Photo of the Day

This is it… Finito! Schluss! The end! Khalas! Koniec! Konec! Einde Verhaal!

Meeting our awesome friends from Bahrain and Dubai Middle-East-style: at a Friday brunch ::: Stretavka s kamaratmi z Bahrajnu a Dubaja na blizkovychodny styl: na piatkovom brunchi

We saw some fellow (North Korean) tourists across the border today ::: Dnes sme videli turistov zo Severnej Koreje na vylete na korejskej hranici

Raw beef dinner with our lovely Couchsurfing host Jimoon ::: Tataracik na veceru s nasou Couchsurfingovou hostitelkou Jimoon

We are back in the capital and today learning about history at the War Memorial Museum ::: Sme naspat v hlavnom meste a dnes sme sa ucili nieco o historii vo vojnovom pamatniku

OK, now be a nice man and get a pair of these ::: Ako pisu na obale, bud dobry muz, a kup si par tychto

Visiting a rather special fish market today ::: Dnes sme navstivili celkom zvlastny rybi trh

Korea’s most popular beach: Haeundae beach ::: Najoblubenejsia plaz v Korei: plaz Haeunda

The last Friday of our trip. We are coming home! ::: Posledny piatok nasho tripu. Ideme domov!

Girls with guns ::: Holky so zbranami

We can’t get enough of Korean food ::: Korejskeho jedla sa nevieme nabazit

Some photobooth fun while sightseeing ::: Trochu srandy s foto automatom pomedzi navstevy pamiatok

Even if it rains cats and dogs, Lucia will make sure your postcards will be sent ::: Aj ked leje ako z krhle, Lucia zariadi, aby vase pohladnice boli poslane

We spent the day at a traditional Korean village and attended a small tea ceremony ::: Dnesny den sme stravili v tradicnej korejskej dedine a zucastnili sme sa tam maleho cajoveho ritualu

Today we said bye to our Couchsurfing host Junsik and left southeast of Seoul to a small town of Andong ::: Dnes sme sa rozlucili z nasim couchsurfingovym hostitelom Junsikom a vyrazili zo Seoulu na juhovychod do mestecka Andong

It is our 4th wedding anniversary today! We treated ourselves to a very nice local temple food with a traditional musical performance ::: Dnes mame stvrte vyrocie svadby! Dopriali sme si tradicnu veceru mnichov s korejskym vystupenim

We had lunch here today. Can you see Mark? ::: Tu sme dnes obedovali. Najdete Marka?

Exploring weird stuff in Seoul. We think this is icecream for couples ::: Objavujeme divne veci v Soule. Myslime si, ze toto je zmrzka pre pariky

Bye bye Hong Kong, it’s been great, hopefully see you soon again! ::: Dovidenia Hong Kong. Bolo nam fajne, dufame, ze sa skoro zas uvidime!

The birthday girl splashing around at her birthday junk boat party ::: Oslavenkyna sa cvachta pocas jej narodeninovej party na lodi

We got up really early to go to this natural infinity pool on the island of Lantau ::: Dnes sme vstavali velmi skoro a stravili sme den v prirodnom ‘nekonecnom’ bazene na ostrove Lantau

Macau is a little piece of Europe (Protugal) in Asia ::: Makau je malym kuskom Europy (Portugalska) v Azii

This was supposed to be our lucky chip in one of the many casinos of Macau ::: Toto mal byt nas stastny zeton v jednom z kasin v Makau

Mark showing off in front of the kids in the Science Museum ::: Mark sa predvadza pred detmi vo Vedeckom Muzeu

Heritage trail today: Old meets new ::: Dnes historicky chodnik: Stare vs. nove

On top of the city – photographed by a fluently Slovak speaking Australian ::: Na vrchole mesta – vyfotene plynule slovensky rozpravajucim Australcanom

It was a busy day at the beach today ::: Dnes bolo na plazi rusno

Bruce Lee in Hong Kong ::: Bruce Lee v Hong Kongu

We are back in travelling mode! Greetings from Hong Kong! This time with Kayo!

We’re back in Myanmar again! ::: Sme naspat v Myanmare!

Hanging around our luxury hotel today ::: Dnes len vegetime v nasom luxusnom hoteli

Dentist visit today ::: Dnes navsteva u zubara

Not our picture, but meeting up with friends was definitely our highlight of the day ::: Nie je to nasa fotka, ale strenutie s kamaratmi bol urcite zazitok dna

We cannot believe we made it. In three days we climbed and walked up and down between 1000 and 3726 metres for 23 hours in total ::: Neverime, ale dokazali sme to. Pocas troch dni sme nachodili 23 hodin hore dole medzi 1000 a 3726 metrami

We left at 2am, climbed 1100 meters and at 6:15am we stood proud on Rinjani’s highest point ::: Vyrazili sme o 2 rano, vyliezli 1100 metrov a o 6:25 sme hrdo stali na vrchole Rinjani

Starting the three day trek our group consists of 5 tourists, 2 guides and 5 porters in flip-flops ::: Zacinajuc trojdenny vystop nasa skupinka pozostava z 5 turistov, 2 sprievodcov a 5 nosicov v zabkach

Inspired and convinced by our Czech friends we decided to climb Rinjani volcano in Lombok ::: Inspirovani a presvedceni nasimi ceskymi kamoskami sme sa rozhodli vyliezt na sopku Rinjani na Lomboku

No motorised transport on Gili Air island. This is much better ::: Ziadne motorove vozidla na ostrove Gili Air. Toto je ale o dost lepsie

Today dinner for four. On Gili Air island we met with Veronika and Paja from Czech Rep ::: Dnes vecera pre styroch. Na ostrove Gili Air sme sa stretli s Veronikou a Pajou z Ceska

It’s Galungan today, a big celebration for Balinese Hindus ::: Dnes je Galungan, velky sviatok pre Hinduistov na Bali

Yoga with a view ::: Joga s vyhladom

Sunrise as seen from our terrace ::: Vychod slnka ako ho vidime z nasej terasy

Finished our 2-day course: diving to over 15 meter depth just by holding your breath ::: Skoncili sme 2-dnovy kurz: na jeden dych sme sa potopili do viac nez 15 metru

Updating the ‘photo of the day’ from our beach cabin ::: Updateujeme ‘fotku dna’ v nasej chatke na plazi

What can be better than a good massage… Perhaps a good massage on a beach ::: Co moze byt lepsie nez dobra masaz? Snad len dobra masaz na plazi

A bit of balinese culture today ::: Na dnes trochu balinezskej kultury

2 celebrations today: Lucia completed her Advanced PADI and Mark his 50th dive ::: 2 oslavy na dnes: Lucia uspesne skoncila Advanced PADI a Mark sa potopil 50ty krat

After a day of diving enjoying a beer at one of the black sand beaches ::: Po dni potapania dobre padne pivko na jednej z cierno-pieskovych plazi

Our beach-front / volcano-view home for next week ::: Nas domov na tento tyzden: na plazi s vyhladom na sopku

We had many highlights today but we had to choose one. This is the traditional balinese Kecak Fire and Trance Dance performance ::: Dnes sa toho dialo vela, ale museli sme si vybrat len jednu fotku. Toto je tradicne balinezske vystupenie Kecak Fire and Trance Dance

The (male) crowd waiting for the cock-fight to start ::: (Chlapske) obecenstvo caka na zaciatok kohutich zapasov

Glad for another almost random gettogether with Zuzana and Lukas ::: Prijemne skoro nahodne stretnutie so Zuzkou a Lukasom

A great welcome to Indonesia with chicken satay ::: Skvele privitanie v Indonezii s kuracim satay

We loved Australian wildlife and so this had to be our last dinner here: crocodile sausage, kangaroo steak, buffalo sausage and barramundi fish ::: Zamilovali sme si australsku divocinu a tak nasa posledna vecera nemohla byt ina nez: krokodilia klobaska, steak z klokana, byvolia klobaska a ryba barramundi

Another epic train ride ahead of us. Alice Springs to Darwin on The Ghan ::: Dalsia epicka cesta vlakom pred nami. Z Alice Springs do Darwinu vlakom The Ghan

Lucia’s drem come true ::: Luciin splneny sen

Hiking through aboriginal sacred site – Kata Tjuta (eng. many heads) ::: Tura cez posvatne miesto australskych domorodcov – Kata Tjuta (preklad: vela hlav)

Mark, The Lion King

Welcome to Alice Springs, the capital of Australia’s outback ::: Vitajte v Alice Springs, hlavnom meste australskej puste

Last evening in Sydney and a big THANKS to this young lady – Marieke – and Nick for having us over ::: Posledny vecer v Sydney a velke DAKUJEME tejto mladej slecne – Marieke – a Nickovi za ubytovanie

A Sydney landmark from up close ::: Ikona Sydney zblizka

Day at the Museum fo Contemporary Arts ::: Den v muzeu sucasneho umenia

We haven’t had schnitzels for a while ::: Uz sme dlho nemali rezne

Preparing a ‘welcome home’ cake for Marieke and Nick ::: Pripravujeme ‘vitajte doma’ kolacik pre Marieke a Nicka

An old soldiers game called “2 up” can only be played in the pub legally on ANZAC day – Australia’s and New Zealand’s commemoration day ::: Stara hra vojakov “2 up” sa legalne moze hrat v krcmach len na den ‘ANZAC’, den ked si Australia a Novy Zeland pripominaju padlych hrdinov

Decisions, decisions… Today it is which one of our Hunter Valley wines to open first ::: Ach tie rozhodovania… Dneska to je o tom, ktore z nasich Hunter Valley vin si otvorime prve

After 23 days of camping getting all cozy at our temporary home at Marieke & Nick’s. Binge-watching Breaking Bad ::: Po 23 dnoch v karavane sa udomacnujeme v nasom prechodnom domove u Marieke a Nicka. Kukame Breaking Bad po seriach

What a view! ::: Paradny vyhlad!

Lucia tastes, Mark drives. And still he cannot take a sharp photo ::: Lucia ochutnava, Mark soferuje. A aj tak nevie urobit ostru fotku

Today we arrived to Hunter valley – one of Australia’s most renowned wine regions ::: Dnes sme prisli do Hunter valley – jedneho z najznamejsich vinarskych regionov v Australii

Easter crowd enjoying the sunset at Chaffey Dam ::: Velkonocne davy si uzivaju zapad slnka pri Chaffey Dam

Picnic at waterfalls ::: Piknik pri vodopadoch

Another day of camping ::: Dalsi den kempovania

Chillin’ at the beach ::: Pohodicka na plazi

A day in a city. Stuck in a rush hour traffic. It has been a while ::: Den v meste. Uz sme nejaku dobu nezazili zapchu.

Steve! What a legend! ::: Steve! Aka legenda!

A Dutch Dingo on the coast of Fraser Island ::: Holandsky dingo na plazi ostrova Fraser

Driving day today ::: Den v aute

Beer, steaks and rodeo in Australia’s beef capital ::: Pivo, steaky a rodeo v australskom ‘hlavnom meste hovadzieho’

A whole beach to ourselves ::: Cela plaz len pre nas

Today’s sunrise at the beach was one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences ::: Dnesny vychod slnka na plazi bol jeden z tych raz-za-zivot zazitkov

Enjoying the morning at the Airlie Beach ::: Uzivame si rano na plazi Airlie Beach

Celebrating today’s Yongala wreck dive with local wine, local grapes and Dutch cheese ::: Oslavujeme dnesne potapanie k vraku lode Yongala s lokalnym vinom, lokalnym hroznom a holandskym syrom

Finally the time has come for Lucia and Karel the koala! ::: Konecne nadisiel ten cas pre Luciu a koalu Karla

Buying bananas at a road-side self-service stall could never happen back home. Bananas or the box with money would be long gone ::: Kupovat banany pri ceste v samoobsluznom stanku by nikdy nemohlo fungovat doma. Banany aj s boxom na peniaze by boli davno fuc

Today was a big day: we went diving at the Great Barrier Reef and then flew 300m above it in a helicopter! ::: Dnes bol velky den: potapanie na Velkom Barierovom Utese a potom 300m let nad nim v helikoptere!

First time we use a public barbie ::: Prvy krat pouzivame verejne barbecue

Not only people like to come to this beach in front of our campsite ::: Nielen ludia radi chodia na tuto plaz pred nasim kempingom

We’d like to introduce you to our new home for the next 3 weeks on our trip from Cairns back to Sydney ::: Zoznamte sa prosim s nasim novym domovom na dalsie 3 tyzdne, ktorym sa budeme presuvat z mesta Cairns spat do Sydney

Myanmar cooking lessons brought into practice ::: Myanmarsky kurz varenia v praxi

Afternoon at Luňa Park ::: Poobedie v Luňa Parku

Supporting the home team and learning the rules of Australian footbal today ::: Dnes sme isli podporit domaci team a ucili sa pravidla australskeho futbalu

Finally we have a proof we are in Sydney ::: Konecne mame dokaz, ze sme v Sydney

Happy birthday, Marieke!

Nick, the BeefMaster, working his barbie

Playing the old Dutch game of Sjoelen is much tougher in real life than online! ::: Hrat staru holandsku hru Sjoelen je ovela tazsie nazivo nez online!

Warm welcome by Marieke and Nick with a cold Tasmanian beer ::: Vrele privitanie studenym tasmanskym pivom u Marieke a Nicka

Myanmar welcoming new visitors while we are leaving on an early morning flight ::: Myanmar vita novych navstevnikov zatialco my odchadzame skorym rannym letom

Maarten’s and Nicole’s 1st evening in Myanmar. Our last one. Very glad we could spend it together ::: Pre Maartena a Nicole prvy vecer v Myanmare. Pre nas ten posledny. Sme radi, ze sme si ho uzili spolu

On the way back to Yangon the bus made a stop for lunch. This was one of the options ::: Na ceste do Yangonu autobus zastavil na obed. Toto bola jedna z moznosti

Only men are allowed to touch this holy golden rock. So we sent the real men in! ::: Len muzi sa mozu dotknut tejto posvetnej zlatej skaly. A tak sme poslali pravych muzov!

Great afternoon in Kinpun. Cards, rum & coke, Jeff & Angel ::: Skvele odpoludnie v Kinpune. Karty, rum s kolou a Jeff s Angel.

On our way to see the 1st golden rock pagoda. Having fun on top of a truck with 40 other people ::: Na ceste k prvej zlatej skale s pagodou. Zabava na nakladaku s 40 dalsimi ludmi

During our motorbike ride today we were invited in by this friendly monk for a drink ::: Pocas dnesnej jazdy na motorke nas tento priatelsky mnich pozval na drink

Nearly every day we see some kind of celebration in Myanmar; not sure what this old monk is celebrating? ::: Skoro kazdy den vidime nieku oslavu v Myanmare; ktovie co tento stary mnich oslavuje

Biggest lying buddha in the world: over 150m long! ::: Najvacsi leziaci buddha na svete: vyse 150m

After work chill-out: street football with a small straw ball ::: Pohodicka po praci: domaci futbal so slamenou loptou

Back to travelling; this time by trishaw through the streets of Bago ::: Znova na cestach; tentokrat na tricykli v uliciach mesta Bago

A simple yogi’s room ::: Jednoducha izba jogiho

Panditarama Meditation Centre greets two new yogis ::: Panditarama meditacne centrum vita dvoch novych joginov

Sunrises are worth getting up for, especially in Myanmar ::: Vychody slnka stoja za skore vstavanie, najma v Myanmare

It made a few of the locals laugh, but this was our trusted e-bike, for two days our way to get around kilometres of pagoda-filled area ::: Niekolko lokalov sme rozosmiali, ale tento e-bike bola nasa volba na dva dni stravene v pagodami posiatom Bagane

Last dinner at Inle Lake at our favourite restaurant. As almost every private business, they are too supporting the strong lady Aung San Suu Kyi ::: Posledna vecera v nasej oblubenej restauracii na Inle Lake. Tak ako vacsina sukromnikov, aj tito podporuju odvaznu Aung San Suu Kyi

Not something we expected to do in Myanmar. Tasting local wines ::: Netusili sme, ze v Myanmare budeme robit i toto. Ochutnavka domacich vin.

Biking around Inle Lake. In this heat we deserved a cold one ::: Cyklistika okolo Inle lake jazera. V tomto teple sme si zasluzili jedno studene

Very yummy cooking class with lovely Thu Zar. Made and ate together 9 delicious dishes ::: Chutny kurz varenia s usmievavou Thu Zar. Urobili sme a zjedli sme spolu 9 vybornych pokrmov

On the 3rd day we reach our destination – the poscard-like Inle lake ::: Na treti den sme v cieli – na pohladnicovom Inle jazere

Day 2: lots of smiles and waving throughout the hot and tiring day ::: Den 2: vela usmevov a mavania pocas namahavej a horucej cesty

Day 1 of 3-day trek through Myanmar’s countryside. Passing lovely villages, monasteries and fields with buffalos ::: Prvy den trojdnoveho treku myanmarskym vidiekom. Malebne dedinky, klastory a polia s byvolmi okolo nas.

Young monk going up to the monastery ::: Mlady mnich ide hore do klastora

Temple time. This time a cave filled with buddhas ::: Cas na chramy. Tento je v jaskyni plnej sosiek budhov

In every country we have to try the local beers. This one is not bad ::: V kazdej krajine sa snazime ochutnavat domace pivo. Toto nie je spatne

Back on the train. This time in Myanmar ::: Zase vo vlaku. Tentokrat v Myanmare

One haircut. One Euro. One happy Mark ::: Jedno strhanie. Jedno Euro. Jeden stastny Mark

1st day in Myanmar. Walking the streets of Yangon ::: Prvy den v Myanmare. Prechadzky ulicami Yangonu

Very impressed by futuristic Singapore, so it was hard to pick a pic: these are the ‘Gardens by the Bay’

Mark, Gokhan and no durian. And yes, Gokhan is here with us! ::: Mark, Gokhan a ziadny durian. A hej, Gokhan je tu s nami!

Friday night party with Empire of the Sun live in concert in Singapore’s Fort Canning Park ::: Piatok vecer, party na koncerte Empire of the Sun v singapurskom Fort Canning parku

Is someone telling Mark he should shave off the beard? ::: Je to znamenie ze by si Mark mal oholit bradu?

A wonderful evening with Yves: learning how to make cauliflower popcorn, healthy crackers, pumpkin soup, chocolate and even tuning up chakras ::: Skvely vecer s Yves: naucili sme sa robit karfiolovy popcorn, zdrave krekry, tekvicovu polievku, cokoladu a este si aj naladit cakry

If you stay in a nice hotel, better make the most out of it and stay in for a whole day! ::: Pekny hotel je treba poriadne vyuzit a aspon jeden cely den z neho nevyjst!

The traditional water-villages overlooked by an impressive mosque ::: Tradicna dedinka na vode s impozantnou mesitou v pozadi

We arrived in rich oil-state Brunei today and to fit in we booked a better room than usual ::: Dnes sme pricestovali do Bruneja – bohateho ropneho statu a tak sme si adekvatne rezervovali aj trosku lepsiu izbu nez obvykle

Travelling today: bus to Tawau, plane to Kota Kinabalu and this ferry to Labuan island ::: Dneska cestujeme: busom do Tawau, lietadlom do Kota Kinabalu a touto lodkou na ostrov Labuan

Say hi to the new member of PADI Open Water club ::: Vitaj v klube PADI Open Water!

Mark prepping for one of his 9 dives, 3 of which in Sipadan – one of the world’s most beautiful divesites ::: Mark sa pripravuje na potapanie tesiac sa na Sipadan – jednu z najkrajsich potapacskych destinacii sveta

Big John Scuba – our home on stilts for next 3 days ::: Big John Scuba – nas domov na stracich nozkach na dalsie 3 dni

The moon shining over the mosque in Semporna ::: Mesiac svieti na mesitu v meste Semporne

Day 2: walking through the rainforest avoiding leeches. Mark did the same at night! ::: Den 2: prechadzka po dazdovom pralese vyhybajuc sa pijaviciam. Mark si to zopakoval aj v noci!

Day 1 of cruising the Kinabatangan river running through dense wildlife-filled rainforest ::: 1. den na rieke Kinabatangan, ktora preteka dazdovym pralesom plnym divokej zvery

On our last day we went for a trip and ended up having tea and fresh caught crabs with this lovely family ::: V nas posledny den sme isli na vylet a navstivili tuto rodinku, ktora nas pohostila cajom a cerstvo vylovenymi krabmi

Another improvement for the hostel. Still more work to be done ::: Dalsie z vylepseni pre hostel. Stale je co vylepsovat

Cut, designed, hand-painted and hung by us. One of the few things we have been working on here ::: Navrhli sme, namalovali sme a zavesili sme. Jedna z par veci, ktore sme tu urobili

In his role as a tourguide Mark came across this monkey team ::: V pozicii turistickeho sprievodcu Mark stretol tento opici tym

Rebels ::: Rebeli

Proboscis monkeys. We couldn’t get enough of them on our today’s trip ::: Kahau nosaty. Nemohli sme sa ho nabazit na nasom dnesnom vylete.

ocal places of worship are somewhat futuristic ::: Lokalne chramy su akesi futuristicke

We did not know bananas have hundreds kinds. These are from the Sandakan’s central market ::: Nevedeli sme ze bananov je milion druhov. Tieto su z trznice v Sandakane

We are back at a night market! This time tasting some bbq stingray from this guy ::: Sme zase na nocnom trhu. Tentokrat ochutnavka grilovanej raje od tohoto typka

Mark caught in the action. We will show you the result soon ::: Mark prichyteny v akcii. Ukazeme aj vysledok coskoro

Orangutans and sun bears – our 1st taste of Borneo’s wildlife ::: Orangutani a medvede malajske – nasa prva ochutnavka divociny Bornea

The city is ready for the Chinese New Year ::: Mesto je pripravene na Cinsky Novy Rok

After 2 days of hard work we treat ourselves to some yummy clams. Oh and btw, this is day No. 123 ::: Po 2 dnoch tazkej prace si dopriavame fajne musle. No a mimochodom, dnes je den c.123

1st day at new ‘work’. We are helping out in a hostel for next 2 weeks! ::: Prvy den v ‘praci’. Najblizsie 2 tyzdne vypomahame v hosteli.

Sunset over Sandakan, our home for next 2 weeks ::: Zapad slnka nad Sandakanom, nasim domovom na dalsie 2 tyzdne

First cinema on our trip. Freezing cold AC and no salty popcorn here ::: Prve kino na nasom vylete. Mraziva klima a ziadny slany popcorn

A day full of adventures: refreshing our ‘wardrobes’ ::: Den plny dobrodruzstiev: refresh ‘satnika’

After a month of fork and spoon in Philippines we are back to chopsticks again ::: Po mesiaci vidliciek a lyzic na Filipinach sme naspat pri palickach

Batad’s amphitheater-shaped rice terraces ::: Amfiteatrove ryzove polia v Batade

Dancing with the locals ::: Tancovanie s domorocami

Hanging coffins in Sagada – a pagan ritual hundreds years old ::: Visiace truhle v Sagade – pohansky ritual stary stovky rokov

Today was fun: hiking through villages, skinny-dipping in waterfalls and watching kids playing in the ricefields ::: Dnes bola zabava: turistika cez dedinky, nahe plavanie vo vodopade a deti hrajuce sa v ryzovych poliach

It was dark and slippery in the Sumaling cave ::: V jaskyni Sumaling dnes bolo mokro a klzko

We tried some local wine again. Like in Taiwan it had a very sweet taste, but that’s because it’s made of Bugnay berries ::: Skusili sme zase lokalne vino. Tak ako to tajvanske, bolo sladke. Tentokrat preto, ze je vyrobene z plodov ‘Bugnay’

Visiting the ‘big town’ of San Fernando ::: Vylet do ‘velkeho mesta’ San Fernando

We highly recommend ‘Angel and Marie’s place’ in San Juan. On the pic the lovely owners with their daughter-in-a-bucket ::: Velmi odporucame ‘Angel and Marie’s place’ v San Juan. Na fotke mili majitelia s dcerou-vo-vedre

All you do in San Juan is sit around and surf. So we tried both! ::: Posedavanie a surfovanie su hlavne aktivity v San Juan. Skusili sme oboje!

We met up with Patricia and this group of Czechs again. Good to hear Praguenese! ::: Znova sme sa stretli s Patou a touto skupinkou Cechov. Uz nam chybala Prazacka cestina!

Confirmed. Philippines have the sweetest mangos! ::: Potvrdzujeme! Filipiny maju tie najsladsie manga

Travel day today so no pics. Instead… here’s us! ::: Dnes cestovaci den takze ziadne fotky. Miesto toho… my!

Another day in El Nido. Waiting for our boat ::: Dalsi den v El Nido. Cakame na nasu lod

This describes what kind of place we are in now ::: Toto popisuje na akom mieste sme teraz

Lunch at the Secret Beach during island hopping ::: Obed na Tajnej plazi pocas vyletu po ostrovoch

Picture taken during our minibus drive to El Nido. There are 4 people in the row of photographer and 2 more in the trunk ::: Toto je foto z cesty minibusom na El Nido. V rade fotografa su 4 ludia a dalsi 2 v kufri

Today: Expedition Waterfall ::: Dnes: Expedicia Vodopad

Exploring the crystal clear waters ::: Prebadavame krystalove vody

This paradise is our home for next 3 nights ::: Tento raj je nasim domovom na dalsie 3 dni

About to board the boat to take us through the cave full of bats. “When looking up do not open your mouth” ::: Pred cestou do jaskyne plnej netopierov. “Ked sa budete pozerat hore, neotvarajte usta”

An awesome way to start a new year ::: Skvely sposob ako zacat novy rok

Happy New Year 2014! ::: Stastny novy rok 2014!

Miska finally arrived ::: Miska konecne dorazila

Today was a day of reunions: first Karen (pic) and then Pata! ::: Dnes bol den stretnuti: najprv Karen (obrazok), potom Pata!

Exploring the old Manila: Rizal Park and Intramuros ::: Preskumavame staru Manilu: Rizal Park a Intramuros

It’s a little island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a sea ::: Je to ostrovcek v jazere na ostrove v jazere na ostrove v mori

Hello po! San Miguel at lake Taal ::: Ahoj po! San Miguel pivko pri jazere Taal

Merry Christmas! ::: Stastne a Vesele!

Potato salad take 3. This time made by Mark. Ready for Christmas! ::: Zemiakovy salat potretie. Tentokrat od Marka. Sme pripraveni na Vianoce!

Ending our Taiwan adventure where it started: (Rainy) Taoyuan ::: Koncime nase Tajvanske dobrodruzstvo tam kde sme zacali: v (dazdivom) Taoyuane

We had some problems finding a hotel in Yingge. We ended up staying here. NTD980/night, NTD380/3 hours. (We paid 980) ::: Mali sme problemy najst hotel v Yingge. Nasli sme tento. NTD980/noc, NTD380/3 hodiny. (Platili sme 980)

It is called ‘Tree-house’. We expected something else ::: Strom, ktory sa skamaratil s domom

The rule is: whenever you see a queue, queue up too! There is something worth it at the end of it. This time tofu filled yummy pastry ::: Pravidlo znie: kde je rad, postav sa don. Nakonci isto caka odmena. Tentokrat tasticka plnena tofu, mnam!

Christmas carp material aka Mental Fish at the Dutch fort in Tainan ::: Sialene vianocne kapre pri Holandskej pevnosti v Tainane

We said goodbye today to Mr. Huang, who had put up with us for 7 days in his beautiful place in Taitung ::: Dnes sme sa rozlucili s panom Huangom, u ktoreho sme byvali 7 dni v jeho krasnom dome

These are the kind of menus we have been dealing with the last 2 months ::: S takymito menu sa musime popast posledne 2 mesiace

Magic at the Sanxiantai island and its bridge ::: Zazracny ostrov Sanxiantai a jeho most

Some serious sashimi shopping (4s) ::: Poriadny nakup sashimi (1p 1n 1s)

Last day of work, time to enjoy our well-earned free stay ::: Posledny den prace, cas na uzivanie si tazko-zarobeneho pobytu

Wakey wakey, eggs and bacey! Home-made breakfast for the first time in weeks! ::: Dobre ranko! Domace ranajky prvy krat po dlhom case

3 days of manual labour in exchange for a week in this beautiful guesthouse ::: 3 dni manualnych praci vymenou za tyzden ubytovania v tomto super guesthouse

We had a great time in Yuli. ‘Unfortunately’ we haven’t got a chance to experience these fields… ::: V Yuli sme sa mali fajn, len ‘skoda’, ze sme nemali moznost uzit si tieto polia…

Public hot spring between a road and a river ::: Verejne kupele s horucim pramenom medzi cestou a riekou

Walami trail: 10km, 2 snakes, 5 monkeys, 1 deer and this view over lunch ::: Walami trail: 10km, 2 hady, 5 opic, 1 srnka a tento vyhlad k obedu

We had booked a small double room, this is what we got! ::: Zabukovali sme si malu dvojlozkovu izbu a toto sme dostali!

We had a feeling today that we were being watched ::: Dnes sme mali taky pocit ze nas niekto sleduje

Rooftop of our temporary home – the catholic church ::: Strecha nasho docasneho domova – katolickeho kostola

Mark cooling down in ice-cold river after a boiling natural hot spring ::: Mark sa schladzuje v ladovo studenej rieke po kupele v prirodnom horucom prameni

Lucia overcame one of her fears today… ::: Lucia dnes prekonala jeden zo svojich strachov…

This is the lovely village of TianXiang in the Taroko National Park where we’ll be hiking and chilling for 5 days ::: Toto je krasna dedinka TianXian v narodnom parku Taroko, kde budeme 5 dni turistikovat a vegetit

Biking along the coast today ::: Dnes na bicykli po pobrezi

What do you think it says in Chinese on the sign? ::: Co si myslite ze je napisane na ceduli v cinstine?

1st ever Thanksgiving Day celebrated with our Couchsurfing hosts. As part of that we played beer-pong ::: 1. Den Vdakyvzdania s nasimi Couchsurfing hostitelmi. Sucast programu bol ‘beer-pong’ alebo pivny ping-pong

Sunset view from Elephant Mountain ::: Zapad slnka z Elephant Mountain

First day in Taipei ::: Prvy den v Taipei

Feeling at home with Heineken brewed in Zoeterwoude ::: Ako doma s Heinekenom z Zoeterwoude

Our Couchsurfing host Nicky shows us around ::: Nasa CS hostitelka Nicky nam ukazuje okolie

1st day in Taiwan: Shrimp-fishing eat what you catch ::: 1. den na Tajvane: rybarenie na krevetky – zjedz co si chytis

One of many photography requests we get here ::: Jedna z mnohych ziadosti o spolocnu fotku

After 57 days we finally made it to the beach! ::: Po 57 dnoch sme konecne dorazili na plaz!

Dinner preparation phase ::: Pripravna faza vecere

This is what you get for free (!!) because “you’re a foreigner and came to our club” ::: Toto je co dostanete zadara (!!) len “preto ze ste cudzinec a prisli ste do nasho klubu”

Mark had a morning to himself while Lucia was visiting the tea-museum ::: Mark mal rano sam pre seba zatialco Lucia bola v cajovom muzeu

The day is ending at the West Lake in Hangzhou ::: Den konci pri West Lake v Hangzhou

It’s so beautiful here, we decided to stay 4 nights (instead of 2) ::: Je tu tak pekne, ze sme sa rozhodli ostat 4 noci (misto 2)

Dumplings day! ::: Den knedlickovy

Shanghai meat-market: Parents offering their kids for marriage (incl date of birth, height, salary…) ::: Sanghajsky obchod s bielym masom: rodicia ponukaju deti k vydaju (nechyba vyska, vek ci plat)

We both caught a bit of a cold, luckily we’ve got this place to sit it out ::: Sme trochu chori, nastastie to mame kde v style vylezat

A rainy day in Shanghai ::: Uprsany den v Sangaji

Staying in this afternoon with our homemade salad ::: Dnes poobede ostavame ‘doma’ s domacim salatom

Meet Cathy, our couchsurfing host in Xian ::: Zoznamte sa s Cathy, nasou couchsurfingovou hostitelkou v Xiane

Feels like home: market in the Muslim quarter ::: Ako doma: trh v moslimskej stvrti

Just a few of over 6000 Terracotta warriors ::: Len par z vyse 6000 Terakotovych vojakov

We do a lot of walking here so a Chinese pedicure seemed the right thing to do ::: Nachodime sa tu dost, takze cinsku pedikuru si zasluzime

Time for school ::: Cas jit do skoly

Lucia parading Pingyao’s city walls in her new Beijing outfit ::: Lucia predvadza jej novy outfit z Pekingu na mestskych hradbach v Pingyao

The beautiful traditional streets of Pingyao ::: Krasne tradicne ulice v Pingyao

Food on sticks: the best! ::: Jedlo na palickach: to najlepsie!

Picnic at the lake at the Summer Palace ::: Piknik pri jazere pri Letnom Palaci

When in Beijing/Peking… ::: Kdyz v Pekingu…

@ the Olympic Park ::: v Olympiskym parku

The Great Wall ::: Velky cinsky mur

The Forbidden City

Hotpot for dinner: a mystery at first, yummy in the end ::: Hotpot vecera: najprv zahada a potom pochutka

Beijing from above ::: Peking zhora

On the menu of the 1st restaurant we visited ::: Na menu prvej restauracie, v ktorej sme jedli

Mongolian Restaurant wagon ::: Mongolsky restauracny vozen

Chenggis Khan – the opera ::: Opera Dzingischan

Brain-games from the ‘Intellectual museum’ ::: Hlavolamy z ‘IQ muzea’

Learning about Mongolian history ::: Spoznavame historiu Mongolska

Back in town ::: Naspat v meste

An ideal day for a horseride ::: Idealny den na jazdu na konoch

Snowed in for a day ::: Zasnezilo, ostavame ‘doma’

Desperately waiting for a shower ::: Zufalo cakajuc na vytuzenu sprchu

So much space everywhere ::: Vsade vela miesta

Running up to roll down ::: Bezia hore aby sa dole skotulali

Angela, Jeff, Gunnar, our driver Aratsha, our cook Tseko and a little frozen man

Our Russian UAZ aka The Tank that carried us around for 9 days ::: Nas rusky UAZ, tiez prezyvany Tank, ktory nas vozil celych 9 dni

Baga Gazriin Chuluu

The Mongolian men haggling over snuff flasks at the Ulaanbaataar ‘black market’ ::: Mongolski muzi sa dohaduju nad flaskami na snupaci tabak na Ulaanbataarskom ‘ciernom trhu’

Pigeons. A lot of them ::: Holuby. Vela holubov

Leaving Lake Baikal ::: Lucime sa s Bajkalom

Sibirian Corona – a bit of Mexico in Russia ::: Sibirska Corona – kusok Mexika v Rusku

Lovely colours of autumn ::: Krasne farby jesene

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Lake Baikal – the deepest lake of the world ::: Bajkalske jazero – najhlbsie jazero sveta

Russian Starbucks ::: Rusky Starbucks

Scenery behind the window ::: Sceneria za oknami

Yummy dried fish from the ladies at the platform ::: Fajne susene rybky od tiet na perone

Historical monument in Yekaterinburg ::: Historicky monument v Yekaterinburgu

A trip to the Europa-Asia border monument – beautiful! ::: Vylet k monumentu na hranici Europa-Azia – nadhera!

5 minutes of freedom – a 1 hour film shown as part of the 24th Documentary Film Fest “Russia” in the Yekaterinburg library. (all in Russian so didn’t understand much of it) ::: 5 minut slobody – hodinovy film 24. festivalu dokumentarneho filmu “Russia” v Yekaterinburgskej kniznici (samozrejme cely v rustine)

Our 34 hrs train ride food survival pack ::: Potravinovy balicek na nasu 34 hodinovu cestu vlakom

Tired feet after a day at the Hermitage ::: Unavene nohy po dni v Hermitage

A quiet dinner in a ‘Kafe’ down the road ::: Taky tichy vecer v ‘Kafe’ v ulici

5:30 am at a buzzing bus stop in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. This is where the journey starts. ::: 5:30 rano na rusnej autobusovej stanici v Banskej Bystrici. Tu nasa cesta zacina.