nice to introduce ourselves!  We're four crazy students from three different countries. "Fantastic Four" Nicolas is from Finland, Born in Hameenlinna, raised in Helsinki and now studying in Jyvaskyla, he likes a diverse set of subjects. He is majoring in physics but also studying english and latin on the side. Working as a theater technican (at the moment unemployed due to corona), he loves watching films and reading books. He has a passion for music and has played the guitar for 12 years. Aleks is orginally from Bulgaria, but she is currently representing the Netherlands.She studies Creative Business at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. Apart from that she works as a part-time photographer, as she has a passion for different forms of art. In addition to that, she loves spending time with her classmates in the vibrant city of Utrecht. Ewelina with Bartek are from Poland. They live in Poznań and study Tourism and Re...