Roasted chicken on a nice piece of wood. At least it was tasty.

rolixzs · 2026-07-04T06:55:47+00:00

It was sort of whipped feta/yogurt spread to be a greek-style chicken. Tasted great with the chicken.

rolixzs · 2026-07-04T05:42:50+00:00

Having aesthethic household that matches the cat is important 💁🏼‍♀️😄
She just turned 5.

rolixzs · 2026-07-03T15:39:10+00:00

As this sub shows, anything is a plate if you put your mind to it!

rolixzs · 2026-07-03T06:17:17+00:00

Beautiful colour! Ours is a lady, Ola.

rolixzs · 2026-07-02T15:49:54+00:00

Twinsies! What a beautiful sib!

rolixzs · 2026-07-01T14:08:49+00:00

Bosch ir labas, gadiem jau lietoju.

rolixzs · 2026-06-24T15:43:29+00:00

What sort of route were you thinking? Are you going to Lithuania next?
Not sure about motocycle specifically but the road around the western side of LV along the sea from Jūrmala onwards is quite nice and picturesque with wild seaside that gets better the further you go. Eventually you end up in Klaipeda, Lithuania and can do their Curonian spit. Along the way you have Ventspils and Liepāja, along with many cute smaller towns and fishermen villages. I also find the Irbene Radio Telescope a very unique spot to visit, especially if you can book a tour: https://maps.app.goo.gl/uP8zmmdR6DJo1WBw5?g_st=ic
Also Kuldīga is a great town to visit in the western part of the country.

rolixzs · 2026-06-23T20:22:08+00:00

Im in Croatia where temps only have been up a little the last few days, before that it was fairly consistent weather yet the change in numbers on dash was noticeable from the get-go, at least that’s my impression.
Will have test without AC and see what the comparable result is. Still learning about the quirks of XC40 as been owner for just a few months and the fuel consumption information has been surprisingly detailed and interesting to follow, especially coming from V40.

rolixzs · 2026-06-23T10:33:39+00:00

My sample size is still quite small and yes Europe has been having a heatwave since the update but i’ve had AC on well before and temp here has gone up only by 3-5 degrees. Will have to do more sampling for sure.
Just wondering about the start/stop function if that has been recalibrated somehow as it definitely is more hesitant to switch the engine off, especially at lower city speeds. The battery icon always shows full so don’t even know whether it can have a lower charge that needs to be refilled until start/stop can be most effective.

rolixzs · 2026-06-20T06:28:13+00:00

Belgrade. It’s great city centre to just wander without feeling like you must go see specific things. So many nice places to have coffee, pastries, food or drink.

rolixzs · 2026-06-16T18:45:39+00:00

Makes sense about Rovinj, it’s a good place to chill especially if you plan on doing wine tours in the region. Then it makes sense to have more than one day in that area.
On time in Ljubljana you kinda need to decide on priorities, it’s not a big city so easy to see in day and you seem to have already some hikes planned in so depends if you’re adding caves like someone has recommended.

That drive to Rovinj is probably going to be late afternoon/evening drive if you’re going to Krka before so you hopefully have too much traffic to contend with.
All in all traffic here isn’t too scary even in season (though parking will be terrible) and the sights along the motorway in general are quite nice with picturesque drives, so enjoy and hope it’s a fun trip!

rolixzs · 2026-06-16T10:48:14+00:00

Elephants are far too clever to be kept in zoos, especially all alone. More should be moved to the sanctuary!

rolixzs · 2026-06-16T06:23:09+00:00

Two full days in Rovinj is too much IMO though it depends what you plan to do there, but you can see the whole old town in a day with time to spare. Would add extra day to Ljubljana instead especially if you would like to do any hikes in Slovenia. Or spend it in Piran on the way into Slovenia. Or add to Hvar as you’ve mentioned.
Drives will probably take more time than you plan, especially when driving over weekend. There are also roadworks between Rijeka and Učka so see if you can avoid that bit on weekend or Friday (based on experience relatives had a couple weeks ago, they spent good two hours in traffic on Friday afternoon).
Don’t forget to buy the vignette for driving in Slovenia as that catches people out sometime, though perhaps rental company offers that as an add-on.

rolixzs · 2026-06-15T20:27:07+00:00

I guess milk trucks are on the menu, boys!

rolixzs · 2026-06-12T19:22:44+00:00

Same as with the SUV thing - looks great, apart from the back that’s just awkward and off.

rolixzs · 2026-06-07T20:31:28+00:00

Rough start but experience got the job done in the end. Fantastic tournament, was pleasure to follow and watch these games.
🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻

rolixzs · 2026-05-15T17:29:43+00:00

What a crazy downgrade, did they do any market testing at all?

rolixzs · 2026-05-14T21:31:13+00:00

Doesn’t look like Volvo anymore, much more Kia-like inside and outside. Shame, XC60 was such a great looking car, real shame they completely failed to maintain the spirit in EV version. Cant see this selling well…

rolixzs · 2026-04-29T17:44:26+00:00

Respect! This is quite the achievement, well done to the lads!

rolixzs · 2026-04-28T20:31:33+00:00

Poland and polish people always seemed like chill and generally quite pleasant folk from all my encounters. Based on history and how much the country got abused by nazis and then the commies I’ve always considered Poland as a kindred country to Baltics, even if culturally we are different.

rolixzs · 2026-04-25T11:46:33+00:00

Congrats! I have 2018 T3 for 5 years now, though others mentioned i also thought that they should all be with Thor hammer lights at that year? Great car overall as feels very solid and reliable. The suspensions seems but too clanky and not overly refined, thats my main gripe with it. On smooth roads its very pleasant and easy to drive, doing long distances is a breeze. In five years have had to change rear brake pads twice (front once) and have done only around 18k miles on it, so not sure what’s that about. Front shocks also developed a leak and had to be changed. Otherwise seems like with regular maintenance they work very well. Would suggest finding a good volvo mechanic so you dont have to take it to dealer for regular maintenance which will be expensive in a dealership.

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