Inside a Buddhist temple

18.10 It is not random that I copy my texts on my blog. I didn’t want to do something too ordinary, where I only expose what I do every day in a superficial way. I wanted to show that travelling happens also inside and that my thoughts and emotions are as important as my actions.

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Korean halts

14.10 “I should sleep a bit more, at night. I should also eat less junk food and more fruit. I shouldn’t have had so much beer yesterday, while I’m on antibiotics. It’s already not easy to live in a healthy way in a routine; on travels, it’s so much worse. There are also things that

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Leaving the capital

Seoul is a wonderful city, but Luke and I are both excited to see more of the country. After some time reading through his guide book of South Korea, we agree on a route down to the south, heading to Jeju island and stopping in a few cities on the way. We also decide to

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Back in Asia

My parents left Budapest for Switzerland. The city seems suddenly very lonely without them, but fortunately, I’m only staying one more day before flying to Seoul, South Korea. Yes, you read me, South Korea. You’re maybe thinking: “What?! That’s not close to Budapest” Let me explain: in my initial plan, I was never supposed to

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Budapest, second part

After this exhausting journey, I arrive once again in Budapest; the city is starting to feel familiar. I am very excited: I am going to see my parents again! I arrived early in the morning, and I only have a few hours left before I meet up with them. As my health has been worrying

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Belgrade

Le temps a passé, il est l’heure pour moi de quitter ce doux pays, non sans une pointe de tristesse. Maxim me conduit jusqu’à la gare de bus. J’espère le revoir un jour. 26.09.2015 “Nouveau départ. C’est difficile de trouver les mots pour décrire ce que je ressens dans ces moments-là. Toutes ces personnes ont

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Meeting up in Bulgaria

Here I am, after a long night on the bus (a night on the bus can decidedly not be restful). I arrive in Sofia, in Bulgaria – nice name for a capital, don’t you think? My friend Maxim meets me at the station, before taking me explore the place for a while. It is a

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Roadtrip to lake Balaton

Revfülop! That’s the name of the village in which we arrive, Matei and me, by the very big lake Balaton, after a road trip of several hours (a bit more than planned, that’s what happens when you trust your GPS too much). It’s a charming place, though a bit empty, due to the low season.

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Slovakia

After a very, very long night trying to get some sleep on that truck (I won’t forget that one anytime soon), we finally leave that gas station at 4 am, as planned. Luckily, the driver is going in my direction, further than Bratislava. Okay, maybe not so luckily because a truck drives very slowly… I

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Czech Republic

I wake up that day feeling really bad. I go down to the kitchen of the hostel to have a tea. I’m looking things up on my computer, I have to take a decision: where will I go next? I can’t decide between going down to Bulgaria to see my friend or work in a

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