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Well, I guess I’d be a somewhat unorthodox travel agency, but for those who are interested in adventure and not just the five star hotel and standard package, I could offer you some interesting spice for your travels.

On my pages you will find my experiences while I travel through Europe, which I do on a full time basis, since I moved myself and my business into a caravan truck so that I could travel and discover the world. But while traveling I can stumble on and make friends with hidden and romantic little pensions which you would not find through your standard travel agent. Or I could recommend to you some secluded beach or hidden ruins not brought to your attention by the standard travel agent because these usually only sell you packages from which they make a profit. If you want to get off the trodden tourist trail and away from the bustling crowds and really discover a country, you want first-hand advice from a local, like me. Even though I’m a ‘local’ in many places.

On the Euro Trip page you will see maps of where I have been so far. While traveling, if I find a nice quaint pension which attracts my attention, I will collect their business card and can book a room for you. In time I plan to take pictures of hotels/pensions with their rooms and put them on individual country pages. I’ll choose only places where the staff seem nice and where I get a good feeling. Cook up a storm by the seaside anytime you want, and sleep under the stars like we did here.

And if you’d like to go a step further, I’d love to host you in my caravan truck. Much less expensive and more interesting than to jump from hotel to pension, always clambering with your stuff and waiting at a bus stop. Heck, you can blaze new trails with me, which I love to do.

There is room in the truck, or I have three tents with me, or you can stay in any hotel or pension along the way which suits your fancy. Consider me like your private chauffeur, with pleasant music, bouncing in the blue bus along back roads through nature in the countryside and enjoy the view through the broad screen front window of the Mercedes truck. This is the REAL way to discover a country. I have all the comforts of home, so if you want to buy fish from a local farmer and fire it up on the grill by the ocean, no problem. Pull out the lawn chair or just sprawl out in the sun on a blanket. Heck, if there is a group of you I can even set up the volleyball net. Or play frisbee or water sports with any of the toys I carry with me. Or start a fire and we can jam by the shore with the host of musical instruments in my arsenal. Much more interesting than hopping from tourist trap to tourist trap, snapping pictures of one monument or another. The real and genuine people are in the rural countryside. Cities are certainly not a problem either. Usually one has a limited time or budget for their travels, so why spend so much of it at bus stops, receptionists, or just lounging on the beach in front of one hotel when you can blaze new ground and discover the amazing wonders of a country? Stay in the luxury of the royal palace wooden cottage on wheels with the sea in the background, or I'll drop you off at the hotel or pension of your choice and continue our travels the next day.

If you need internet while traveling for any reason, I am always hooked up for my business so that is not a problem. Or if you need electricity to charge your mobile or fire up your laptop, I got solar panels on my roof and I’m totally self sufficient with my caravan electrical connections. I do this on a full time basis and have become a professional at instantly setting myself up at every new location I arrive at. Sure, you’d be roughing it relative to a five star hotel, but what adventure will you find there except the standard package and more fancy restaurants which wont be much different from the fancy restaurants in your home town. If you want luxury it is no problem to find accommodation along the way. But to blaze new trails or follow my old ones through mother earth’s beautiful nature, stopping occasionally to dabble in local life—this is truly an enjoyable way to travel! And more so with a creative madman like me who wins over the hearts of all locals he meets.

Who with his five and increasing number of languages (English, German, French and Spanish covers a broad enough area, while Czech is similar enough to Polish, Croatian and Russian etc., and now with Turkish which is understood in a broad area including Azerbaijan and Georgia etc.) and creative waving of arms and facial expressions is capable of arranging anything anywhere—as long as one has the correct and friendly attitude. It is this random element which makes traveling so much more fun and adventurous. Like when you befriend a local who will take you into his home and reveal treasures of his country which no official tourist agency will ever divulge to you. Not just to follow the massive tourist crowd and be shuttled from one tourist attraction to another. Do you ever visit the tourist attractions in your home town? Sure, while traveling it is nice to have a couple of pictures of yourself standing in front of a pyramid, but beyond that, there are much more interesting and pleasant places to spend your time.

Whether you travel with me or just want some honest and friendly advice where or where not to go, give me a hoot and we’ll work something out!

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Below you will find some pictures of places I've traveled to so far. If you hold your mouse over a picture and the arrow turns into a hand, you can click on the picture to get to a page with more pictures of the area. The Euro Trip link above will show you the story line where I've traveled so far, or you can go to the travel Europe page to select individual country tips. Or just check out the gallery of travel pictures.

While driving around, wherever you want to go, get a fantastic view which you'll never get behind the tinted windows of a seat-crammed bus.

Above driving along the coast of Croatia, and below along the coast of Monte Negro,
later to climb the steep mountains into the interior.

Above are some ruins I found while driving through the interior of Montenegro. Below I later drove through the mountains in the background above. This is something you'll never witness from a standard tour package, or find difficult or awkward if hitch hiking. The only way is with the freedom of your own vehicle.

Above left a shot of the coast in Monte Negro, and to the right and below in Turkey.

If you're ever worried about getting lost, we can always pull out the super GPS navigation system. Otherwise, getting 'lost' is often nice, because that way you discover the secluded beaches.

Step out of the truck any time and go for a walk, exploring historic and secluded towns off the beaten track (above left a small coastal town in Croatia, to the right a very secluded village near to the border with Montenegro). Below the Pitkovice lakes in Croatia, which should be explored over several days and not rushed.

Below left Bodrum Turkey, below right near Stoliv Montenegro, near where the latest James Bond movie Casino Royal was filmed. A hard place to get to without your own wheels.

In Montenegro overlooking where Casino Royal was filmed. The widescreen view better than any wall mounted high definition home entertainment system! Below a walk up the hill to a local monastery.

Picture farther up and the one to the right, decided to pull over by the road to check out an old olive grove. What official tour bus driver would do that for you? Directly above a nice day's stroll to a castle ruin overlooking Kotor Montenegro.

Below left the small city of Kotor (one of my favourite along the whole way and a great party night life). Otherwise, below right, one can always raise up a party storm with the local indigenous population.

To get to the nicest and most secluded spots, occasionally one has to go offroad! That is always a fun and bouncing blast.

Finding and enjoying the nice secluded beaches makes traveling a pleasure. Below left in Turkey was a small town where many people paraglided, as the bay between the mountain ranges produced a constant jet of incoming air from the sea.

Above right in the Turkish part of Cyprus and below left near Myra, Turkey, where Santa Clause was born and died.

Always time to smell the flowers when you're not in a rush.

To the right an interesting coastline of lava rocks I discovered during one of my random walks.

When exploring, there are ruins and old castles to be discovered everywhere.

And below, one of my favourite, stairs leading into a crisp clean sea from the patio of a restaurant. Away from the main tourist paths, no one would even flinch or mind if you went for a quick dip!

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