Odyssey: from East to West

Odyssey: from East to West

Hello and welcome to my personal adventure blog. I created this website to share my travels and life adventure across the world since I left my country in search of a new home. My story has been and continues to be a rollercoaster of a ride with plenty of unexpected twists and turns. Even though at the time of writing, I am still six years behind on my tales, I hope to one day catch up to the present, and who knows, maybe by then I will have finally found my home. Regardless, I have already learned quite a few key things from my experiences over the past years.

Never give up on your dreams, but don’t fight against the tide

Life has more than once thrown me a curveball that seemed to mess up my plans and my dreams. After a period of frustration, I would calm myself down and regroup my thoughts by coming up with new plans involving ways to adapt to my new situation. Our dreams lives on, but we must be flexible to the shifting sands below our feet.

Search yourself and figure out what you truly want

It might sound simple and cliché, but trust me, it’s neither. Many of us think we know what we want. Most of the time if asked we’ll list concrete materialistic things. But here, I’m talking about more than that. I’m talking about finding your motivation and purpose in life. That which will drive you and keep you going for years and years. Something that will vary from person to person and be as unique as each individual in part. Something that might seem clear at some point in your life, but later on may morph and evolve — ever shaped and sharpened by our journey and experiences in life.

It’s the journey that matters

Another cliché that I find to be very wise and true with every passing year. Most of the time we are so busy rushing to reach our goal that we forget to take a moment and pause. Pause and look back on our journey and appreciate the good and bad moments we’ve lived, the people we’ve met and the experiences we’ve gained. If you think of our lives as being a movie of which we, each are our own protagonists, it’s the experience as a whole that makes a movie an outstanding classic. In my case, ever since I’ve begun writing these blogs, I have grown to appreciate my journey more and more, regardless of where it leads me in the end.

That being said, I hope that my story will help inspire others to go out there and explore the world and live their lives to the fullest in pursuit of their own true dreams!

On a never ending quest to find my home

From the rolling hills of Transylvania, through the fjords of Norway and across the high mountains of Switzerland. From the heartwarming center of Copenhagen, through the rugged landscapes of Iceland, towards the shores of Greece. From the historic centers Budapest, Athens and Amsterdam, through the forests of Lithuania all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to the vast terrains of Canada and the bustling metropolis’ of the United States of America. My story begins here!

Additional info

You can always find my most recent publications on Posts at the top of the page, or by scrolling down to the news section. There is a brief description of myself in the About me section and if you wish to contact me, or stay up to date with my most recent posts you can fill out the contact form on the Stay in touch section. You can also reach me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook if you wish to do so.

I also created a YouTube channel in support of this website, where I will occasionally share some video content relating to my posts. It’s a little barren now, but it will grow in time as I advance through my story, I promise!

Last, but not least, I have recently opened the store section with some custom merch that I designed. This includes, but is not limited to mugs, t-shirts, caps and other clothing items. Please have a look if interested and if you have any ideas for other items with the Odyssey: East to West logo or other designs, feel free to shoot me a message and I will see what I can do. Keep in mind that the store section is still very much a work in progress for now.

Helpful links

If you would like to jump into my archive and find specific posts, I have categorized my content based on countries. Just follow the links below to jump to the one you’d like to read through!

| Austria | Denmark | Germany | Iceland | Norway | Romania | Spain | Switzerland | The Netherlands |

I will continue updating the list as I add more countries in future posts.

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