I have experienced some of the most exciting moments in my life on my travels. I have met great people, discovered marvelous countries and had many adventures. I have usually traveled by myself or with my brother Sasa. 

















always avoid travel agencies and I try to handle all of the arrangements by myself. This is the way to feel the freedom of traveling. If you travel on your own there is only one person responsible for every event.   
You can not accuse or give credit to any one else except to yourself. When I am traveling I do not think about the time or the space. I do not have reason to rush. I enjoy having a chance of choice. There are always many different possibilities and you just have to choose the right one. If you are making the good choices your "travel angel" will be with you and when you are stuck or lose strength he will be your "Deus ex machina".









  am very grateful to my parents that they had provided for me to travel with them in my childhood. Afterwards, I started to travel with my brother. We have traveled across Europe by trains, buses, ferries and planes. Every year we spent a month or two on our journeys when we visited the following countries: Greece, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Croatia. I have discovered many beautiful cities, villages and places. I have enjoyed their national meals and drinks. But our adventures on the journeys were not always pleasant. Once we had the "meeting" with well-known Amsterdam pickpockets and we proceeded with our tour without luggage. We had a similar experience in Greece too, on Corfu, and this time we lost a passport. Another time we did not plan well our budget and we had to work two days on a Creete tomato farm to make money for our ferry and train tickets. On the other hand we met a person who gave us his apartment for three days after knowning him for only one day. Another one went back 50 km in the opposite direction to try to find some spare parts for my brother's bicycle. They were not the only people who gave us a new energy and brought as back faith in people with their actions.

 

A few times we traveled with a minimum budget which could cover only our few days expenses. We did different jobs and sold our paintings along the way and spent again more than one month abroad. We really enjoyed painting, discussions and sharing stories from our journeys with people who liked to buy our paintings.
After several years of my extensive travels to European capitals I thought that it would be nice to make some changes. I started my cycling tours. That was the great discovery for me. It is the best possible way to see a country. When you are cycling or hiking you can actually feel a place you are passing through it. I have never enjoyed so much cold beer, meal or soft bed as like after a cycling day. I have discovered numerous magnificent places as small beaches, bays, villages and mountains, I have met many more new people than when I traveled in a conventional way.

 

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