Posts from Tarragona
Self-hosting music
- 11 April 2026
Recently I decided to ditch music streaming. A few years back a migrated from Spotify to Tidal. I was mostly motivated by superior quality of the latter, ethical concerns regarding the former (ie paying 200M to Joe Rogan) and realising how little music streaming giants pay the artists.
I was happy with Tidal most of the time. It allowed me to discover plenty of interesting artists. But over last 4 years, I felt more and more like music consumer. And while Tidal shares more of its profit with the artists than Spotify, realising how little the musicians make from my streaming made me feel uncomfortable.
So I decided to ditch commercial music streaming by:
New category: travel
- 24 January 2026
I always wanted to share my travel experiences. It’s not that I’m super active or experience traveller, but probably like many other people, I love travelling and over the years I learnt couple of things that may be usefull for others. Also, if any of my writting motivates you to go somewhere, it’s already worth it. Beside, I’m finding reflecting and writing about my past trip pure fun!
Lately, we went for nearly 4 weeks to Vietnam. I was rather afraid of this trip and wasn’t really thinking about it until the very last moment. I guess that was my way of coping with the anxiety of not having control. Yes, I’m a control freak. I love routine. I love to know what’s going to happen next. But at the same time, I know the real beauty and fun in life comes unexpectedly.
Travelling forces me to accept that you don’t have control in life. You can’t plan your life. You can’t avoid surprises. You need to accept unexpected. And to be here. And now.