"I would be interested to know why you chose Iran as the most dangerous country and not Russia, India, Nepal or China?" Because its a long and winding answer, I start at the beginning...

Leo asked me a good question: "What was an encounter that you still like to think back to?" The answer is very long. Here we go...

A summary of sorts, trying to put down what I've learned travelling from Germany to Australia, mostly over land in 2 years.

Before I can immerse myself in my here and now and tell you guys about Sydney, I need time. Good things take a while. There is a litany of things I want to reiterate. So here it goes...

After 182 days of adventuring, my blog has almost caught up with my everyday. I had a lot to say about many things, but some just happen without eliciting a response. Not everything deserves a long text; many things just don't fit into one. Before I left Finland, I wanted to go back and sweep my virtual floor. A friend recently asked me what I had hoped to get and what I had gotten out of my stay in Finland. The answer is constantly changing in my head. I am unable to make a coherent summary...

After my first week on the road, I had written a summary of my state of mind. When I wrote it I was still a little high from the previously experienced nature-high and totally not used to the feeling of power over me, myself, and I. Since then, much has changed. However, it is important to me to share it with you because it captures that moment and my state of mind. "For the last week, I have been traveling to the east alone. It turns out that this adventure reveals more about myself than about...