Mt Fuji, a symbol of Japan, also known as Fujiyama or Fuji-san, fascinates with its cone shape and unusual symmetry. Together with Tate and Haku is considered to be one of the Japan’s “Three Holly Mountains”. As Miyamoto Musashi wrote in “The Book of Five Rings” – ‘Aspire to be like Mt Fuji, with such...
There isn’t a person on this planet that doesn’t benefit from a little outside help, and I must admit that I couldn’t have done it all alone. Maybe that’s the best thing that I’ve learnt – never be shy about seeking wisdom and help from others. Risking rejection by engaging with people who might not...
One skill I learned while travelling was the ability to happily get by with less. Having our possessions limited to what we can carry in a suitcase or a backpack is damn so liberating. It helps to focus on the amazing experience and accept things as they come. Less luxury, fewer status symbols and fewer...
Words have tremendous candlepower. Reading ‘Around the world in 80 days’ was a wake-up call I needed. It lighted my passion and blazed new trails. I still have it, both – a Polish edition that travelled with me, and its English pocket one with a price tag of 3.99 Euro on it. Without doubt, the...
Photos, logs, and notes from the journey are my most valuable memories. They remain engaging records of my quest and allow me to savor these moments on and on. I experienced things of great beauty like Mount Fuji surrounded by a blanket of clouds, or dramatic snow-covered peaks of two great mountain ranges – Sierra...
When I shared it with Bart, that I was going to travel around the world, I knew that his calling was to join me along the way. It was just a crazy idea, but it stuck with him. His approach was as simple as that – ‘when a great adventure is offered, you simply don’t...
Because sometimes ‘less’ means ‘more’, I’ll just say… go on those trips you’ve always wanted to take.
From ‘Around the world in 72 days’ by Nellie Bly… ‘(…) This idea came to me on Sunday. I had spent a greater part of the day and half of the night vainly trying to fasten on some idea for a newspaper article. It was my custom to think up ideas on Sunday and lay...
In most parts of the world, China is seen as an overpopulated country. But you have to experience it before you truly understand it. Heading to Shanghai’s Old Town to glimpse ‘traditional’ China was an interesting experience. ‘Surreal’ is the only word I have to describe what was going on the streets of Nanshi on...
The sense of places like Hong Kong, the intensity of views, the sheer physical sensation of being taken somewhere else was powerful. But my around trip wasn’t just about all these things. It was about the effort, about the joy of creating something, about the excitement of embracing on a project, about self-discovery that happens...