As my colleague and I were about to pass by the exit gate of the arrival area of the Ruzyne International Airport in Prague, the guard came up to us and asked where we came from. Then he followed it with what they’re supposed to ask arriving passengers, if we’re bringing something (to be declared [...]

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For that dream of a European vacation, it’s good to be assisted by a reliable hotel booking guide such as eurobookings.com especially when getting worldwide hotel bookings to maximize one’s stay in this enchanting land. There are so many choices according to what one can afford, be it a luxury or a budget accommodation. Online [...]

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Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long, but I was busy and also sent to another business trip to Africa. The internet connection here really sucks, seems like the whole country has same bandwidth as I have at home…
Anyway - only two guesses were posted in the comments to my guessing game ‘Name the [...]

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New episode from my fave ‘name the city’ series. Lately I travel to the same destination over and over again, so I dug out an old one from my archive. These pictures were taken in the years 2005 and 2006, so these days the location might look a bit different. And since it is very [...]

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We passed by Humboldt University last month and saw what seemed like a flea market for books.  We found out they were selling old books at low prices.  We could have bought some, but the problem is, the books were in Deutsch.  They were probably old stocks from the university’s library.
These pictures were taken a [...]

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In three weeks he had traveled over 10,000 km. He stopped more than 100 cars, three times he slept using his bedroll, ten times he was invited by someone to stay overnight and eight times he used hotel accommodation - but never more expensive than 25 USD. Other expenses included about 400 USD for visa [...]

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I used to enjoy going to Uganda because the work isn’t as demanding as when I am in Prague. But lately, it’s been a chaos here. Everything seems to get messed up. I spend a lot of effort only to have my work sabotaged by the “others” who don’t know what they’re [...]

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Is it possible? If you’ve been following my blog, then you have probably read about this friend of mine whose hitch hiking from Prague to Beijing. It’s not that he doesn’t have money but it’s his assignment from work. But it gives a good idea for travelers who are short on money and [...]

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If you ever see this guy on the road, please give him a ride.
Just a quick update as I am very busy with work.  Tomas has already arrived in China on July 30.  His last update was when he was in Yinchuan, a city on the yellow river. According to him, Yinchuan to Beijing isn’t [...]

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Where is he now?
My soccer mate Tomas works for a local newspaper here in Prague. This guy has got some really weird assignments.  Last time he was a metrosexual; he dressed like one, acted like one and even joined the same circle. This time his assignment is tough, he has to hitchhike all the way from Prague [...]

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