It has been a long time since I have updated this blog – five years to the day to be exact. Who knew in 2013 that I would return to my “five-year betting plan” and bet half of my NGO salary on Milos Zeman’s victory in the Czech presidential election again. After Brexit vote and the...
"Déjà vu: Betting on Milos Zeman (again)"Continue reading
I had never bet money on anything before in my life. However betting half of my current salary on Milos Zeman winning the presidential election in the Czech Republic was not a hard decision. Based on what I saw here in the Czech Republic in last 3 months – after being gone for almost a decade...
"Betting on Presidential Candidate Milos Zeman and the sad state of the Czech Republic"Continue reading
When I started my trip around Latin America I knew many unpredictable things would happen, but I never imagined I would lose a friend in a tragic accident. It was a pure coincidence that brought me to ski-patrol course in Chile. At the beginning the only foreigner there was our French instructor. After first few...
"Remembering Miguel Angel"Continue reading
After leaving Brazil I was going to cross Venezuela and Colombia before leaving South America. I heard a lot of bad stories about travelling in Venezuela from other travelers but I found the country not to be all that much different from the rest of the region. One thing I knew was that I had...
"Km 25000: Leaving South America"Continue reading
Crossing the Darian Gap was one of the most amazing adventures I have ever embarked on. Ever-since I decided that I want to ride my motorbike from Chile to Texas, I knew that the road does not go all the way and that I will have to figure out how to cross the jungle dividing...
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Running up and down Venezuela’s Mount Roraima in one day seemed like a crazy idea but soon became my only option. Most people take almost a week to do the hike and everyone says you need a local guide to go up. I could not find reasonably priced tour or people willing to share the...
"Running up the Roraima Table Mountain in one day"Continue reading
Crossing Amazon was not easy. In planning my route through South America I did not give it much thought. The roads seemed to be on both sides of the river, so for sure a ferry would cross in matter of minutes or at worst few hours. I was wrong. My original plan was too cross...
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Brazil is a huge country. It’s hard to understand how huge it is until you cross it on a small motorbike :). Yeah, there is a reason why Brazilians more than any South Americans take planes to travel… That said crossing this country was a spectacular experience. I am fluent in Spanish but not in Portuguese,...
"Km 20000: Crossing Brazil"Continue reading
I just finished ridding in South America. I am about to leave Turbo and head to Central America. Here is the detailed map of the first 25 thousand kilometers. View Larger Map
The ride from Bolivia to Uruguay was really spectacular although thanks to a lot of dirt road ridding sometimes extremely slow and tiring. After leaving Lake Titicaca I drove south to Uyuni Salt Flats with a little detour to modern city of Cochabamba. The dirt road to Uyuni was well over 100km but was spectacular...
"Km 10000: On the way from Bolivia to Uruguay"Continue reading
