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CAPE TOWN, 23-MAY-2016
Cape Town and Cape of Good Hope: end of Africa!
Cape Town, Table Mountains, Cape of Good Hope and penguins! Yes, penguins in Africa. This is the end of Africa (geographically and for us)


WINE COUNTRY, 21-MAY-2016
Fantastic wine region, fantastic roadtrip
Desert, ostriches, scenic roads and mountains, colonial mansions and well rounded tanins


J-BAY & GARDEN ROUTE, 17-MAY-2016
Africa's California and J-Bay check!
Ladies and gentlemen, I have officially surfed J-Bay!!! And then along (bit un-African) southern coast


DURBAN, 14-MAY-2016
Where is Ivan Lexa?
Durban - where I almost broke my balls after jumping from a pier. Otherwise nothing to report


HLUHLUWE & ST. LUCIA NPS, 12-MAY-2016
2 great national parks, 1 Indian Ocean and X hippos
kwaZulu-Natal province, homeland of Shaka Zulu. No Zulu warriors spotted, but bunch of shamans and lots of hippos and rhinos


SWAZILAND, 9-MAY-2016
Melodies of African Kingdom
Short visit to one last real kingdoms of Africa, where the king is The King, has tens of wives and hundreds of children and where life goes slooow


MPUMALANGA 2, 7-MAY-2016
2 big ones
Blyde River Canyon and the world's largest baobab tree. Enough for a day


KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, 6-MAY-2016
Live from NatGeo TV channel
Antelopes, zebras, giraffes, buffalos, wildebeests, elephants, rhinos, hippos, lions, hyenas, baboons, crocodiles, vultures…


MPUMALANGA & LIMPOPO, 3-MAY-2016
Cruising across northern part of South Africa
Empty and scenic ride into the tropics and spotting our first giraffe


VICTORIA FALLS, 30-APR-2016
Sidetrip to the mighty Victoria Falls
Zigzaging Zambia and Zimbabwe, where Zambezi goes down, down, down


JOHANNESBURG, 27-APR-2016
On our way to Africa
Very scary start of a journey to my "last missing continent"


MEDELLIN, 3-AUG-2015
On a visit to uncle's Pablo's hometown
Who would have thought, 20 years ago, that I would go to see Medellin. Well, it's kind of hot and cool this city


SALENTO, 1-AUG-2015
Coffee, ponchos, horses, salsa, cocaine and palm trees
Welcome to your South America dream come true, deep inside Colombia


CARTAGENA, 30-JUL-2015
Curious police investigation in South America's colonial jewel
Cartagena de Indias - too much beauty, too many touts and hawkers, and too much sex in the room (not for me, though)


SANTA MARTA & AROUND, 27-JUL-2015
Stepping into Sid Meier's Pirates!
Santa Marta, oldest still existing Spanish colony in South America, and Tayrona National Park. Yes, I'm in the Caribbean!


BOGOTA, 24-JUL-2015
Colombia!
Irene's only day in Colombia, for me the first of my 10 days in this unexpected destination


SAN BLAS, 20-JUL-2015
Robinson Crusoe islands
Tiny specks of sand in the sea governed by native Kuna Yala people


PAN. CHANNEL & VAL.DE ANTON, 18-JUL-2015
Between the Atlantic and the Pacific
One the most famous pieces of engineeringand and super busy naval shortcut and quiet green valley of sweet mangoes


BOCAS DEL TORO, 15-JUL-2015
Caribbean reggae paradise
Blue ocean, white sand, Bob Marley in the air, dreadlocks around - finally, ocean suitable for swimming :-)


PANAMA CITY, 12-JUL-2015
Central America! Yeaaaah!
Panama City - surprisingly pleasant town somewhere between Havana and New York


TITICACA, 9-JUL-2015
Sea 4km above other seas
Sailing at almost 4000 masl, sleeping on floating island, islanders of Taquile - the weird weird Titicaca


PUERTO MALDONADO, 5-JUL-2015
Welcome to the jungle… again!
Jungle, parrots, monkeys, boats, rain, the whole thing… but no ayahuasca


MACHU PICCHU, 1-JUL-2015
Here it comes: Machu Picchu!
One of the world's best ruins, if not the best one, in all its magical glory


CUZCO AND SACRED VALLEY, 30-JUN-2015
The Incan Empire
Cuzco which used to be the capital of the Incan Empire, then Spanish headquarters of their colony of Peru and now amazingly preserved colonial town full of backpackers, souvenir, bars and balconies


HUANCHACO, 28-JUN-2015
Leaving Huanchaco
The last surf session, the last class. Hasta la vista, Huanchaco


IQUITOS & THE AMAZONIA 2, 11-JUN-2015
Rainforest and drugs
Right in the middle of the Amazonian Rainforest: piranhas, caimans, tarantulas, monkeys, parrots and lovely Amazonian villages (and people). Part 2


IQUITOS & THE AMAZONIA 1, 10-JUN-2015
Oh yeah, the Amazonia!!!
Right in the middle of the Amazonian Rainforest: piranhas, caimans, tarantulas, monkeys, parrots and lovely Amazonian villages (and people)


HUASCARAN NATIONAL PARK, 5-JUN-2015
The Andes again
Another dose of guinea pig for dinner, another dose of camping at 4000m, another dose of ancient ruins.


HUANCHACO, 1-JUN-2015
Life in Huanchaco continues, but slowly dies
More surfing.Less health. More Viktor


HUASCARAN NATIONAL PARK, 17-MAY-2015
The Andes! Cordilliera Blanca
Above 4000 meters above the sea level on yet another continent. Huaraz where lady dress up and drink. Bluest blue of Laguna 69 and 4 days on Santa Cruz trek across Cordilliera Blanca


CHICLAYO & CHICAMA, 1-MAY-2015
El Senor de Sipan and longest wave in the world
All Sunday shopping a shaman needs, mind blowing riches of the Lord of Sipan in Chiclayo and cute shithole Puerto Chicama, home of the longest wave in the world


HUANCHACO, 8-APR-2015
My custom made surfboard is born!
I became proud daddy of a custom made surfboard El Senor de Sipan. And we are having good time together!


CHACHAPOYAS & AROUND, 5-APR-2015
Land of the clouds
Easter in Peru, time for a trip. 24 hour bus ride, ancient ruins of Keulap, one of highest waterfalls in the world and whole lot of domestic violence


OTUZCO, 25-MAR-2015
Peru's Faith Capital, green and hilly and rainy
Weekend trip to anti-Huanchaco: mountain village of Otuzco, just 2 hours away but 5 climate zones away


CHAN CHAN & HUACAS, 20-MAR-2015
Peru before the Spaniards arrived
Two great archaeological sites around Trujillo: former Chimu capital Chan Chan and Huacas del Sol y de la Luna (Moche temples), and bit of digging into Peruvian history


TRUJILLO, 15-MAR-2015
Pizzaro's hometown 2.0
Few pictures (not too much text) from the big city around the corner - Trujillo.


HUANCHACO, 10-MAR-2015
Desert & Ocean = Huanchaco
How we settled down in Huanchaco on Peruvian coast of the Pacific. Surfing and doing nothing - my favorite activities


LIMA, 27-FEB-2015
Welcome to the New World
Gateway to Peru: Lima. Surprisingly green, clean and monumental. And passing 500km north through Peruvian coastal desert


ARANJUEZ / BRATISLAVA, 24-FEB-2015
Back in Europe. For 5 days
Aranjuez and Bratislava - transfer stations between India and Peru


MUMBAI, 18-FEB-2015
Leaving on a jet plane(s)
Not-so-easy escape route from India. India "blessed" us with a generous dose of frustration, that this country is able to deliver so effortlessly


PUSHKAR, 17-FEB-2015
Great goodbye to India
Beautiful and lovely Pushkar, streets full of gods, holy lake and yes, this is it, we go home tomorrow


JAIPUR, 17-FEB-2015
Jaipur
Few hours in the Pink City. Finally Rajasthan.


MATHURA & VRINDAVAN, 16-FEB-2015
Where Krishna was born
Two Krishna towns, big on India, low on tourists and extra big on Hare Krishnas


AGRA, 15-FEB-2015
Yep, Taj Mahal
The great, the maginificient, the celebrity, … the tourist trap… Taj Mahal. The greatest, whitest and most opulent tomb ever built for a lover


VARANASI, 13-FEB-2015
Varanasi, here we go again!
Back in the city of most auspicious dying, in the holiest and most amazing Varanasi. North Indian quick run begins


CHENNAI, 9-FEB-2015
Last stop way down south
Final destination in South India: Chennai (Madras). The last beach-fun atmosphere, last tropical heat. We are heading north


RAMESHWARAM, 7-FEB-2015
Holy tentacle of India
Rameshwaran, one of most photogenic places on Earth and probably the holiest 'aquatic park'. Bucket loads of holy goodness ready for them pilgrims… and us


MADURAI, 6-FEB-2015
6 hours in Madurai
Writing a blog for 6 hour visit of Madurai is pathetic. I just wanted to post the photos


VARKALA, 5-FEB-2015
Deep tropical coma in Varkala
Nothing happened in Varkala, but let me speak of joys of reading (pop)scientific literature: dreaming of annihilation, Universe as quantum fluctuation, and lagged consciousness


AMRITAPURI, 1-FEB-2015
Hugging Mother - lessons in cult of personality
How we visited 'Amma' - The Hugging Mother, who hugs the world, runs ashram and worships herself in a way that even Stalin would envy. Gurus are simply not for me


CHENNAMKARI, 31-JAN-2015
The return to tropical serenity
Magical Keralan Backwaters. Possibly the most peaceful place in India, where there's nothing to do, just watch the time pass by


COCHIN, 29-JAN-2015
The Odyssey becomes circular
Cochin - Chinese-, Arabian-, Jews-, Portuguese-, English- and Dutch-influenced colonial town.


OOTY, 28-JAN-2015
Queen of the Hills. Again?
South India's premier hill-station Ooty: tea plantations, hills, Nilgiri Mountain Railway and homemade chocolate


WAYANAD & MUDUMULAI, 26-JAN-2015
Best safari ever!
Jungle book came alive. Ehm, almost. Ehm, no, not really. This was Indian jeep safari. This was epic… FAIL.


MYSORE, 24-JAN-2015
Maharaja's egotrip
Mysore - home of Indian's most famous Maharaja palace and an agreeable south Indian town


HAMPI, 22-JAN-2015
Hampi wonderland
Boulders and ancient Vijayanagar capital - one of India's 'must-sees' that I haven't seen until now. And bit of bitching about Indian bus transport


GOKARNA, 19-JAN-2015
Tropical coma in Gokarna
Peaceful Gokarna, Bhagavatgita revisited, mud hut with tarantulas, killing madness and bit of Marco Polo


GOA, 16-JAN-2015
Goa: beaches, cathedrals and 'drugs'
Lots of sand, palms, ocean and a lot of Russians.


AURANGABAD, 8-JAN-2015
Fake Taj Mahal and totally breathtaking ancient Ajanta and Ellora caves
As close to entering secret chambers of pyramids as it gets 2015. Amazing what people could once do…


NASIK, 6-JAN-2015
Rama, Sita, Shiva and other deities
Nasik - looks much more like India than Mumbai. Hello endless garbage, temples and pilgrims!


MUMBAI, 4-JAN-2015
Namaste from India again
My third (Irene's first) arrival to India - the second Indian voyage during my Odyssey. Chai is here. Bidis are here. Rickshaws are here. Apart from that, it's just Mumbai


ARANJUEZ, 30-JUN-2014
Into Irene's world
Spain, Aranjuez: family, friends, friends, friends, family, family, friends… Royal Palace, gardens and Spanish sun


SLOVAKIA, 15-JUN-2014
Introducing Slovakia to Irene
Quick roadtrip through Slovakia, mountains, castles, villages and bison penis :-)


SVANETI & BATUMI, 28-MAY-2014
Last trip in Georgia
Mountains and sea. Svaneti, Batumi and last dose of Georgian chacha


TBILISI, 16-MAY-2014
Tbilisi leftovers
Last pictures from fabulous city of Tbilisi. Nothing else, just pictures this time


ARMENIA, 13-MAY-2014
Armenian roadtrip
Deep into Armenia: Mt. Ararat, into the badlands, high up to the mountains and Lake Sevan and back. In Lada Niva.


YEREVAN, 10-MAY-2014
Yerevan - Soviet Washington DC
Trip to Armenia begins: Yerevan. Could not be more different from Tbilisi, given how close they are. Armagnac, Ararat, and omnipresent pink


KAKHETI, 26-APRIL-2014
Wine and Georgian funeral lunch
One of most surrealist travel experiences ever: attending a random Georgian funeral lunch, exceptionally joyous and alcoholic event


ISTANBUL, 20-APRIL-2014
4 days in Istanbul
Just a normal easter vacation in Istanbul - a surprisingly modern and European town, just loaded with powerful mosques.


SOUTHWEST OF GEORGIA, 13-APRIL-2014
Unexpected "visitor" and Georgian explorations
How I received a "parcel" and first trips with that "parcel" in Georgia: holy Mtskheta, Stalin's hometown Gori, sacred water of Borjomi and 2 cave cities.


TBILISI, 30-MAR-2014
Welcome to Georgia and get back to business!
About wonderful town of Tbilisi: food, shops, work, bread, people and Boney-M.


BRATISLAVA, 11-MAR-2014
Home
After 15 months I returned to Bratislava… for 5 days :-) Hard to say if this is home anymore


TOKYO, 10-MAR-2014
All that Japan loves: raw fish, electronics and teenage porn :-)
The last day of my journey with some very strange places for an aspiring Hindu and Buddhist monk. And a lot of dead fish on the world's largest fish market


TOKYO, 9-MAR-2014
Do you want some fish in your sake?
Tokyo. The final destination. Not only mine, humanity's final destination :-) Millions of people, automated sushi, pink hair and weekend with Mikiko. And yes, fish in my sake!


NARA, 7-MAR-2014
Where Buddha arrived to Japan
Japan's first capital city with some Buddhist superlatives, no trash bins and bunch of deer


KYOTO, 6-MAR-2014
Bit more of the Japanese Weird
Snowy Kyoto, difficulties with smoking, beer with peas and other stories of ordinary Japanese madness


HIROSHIMA, 5-MAR-2014
You've heard about this place: Hiroshima
Hiroshima and the story behind the first atomic bombing in history. Very disturbing reading indeed. Miyajima's floating tori gate as bonus


KYOTO, 4-MAR-2014
Close encounters with Japanese kind II.
Japan. Japan! Gardens, religions, manga, and second impressions from Land of The Rising Sun. Kyoto, part 2.


KYOTO, 3-MAR-2014
Close encounters with Japanese kind I.
Japan. Japan! Kimonos, temples, shrines, food, and first impressions from Land of The Rising Sun. Kyoto, part I.


KUALA LUMPUR, 2-MAR-2014
Passage Thru India
On uselessness of happiness and peace, usefullness of methodology. And let's not forget beef with ginger and spring onion. And bidis!


BYRON BAY, 1-MAR-2014
Epitaph for Australia
Member of Cockroach Generation, living in Ginsberg's utopia or dystopia - choose one. Sun and sin in Australia.


TWEED HEAD, 28-FEB-2014
Aaaaahhhh, PANIC!
Fuck! I'm not leaving in 2 days, I'm leaving tomorrow early morning! And I'm not even in Byron Bay to pack my bags. Marcel, serisouly, you are such an idiot!


BYRON BAY, 26-FEB-2014
He came, he saw, he left
Jirka's 5 day sidetrip to Australia. Beaches, BBQs, rum, lighthouse, Slovak language.


BYRON BAY, 21-FEB-2014
Clerk #29: sign out and good bye
End of my dishwasher's career. Or, and that's more likely, temporary retirement. In any case, it's over for Clerk #29 for now.


BYRON BAY, 11-FEB-2014
33
Me and Jesus in our 33rd year


BYRON BAY, 10-FEB-2014
Unexpected winds
Poseidon teams up with Jirka and Odysseus is blown somewhere unexpected. Back to business… I'm boarding midnight train to Georgia


TASMAN PENINSULA, 1-FEB-2014
Tasman Peninsula @ Tasmania
Down Under of Down Under: Tasmania. Part 3: Richmond, Port Arthur, Cape Raoul, hitchhiking. The southernmost point of The Odyssey


FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK, 29-JAN-2014
Tasmania continued
Down Under of Down Under: Tasmania. Part 2: Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Richmond


CRADLE MOUNTAINS, 28-JAN-2014
Tasmania, the last trip in Oz
Finally a trip somewhere. Down Under of Down Under: Tasmania. Part 1: Hobart and the Cradle Mountains


BYRON BAY, 25-JAN-2014
Forgotten chapters from January
How I kicked ass of "Michael Jordan of dishwashing" aka defeat of South Korean military, and excitement from going to see Mr. Miyagi


BYRON BAY, 22-JAN-2014
Busy times, quiet times and escape to books
Pretty dull 3 weeks of washing the dishes, surf's up and Marco Polo, James Cook and other books. Breaking news about Genghis Khan and Caliph of Bagdad, fresh and hot, straight from the 12th century

BYRON BAY, 1-JAN-2014
New Year in Byron Bay
Drinking, no fireworks, and some cool photos of posing hipsters and bunch of naked people :-) Good bye 2013, the year when I wasn't home, or anywhere near it


BYRON BAY, 25-DEC-2013
Aussie X-Mas
You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout. I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town.


BYRON BAY / SLOVAKIA, 21-DEC-2013
Story of 3 guys from Slovakia
Lesson of the universe on… on… I don't know what on. It's not a lesson. It's summary of what can happen when you work in IT consulting in Slovakia and then the universe kicks in


BYRON BAY, 14-DEC-2013
"Breaking news" from Down Under
Pans and plates, visa issues, a new minivan and a new surf board. Irene.


BYRON BAY, 5-DEC-2013
1 year on the road
12 months since I've left Slovakia. Odysseus has still a log way to go, especially now that he hooked up with Calypso


BYRON BAY, 30-NOV-2013
How my life became shit :-)
Dishes, dishes and more dishes. Gay Koala. Waves suck. But my life is amazing anyway, even tough a random homeless man disagreed


SUFFOLK PARK / CUBA, 14-NOV-2013
My flirt with Ernesto
This is what happens when you spend too much time reading about Che Guevara and do physical work. You become a marxist :-D


SUFFOLK PARK, 12-NOV-2013
How I found a job
Flowers, alcohol,"you know what I mean"s, and finding a dream job with a fake CV.


BYRON BAY, 1-NOV-2013
First days in Byron Bay
From railway station to bush, from bush to house, our first days in Byron Bay unfold slowly


BYRON BAY, 26-OCT-2013
East of Eden
Welcome to the land of Nod. The return to Byron Bay, settling down - attempt 1.


NOOSA, 25-OCT-2013
Meeting my long lost Canon baby
After 4 monthsI have back my camera, driving license and other staff. THANKS YANA!!!


BRISBANE, 24-OCT-2013
Fast forward jump to Brisbane
Last of the Australian states capitals before the final destiation of Byron Bay. Days of travelling are counted, for some time.


SYDNEY, 22-OCT-2013
Same place, one more person
Sydney for second time, Opera House is still there, so is Nik and Sokol family, and I've been told by a six year old that I suck :-)


CANBERRA, 17-OCT-2013
Everything neat and clean
Pretty absurd Australia capital and peeping through a keyhole into the "bright" side (and peeping through a hole into darkening skies). Art.


SNOWY MOUNTAIN, 15-OCT-2013
Snow! In Australia! Really!!!
Snowy Mountains, almost Mt. Kosciuszko, our first (and last) hike in Australia and death of silhouette kangaroo


MELBOURNE, 13-OCT-2013
Relocations continue: Melbourne
2.5.2013 Melbourne… 15 000km… 11.10.2013 Melbourne. Back to where I started from.


ADELAIDE, 9-OCT-2013
Crossing of Australia complete. Let's drink!
Flashback of days of fine wine, some bla bla bla about agriculture and weather. Back to city, so long desert.


ALICE TO COOBER PEDY, 3-OCT-2013
From Northern to South
Leaving Norhtern Territory, entering South Australia: beauty of desolation at Breakaways and desolation of beauty in Coober Pedy


ULURU, 1-OCT-2013
Uluru!!!!!
Deep in the "Red Center": Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs. Yes, yes, yeeeees, we made it to Uluru (Ayers Rock)!


KAKADU NATIONAL PARK, 24-SEP-2013
Australia, here we go again!
The return to the Land Down Under, first stage of crossing Australia from north to south: Darwin and Kakadu National Park


AROUND BALI, 18-SEP-2013
Surfing, Rice, Temples, Monkeys and Irene
Bali vacation with Irene - Seminyak, Bukit, Ubud & around, Batur, Amed


KUTA, BALI, 5-SEP-2013
The end of The Odyssey?
9 months on the road and off the road. Solo travels are over.


GUNUNG RINJANI, LOMBOK, 4-SEP-2013
Rim, bottom and top of Gunung Rinjani volcano
Under the clouds, in the clouds and above the clouds, daytime and nighttime trekking and sunrise over Lombok from 3726m


GILI ISLANDS, 29-AUG-2013
Legendary Gili Islands
Gili T - Asia for beginners, Gili Air - Asia for pre-intermediate. Sleeping with a cat and major breaking news!


KUTA, LOMBOK, 25-AUG-2013
Paradise! Or not?
Easy times in eye pleasing Kuta, catching them waves and Lombok story which spoils the paradise


SENGGIGI, LOMBOK, 19-AUG-2013
Lombok - vacation time :-)
From Flores to Lombok via Sumbawa Vomit Express and then… programming meets The Bible.


KOMODO NATIONAL PARK, 17-AUG-2013
Komodo: dragons, boat trips and snorkelling
Shooting Komodo dragons (only with camera of course) and sailing around Indonesian paradise, before leaving Flores


BAJAWA, FLORES, 12-AUG-2013
Crossing Flores, slooowly
Few pains in the ass and few delights of traveling across Flores, such as hedonism reaching its heights at thermal springs.


MONI, FLORES, 9-AUG-2013
Kelimutu volcanic lakes
Indonesia - land of volcanoes: one of Indo's must-sees, Kelimutu in Flores


TAMKESSI, TIMOR, 6-AUG-2013
Mister Marcel in Tamkessi
Joining Tamkessi villagers for a majestic traditional show: sharp dress, dance, music and pig butchery


BOTI, TIMOR, 4-AUG-2013
Meeting King of Boti
Soe, Andy a guide and a policeman, traditional village Boti and few more problems with a car


KUPANG, TIMOR, 2-AUG-2013
What, I'm in West Timor? Cool!
Arrival to West Timor and meeting the first bunch of great Indonesians


KUTA, BALI, 30-JUL-2013
Back to Asia!!!!!
Asia - home sweet home! Bit of surfing, whole lot of shopping and complete Bali ignorance


DARWIN, 28-JUL-2013
From Cairns to Darwin
2 850km across desert: 1 250km with Garuda and 1 600km hitch-hiking after Garuda decided to give it up. Croc, dinos, Aborigines, dead car, Aussie Outback show and amazing people along the way


CAIRNS, 20-JUL-2013
Great Barrier Reef
The Reef, my first scuba dive and the most incredible traveller I have ever met: Filo


DAINTREE NATIONAL PARK, 17-JUL-2013
Jungle bells, jungle bells, jungle all they way!
Daintree National Park, finally some mighty coastline scenery, and This Is The End, Beautiful Friend on the East Coast


CAIRNS, 15-JUL-2013
From Airlie Beach to Cairns
Magnetic Island and Full Moon Party which we didn't get to (more precisely, we were kicked out), Roman invasion to Australia and arrival to Cairns


WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS, 11-JUL-2013
Whitsunday Islands and Helen
How I got my new travel companion and about seeing Whitsunday Islands in wrong time


AIRLIE BEACH, 9-JUL-2013
The worst day of this journey
How I lost my camera on super boring drive between Brisbane to Airlie Beach. Bright side: platypuses in view!


BRISBANE, 6-JUL-2013
Welcome to Queensland!
Surfers Paradise aka My Hell, skipping the rest of the famous Gold Coast and surprisingly neat Brisbane


MURWILLUMBAH, 4-JUL-2013
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare!
2 days WWOOFing on 'Hare Krishna Farm' in Murwillumbah. Major Hindu disappointment :-)


NIMBIN, 2-JUL-2013
Ganja and junkies paradise
Last surfing (in storm), leaving Byron Bay for good, 2 days in junkie-land and (not) getting high


BYRON BAY, 30-JUN-2013
Byron Bay, chapter II.
More Irene, more surfing, Byron Bay exodus and stoned meditation.


MYOCUM, 18-JUN-2013
Lumberjack for 3 days
WWOOFing on Tony's and Lynn's farm. Kendo wood chopping and international politcs in middle of nowhere


BYRON BAY, 15-JUN-2013
Byron Bay, chapter I.
Byron Bay: hippies, wine, calimocho, surfing and Irene. Exit Buddhism, Kamala enters the scene…


NEW SOUTH WALES, 7-JUN-2013
From Sydney to Byron Bay
Subaru's first miles with me on a first part of our road trip from Sydney to who-knows-where. New South Wales: Blue Mountains, Worimi sand dunes and Pacific coast. And Nina, the journeywoman.


SYDNEY, 2-JUN-2013
Another week in Sydney - in Sokol's nest
Nik, Aruna, Suriyan and Tarin Sokols, another week in Sydney, first dumspter diving, concert in Sydney Opera House and getting my wheels ready


SYDNEY, 26-MAY-2013
Sydney, here I am again
Good bye to my Nepalese yak wool jacket and discovery of "freeganism"


MANLY & CRONULLA, 24-MAY-2013
2 x CouchSurfing
Manly & Amu - BBQ, cliffs and first surfing in Australia, Cronulla & Krystle & James - guitars and fun, fun, fun


SYDNEY, 20-MAY-2013
Sydney, here I am!
Opera House, Opera House, Opera House and Harbor Bridge. And Nik!


GREAT OCEAN ROAD, 16-MAY-2013
1st road trip in Australia
Roadtrip on Great Ocean Road in Victoria. Cliffs, kenguroos, koalas, parrots, emus... and after few days even Jesus joined me!


MELBOURNE, 11-MAY-2013
Back to Melbourne
First couchsurfing in Australia, meeting Amanda and Lucia and getting ready for a roadtrip


TORQUAY, 8-MAY-2013
Bells Beach. Where's Bodhi's body?
Bells Beach - Australia's surfing mecca, Point Break flashback and first encounter with Australian wildlife


MELBOURNE, 5-MAY-2013
I'm in Australia, what now?
Arrival to Down Under. OK, wo I'm here, in Australia, congratulations Marcel. And what the hell do I do now?



KUALA LUMPUR, 2-MAY-2013
Stopover in Kuala Lumpur
2 days intermezzo between Nepal and Australia in Kuala Lumpur.


KATHMANDU & RAFTING, 29-APR-2013
Last days in Nepal
Nepal's sacred canalization, 2 giant stupas with Buddha's eyes, Patan, rafting on Bhote Kosi and so long Indian subcontinent!


EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK II., 22-APR-2013
Everest Base Camp part II.
Everest Base Camp Trek - GOING DOWN. Return to Lukla in 3 days and pretty complicated "evacuation" from Lukla back to Kathmandu


EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK I., 17-APR-2013
Everest Base Camp part I.
Everest Base Camp Trek - GOING UP. Going to see the highest mountain on this planet with Viktor and Hanka- legendary Everest Base Camp Trek, lots of freezing, fried noodles and American joker.


ANNAPURNA SANCTUARY TREK, 9-APR-2013
With Jirka halfway to Annapurna Base Camp
Second major trekking area: Annapurna, half of Annapurna Sanctuary Trek with Jirka


KATHMANDU, 4-APR-2013
Czechoslovak invasion into Nepal
Viktor, Hanka and Jirka enter the scene, planning and replanning and sightseeing in Kathmandu


LANGTANG VALLEY TREK, 1-APR-2013
Into the Himalayas I.
Langtang Valley - all alone in Himalayas, Tibetans and yaks,no Yeti spotted, getting high literally and metaphorically. AND BEING FREAKING HAPPY!


BHAKTAPUR, 22-MAR-2013
Sightseeing continues
Historic and super-relaxed Bhaktapur with whole lotta love going on


KATHMANDU, 21-MAR-2013
Nepal, Nepal, Nepal!
Hellish transfer from Sikkim to Kathmandu and beautiful Nepal along the way


PELLING, 17-MAR-2013
The Other End of India
Last day in India: Sikkim - where India ends and Himalaya start. Namaste and Om.


DARJEELING, 13-MAR-2013
Buddha, travellers, tea and mountains
Feeling at home in great city of Darjeeling and almost saying farewell to India


DARJEELING, 9-MAR-2013
Kangchendzonga in sight
Kangchendzonga - 8598m, back streets of Darjeeling, monastery, ZOO, bar, porto and travellers


DARJEELING, 5-MAR-2013
Darjeeling - steps away from Himalayas
Fresh air, clean streets and tea in yet another Queen of the Hill Stations


BODHGAYA, 1-MAR-2013
Home of Buddha's enlightenment
Holiest of the holy Buddhist sites, Maha Bodhi Tree, across Asia in 2 hours and zazen sessions in Japanese temple


BODHGAYA, 26-FEB-2013
Particularities of travel in India
Description of just another normal travel day, with ambitious plan of moving maye 160km in a single day. Incredible India!


SARNATH, 25-FEB-2013
Welcome to land of Buddha
Last few words on Varanasi and Hinduism, Buddha's CV and the Noble Eightfold Path


VARANASI, 23-FEB-2013
10 days in Varanasi, but not so much there
Dead bodies, cremations, holy Ganga, cows, cows, cow shit,and exile in Brown Bread Bakery


VARANASI, 16-FEB-2013
Varanasi - the most sacred city of India
Away from Maha Kumbh Mela and not very fortunate arrival to the most Indian of Indian cities


ALLAHABAD, 11-FEB-2013
Maha Kumbh Mela, take 2
Hello from the place with the biggest concentration of people, spirituality, infectious diseases and excrements in the world!


ALLAHABAD, 9-FEB-2013
Maha Kumbh Mela, take 1
The largest gathering of people on the planet - Maha Kumbh Mela (Great Jar Fair) in Allahabad


LUCKNOW, 7-FEB-2013
Back to north India
Unintended visit in Lucknow: horrible traffic, European ruins, Mughal sights and kebab


MAMALLAURAM, 6-FEB-2013
Rocks, rocks, rocks
India rocks (literally): rock carvings and rock temples all around Mamallapuram / Good-bye south


MAMALLAURAM, 3-FEB-2013
Auroville: Hinduism goes Star Trek
Short visit to Auroville (no time to stay longer) and the final destination in southern India: Mamallapuram


PONDICHERRY, 2-FEB-2013
Mighty powerful day: loooong post!
Soul of The Ocean, message from my previous reincarnation, Europe vs. India and Picasso in me


MUNNAR, 1-FEB-2013
More tea and long bus ride(s)
Green, green, green - tea, tea, tea. Tea outside and inside and back to the east coast


MUNNAR, 31-JAN-2013
Amazing tea plantations
Munnar, 1600 meters above sea level, tea country


MUNNAR, 30-JAN-2013
Hermit crab
I became a hermit crab.


COCHIN, 29-JAN-2013
Ex-Portuguese colony
House where Vasco da Gama died, Chinese fishing nets and Kathakali performance


CHENNAMKARI, 28-JAN-2013
Keralan backwaters
No roads and no rickshaws, only plams, canals and rice paddies - on trip from Allepey to Chennamkari


VARKALA, 25-JAN-2013
Ocean side days continue
More beach, more ocean, more nothing-doing, more seclusion


VARKALA, 20-JAN-2013
Cliffs and ocean
Beautiful cliffside resort, handful of 'sins' and punishment


KANYAKUMARI, 18-JAN-2013
Where the 3 seas meet. Uhuh.
Sunrise over Bay of Bengal, sunset over Arabian Sea and Christian Portugal in-between


KANYAKUMARI, 17-JAN-2013
Reaching "the end of India"
Symbolic but unpretty southernmost tip of India - Cape Comorin and few words about freedom


RAMESHWARAM, 15-JAN-2013
Brutal fabricated field court
Field court of Tamil Revolutionary Council sentencing innocent victims of conspiring against government of Tamil Nadu


RAMESHWARAM, 14-JAN-2013
Holy bathing - passive and active
Rameshwaram - love at first sight: bathing, pilgrims and amazing atmospehere


MADURAI, 11-JAN-2013
Back in India: enter Tamil Nadu
Temples, deities, pilgrims and flamboyant Hindu photo feast


MIDIGAMA, 09-JAN-2013
Surfing, juices and eviction from paradise
End of Sri Lankan side trip - back to Indian hermitage


MIDIGAMA, 05-JAN-2013
Christmas vacation in tropics
Santa brought meat for Christmas, otherwise All quiet on southern front


MIDIGAMA, 24-DEC-2012
Surfing on Christmas
Sri Lanka's ancient capitals - part II., waves, waves, waves and surfing instead of decorating Christmas tree


ANURADHARUPA, 22-DEC-2012
Sri Lanka's ancient capitals - part I.
Sri Lanka welcomes my stomach and sightseeing in monsoon


SIGIRIYA, 20-DEC-2012
Meeting Samo and Janka
Close encounters of the own kind, Sigiriya and big boobs!


COLOMBO AIRPORT, 19-DEC-2012
In footsteps of Hanuman
Rishikesh to Sri Lanka and the gayest 'Welcome to Sri Lanka' ever


RISHIKESH, 18-DEC-2012
Few more days in the Yoga capital of the world
Rishikesh and its surrounding in slow pace plus some ashram wisdom tasters


PHOOL CHATTI ASHRAM, 16-DEC-2012
Ashram
Shiva, Shiva, Shiva, Shambo.
Shiva, Shiva, Shiva, Shambo.
Mahadeva Shambo, Mahadeva Shambo.

RISHIKESH, 09-DEC-2012
Yoga capital of the world
Welcome to the esoteric paradise – Rishikesh. Yoga, karma, meditation, zillions of enlightened tourists and internet!


MUSSOORIE, 08-DEC-2012
More Himalaya and programming
7 hours almost alone in India, enjoying views over Himalaya and hacking JavaScript (and I'm on the losing side).


MUSSOORIE, 07-DEC-2012
Seeing Himalaya for the first time
Getting high in India for the first time - 2000 meters above sea level, spotting of Himalaya and freezing to death at night.


DEHRA DUN, 06-DEC-2012
I'm going home - but where the fuck is Ithaca?
No sleep for 48 hours, transfer Bratislava - Prague - Istanbul - New Delhi - Dehra Dun in one breath, travel time 28 hours and arrival to India. Let the journey begin...

BRATISLAVA, 05-DEC-2012
Leaving Ithaca
The last hours in Bratislava, emptying my flat, packing all my stuff into 80L backpack, last minute hurry and panic and (un)ready steady, GO!



   Book V: Down to Africa

   Chapter V: South Africa - South

         Cape Town, 23-May-2016
         Wine country, 21-May-2016
         J-Bay & Garden Route, 17-May-2016
         Durban, 14-May-2016
         Hluhluwe & St. Lucia NPs, 12-May-2016

   Chapter IV: Swaziland

         Swaziland, 9-May-2016

   Chapter III: South Africa - North

         Mpumalanga 2, 7-May-2016
         Kruger National Park, 6-May-2016
         Mpumalanga & Limpopo, 3-May-2016

   Chapter II: Zambia / Zimbabwe

         Victoria Falls, 30-Apr-2016

   Chapter I: Arrival to Africa

         Johannesburg, 27-Apr-2016

   Book IV: The New World

   Chapter III: Colombia

         Medellin, 3-Aug-2015
         Salento, 1-Aug-2015
         Cartagena, 30-Jul-2015
         Santa Marta & around, 27-Jul-2015
         Bogota, 24-Jul-2015

   Chapter II: Panama

         San Blas, 20-Jul-2015
         Channel & Val. de Anton, 18-Jul-2015
         Bocas del Toro, 15-Jul-2015
         Panama City, 12-Jul-2015

   Chapter I: Peru

         Titicaca, 9-Jul-2015
         Puerto Maldonado, 5-Jul-2015
         Machu Picchu, 1-Jul-2015
         Cuzco and Sacred Valley, 30-Jun-2015
         Huanchaco, 28-Jun-2015
         Iquitos & the Amazonia 2, 11-Jun-2015
         Iquitos & the Amazonia 1, 10-Jun-2015
         Huascaran National Park, 5-Jun-2015
         Huanchaco, 1-Jun-2015
         Huascaran National Park, 17-May-2015
         Chiclayo & Chicama, 1-May-2015
         Chachapoyas & around, 8-Apr-2015
         Huanchaco, 8-Apr-2015
         Otuzco, 25-Mar-2015
         Chan Chan & Huacas, 20-Mar-2015
         Trujillo, 15-Mar-2015
         Huanchaco, 10-Mar-2015
         Lima, 27-Feb-2015
         Aranjuez / Bratislava, 24-Feb-2015

   Book III: Second Voyage to India

   Chapter II: North

         Mumbai, 18-Feb-2015
         Pushkar, 17-Feb-2015
         Jaipur, 17-Feb-2015
         Mathura & Vrindavan, 16-Feb-2015
         Agra, 15-Feb-2015
         Varanasi, 13-Feb-2015

   Chapter I: South

         Chennai, 9-Feb-2015
         Rameshwaram, 7-Feb-2015
         Madurai, 6-Feb-2015
         Varkala, 5-Feb-2015
         Amritapuri, 1-Feb-2015
         Chennamkari, 31-Jan-2015
         Cochin, 29-Jan-2015
         Ooty, 28-Jan-2015
         Wayanad & Mudumulai, 26-Jan-2015
         Mysore, 24-Jan-2015
         Hampi, 22-Jan-2015
         Gokarna, 19-Jan-2015
         Goa, 16-Jan-2015
         Aurangabad, 8-Jan-2015
         Nasik, 6-Jan-2015
         Mumbai, 4-Jan-2015

   Book II: Tastes Like Europe

   Chapter III: Spain

         Aranjuez, 30-Jun-2014

   Chapter II: Slovakia

         Slovakia, 15-Jun-2014

   Chapter I: Georgia & Around

         Svaneti & Batumi, 28-May-2014
         Tbilisi, 16-May-2014
         Armenia, 13-May-2014
         Yerevan, 10-May-2014
         Kakheti, 26-April-2014
         Istanbul, 20-April-2014
         Southwest of Georgia, 13-April-2014
         Tbilisi, 30-Mar-2014

   Book I: Sailing Far and Away

   Epilogue: Bratislava

         Bratislava, 11-Mar-2014

   Chapter VIII: Japan

         Tokyo, 10-Mar-2014
         Tokyo, 9-Mar-2014
         Nara, 7-Mar-2014
         Kyoto, 6-Mar-2014
         Hiroshima, 5-Mar-2014
         Kyoto, 4-Mar-2014
         Kyoto, 3-Mar-2014

   Chapter VII: Australia 2

         Kuala Lumpur, 2-Mar-2014
         Byron Bay, 1-Mar-2014
         Tweed Head, 28-Feb-2014
         Byron Bay, 26-Feb-2014
         Byron Bay, 21-Feb-2014
         Byron Bay, 11-Feb-2014
         Byron Bay, 10-Feb-2014
         Tasman Peninsula, 1-Feb-2014
         Freycinet National Park, 29-Jan-2014
         Cradle Mountains, 28-Jan-2014
         Byron Bay, 25-Jan-2014
         Byron Bay, 22-Jan-2014
         Byron Bay, 1-Jan-2014
         Byron Bay, 25-Dec-2013
         Byron Bay / Slovakia, 21-Dec-2013
         Byron Bay, 14-Dec-2013
         Byron Bay, 5-Dec-2013
         Byron Bay, 30-Nov-2013
         Suffolk Park / Cuba, 14-Nov-2013
         Suffolk Park, 12-Nov-2013
         Byron Bay, 1-Nov-2013
         Byron Bay, 26-Oct-2013
         Noosa, 25-Oct-2013
         Brisbane, 24-Oct-2013
         Sydney, 22-Oct-2013
         Canberra, 17-Oct-2013
         Snowy Mountain, 15-Oct-2013
         Melbourne, 13-Oct-2013
         Adelaide, 9-Oct-2013
         Alice to Coober Pedy, 3-Oct-2013
         Uluru, 1-Oct-2013
         Kakadu National Park, 24-Sep-2013

   Chapter VI: Indonesia

         Around Bali, 18-Sep-2013
         Kuta, Bali, 5-Sep-2013
         Gunung Rinjani, Lombok, 4-Sep-2013
         Gili Islands, 29-Aug-2013
         Kuta, Lombok, 25-Aug-2013
         Senggigi, Lombok, 19-Aug-2013
         Komodo National Park, 17-Aug-2013
         Bajawa, Flores, 12-Aug-2013
         Moni, Flores, 9-Aug-2013
         Tamkessi, Timor, 6-Aug-2013
         Boti, Timor, 4-Aug-2013
         Kupang, Timor, 2-Aug-2013
         Kuta, Bali, 30-Jul-2013

   Chapter V: Australia

         Darwin, 28-Jul-2013
         Cairns, 20-Jul-2013
         Daintree National Park, 17-Jul-2013
         Cairns, 15-Jul-2013
         Whitsunday Islands, 11-Jul-2013
         Airlie Beach, 9-Jul-2013
         Brisbane, 6-Jul-2013
         Murwillumbah, 4-Jul-2013
         Nimbin, 2-Jul-2013
         Byron Bay, 30-Jun-2013
         Myocum, 18-Jun-2013
         Byron Bay, 15-Jun-2013
         New South Wales, 7-Jun-2013
         Sydney, 2-Jun-2013
         Sydney, 26-May-2013
         Manly & Cronulla, 24-May-2013
         Sydney, 20-May-2013
         Great Ocean Road, 16-May-2013
         Melbourne, 11-May-2013
         Torquay, 8-May-2013
         Melbourne, 5-May-2013

   Chapter IV: Nepal

         Kuala Lumpur, 2-May-2013
         Kathmandu & Rafting, 29-Apr-2013
         Everest Base Camp II., 22-Apr-2013
         Everest Base Camp I., 17-Apr-2013
         Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, 9-Apr-2013
         Kathmandu, 4-Apr-2013
         Langtang Valley Trek, 1-Apr-2013
         Bhaktapur, 22-Mar-2013
         Kathmandu, 21-Mar-2013

   Chapter III: India South to North

         Pelling, 17-Mar-2013
         Darjeeling, 13-Mar-2013
         Darjeeling, 9-Mar-2013
         Darjeeling, 5-Mar-2013
         Bodhgaya, 1-Mar-2013
         Bodhgaya, 26-Feb-2013
         Sarnath, 25-Feb-2013
         Varanasi, 23-Feb-2013
         Varanasi, 16-Feb-2013
         Allahabad, 11-Feb-2013
         Allahabad, 9-Feb-2013
         Lucknow, 7-Feb-2013
         Mamallauram, 6-Feb-2013
         Mamallauram, 3-Feb-2013
         Pondicherry, 2-Feb-2013
         Munnar, 1-Feb-2013
         Munnar, 31-Jan-2013
         Munnar, 30-Jan-2013
         Cochin, 29-Jan-2013
         Chennamkari, 28-Jan-2013
         Varkala, 25-Jan-2013
         Varkala, 20-Jan-2013
         Kanyakumari, 18-Jan-2013
         Kanyakumari, 17-Jan-2013
         Rameshwaram, 15-Jan-2013
        &nbsnbsp;Rameshwaram, 14-Jan-2013
         Madurai, 11-Jan-2013

   Chapter II: Sri Lanka

         Midigama, 09-Jan-2013
         Midigama, 05-Jan-2013
         Midigama, 24-Dec-2012
         Anuradharupa, 22-Dec-2012
         Sigiriya, 20-Dec-2012
         Colombo airport, 19-Dec-2012

   Chapter I: North India

         Rishikesh, 18-Dec-2012
         Phool Chatti Ashram, 16-Dec-2012
         Rishikesh, 09-Dec-2012
         Mussoorie, 08-Dec-2012
         Mussoorie, 07-Dec-2012
         Dehra Dun, 06-DEC-2012

   Preface:

         Bratislava, 05-Dec-2012


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