Welcome to my Around the world travel blog.
In February 2009 I quit my job and started traveling. I planned my trip through Russia and Mongolia, and I had my ticket Ulan Bator to Beijing. That would be the first three weeks of my travels, with the rest to decide on the way.
After 16 month I returned home having traveled: Russia, Mongolia, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, USA, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Dutch Antilles, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Some of the things I did? I crossed an ice field on foot in Siberia(Russia), rode on horseback over Mongolian steppe, walked the great wall of China, sailed a 1000 miles on sea to uninhabited islands in Indonesia, rode a motorbike through Colombia, saw a river flow of lava in Hawaii, swam with whale sharks in Australia, played around with sea lions on Galapagos Islands, and cannot finish the list of great experiences.. it goes on and on.
Although I’m happily back home now, I do plan to travel again. This time on motorbike. I will write about that here: http://iridetheworld.wordpress.com
“Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.” – Mark Jenkins
“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” – Freya Stark
