How

What it all comes down to in the end is your legs, determination and the ability to improvise.” - Janne Corax

“Bicycles have no walls.” - Paul Cornish

As you already got it, I am traveling by bike. Simple the bike give you a chance to experience everything in diffrent way. The life starts to go around at the speed around 20 km/h, cca. 100 km/day. And that it is enough to see more things along the way, to give the soul and mind time to think about, and that at the evennig body is haapy to get a rest till next sunrise, when it is brand new day. Everything become simple, but diffrent. The way is taking you on to new places.

It is not easy, but it is nice.

Where

“The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” - Ivy Baker, Priest

2006 Slovenia – China – Slovenia 2008
33.ooo km - 24 months - 22 countries

Going east

Slovenia - Croatia - Bosnia - Montenegro - Albania - Macedonia - Greece - Turkey - Iran - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Tadjikistan - Kirgizistan - China

Going west

China - Nepal - India - Pakistan - Iran - Georgia - Azajberdzan - Turkey - Bolgaria - Romunia - Serbia - Croatia - Slovenia

Why

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” - Augustine

Why not is the first answer on the question why traveling. And the second have to be the beauty of the nature and meeting people on the way. Btw. sunsets and sunrises are still fascinating for me.

The whole idea about traveling into that part of the world came up already during my studing years. I just want to see and experience it before the globalization change the world into one big village.

After reading the books, searching over the net, looking through the maps and a visit to Daniel, who had done the solo-trip in 2004, the decision was made. I have to go on the trip again.

So the preparation could start. Already that part was intresting, fun, hard. The list of things that need to be done before leave was longer and longer, and days become shorter and shorter. The job became less important and it was just a question of time when I would finished it. And from then on my mind everything was about the trip.

Now the year is around. I am on my way going east. I am meeting new people every day, the way is taking me to new places and I am learning about myself and the world around me. There is a lot of things that I do not know yet, but I am looking forward new places, experiences, cultures. So far only I can say is that the world is nicer from the bike point view, then from the cauch in living room at home.