Veronika’s Adventure is a travel website and collection of social media channels. My website was born in 2012, a month before I moved to Asia. My primary motivation has always been to share my experiences on the road in order to help others to travel.

I consider traveling one of the best ways to learn about different cultures and become a better person. There have been so many things I’ve learned along the way: to be open-minded and respect others (no matter their background, religion, or beliefs), to be less selfish, and to value the little ordinary things. Every day, I wake up thankful about the life I have and the people that surround me.

I encourage you my readers to make the best of the wide range of resources available on my website. I love to write detailed itineraries and share travel tips that can help you gain a similar experience. I hope my efforts will help you on your quest to embark on your own dream trip. See my destinations page to start getting some inspiration for where to go next.

When I wanted to travel myself, it was hard to start. In this blog, I connect and post relevant information with two main objectives:

My travel style has changed a lot over time. I have experienced both worlds: traveling on a low budget and basking in luxury while staying in some of the world’s best hotels.

So, what should you expect from this blog?

• I love to spend time outdoors and in nature, and I am always up for trying a new adventure experience. If you are outdoorsy, you will definitely find some ideas for exciting new experiences. For example, how about hiking in Bohemian Switzerland?
• From time to time, I enjoy beach escapes, mainly to relax and spend time with my boyfriend. We liked Cape Verde and Alanya, both which offer a great combination of stunning coast and things to do as day trips.
• Living in the heart of Bavaria, I never say no to exploring other parts of Germany. I do a lot of day and weekend trips, so you can expect lots of day trip and weekend guides filled with insider’s information on various German cities.
• When visiting a new country, I love to do a lot of research and publish detailed itineraries with all the best spots, accommodations, and more.  For a sample, see my itineraries for Sri Lanka, Vietnam or Taiwan.

I can’t even count how many times people have asked me whether my parents are diplomats or pilots. In fact, I don’t really have such an upscale background.

Coming from a small village near the second-largest city in the Czech Republic (seriously, there wasn’t even an ATM), I grew up in the countryside. My parents often took me and my brother on hiking in the forest, cycling, sometimes even skiing.

We mostly stayed within the Czech Republic, with the exception of an annual holiday in Croatia. My dad really fell in love with the Dalmatian coast over the years, to the point I would call addiction (I mean, who goes to the very same spot for 20 years?)

I went to a modest school in our village, later transferring to one that has a gymnasium but in an even smaller town. At some point, I became really interested in reading and foreign languages. Rather disappointed by the language courses offered in our school, I opted for extracurricular courses and summer schools focused on English, and later also Russian and Italian. German was somehow obligatory for my school as well (the only extra language I didn’t pick voluntarily…)

I knew I wanted to gain some foreign experience as soon possible. Once I had my A levels in my pocket, I headed to Italy for a summer job. It was my first time to be abroad solo. For three months, I worked in an animation studio in Sardinia. It turned out to be one of the hardest experiences of my life; not only did we work some very long hours but also I was the only foreigner over there. All my colleagues and clients were Italian and just about no one had the ability or willingness to explain anything in English. It was surely challenging for me, but I refused to give up. I returned home exhausted, feeling five years older and (bonus!) practically fluent in Italian.

Entering university, a whole new world of opportunities opened up before me. I loved the range of courses on offer, not only in my journalism major, but also in foreign languages and other subjects. My university had a lot of partner schools and I actively sought opportunities, resulting in my doing student exchanges in Germany and Hong Kong, plus an internship in Nigeria.

Just a few months before graduating with my bachelor’s degree, I came across a Taiwan scholarship, offering two years of master’s degree studies in a selected topic at one of Taiwan’s leading universities. As long as I had excellent grades, there would be a monthly subsidy to cover a humble student’s life in Taiwan. Plus, the scholarship would cover all university fees (unheard of in most parts of Europe, as those would amount to a lot). I collected all the possible documents and waited for my lucky moment. And it actually came!

And so in September of 2012, I left on a one-way ticket to Asia, knowing that Taiwan, a small and relatively off-the-beaten-track country on the other side of the world, was about to become my home for the next two years. The time I spent at National Chengchi University was some of the happiest times of my life. Gradually, I fell in love with Taiwan and also got to explore many countries in South East Asia from there.

Upon my return to Europe, I decided to embark on a professional travel blogging career. Since then I’ve had the chance to fully develop my passion and partner with various brands and tourism boards around the world.

Switching from place to place all the time might seem like a dream lifestyle to many, yet few realize how much hard work goes on in the background. It’s definitely not the kind of job that you can do forever, as it involves sacrificing most of your personal life and free time. At some point before my 30^th birthday, I reevaluated some of my values and plans, and decided to make some positive changes to my lifestyle.

That’s when I said goodbye to my nomadic lifestyle in favor of having a home base. Nowadays, I prefer to plan my own trips instead of joining organized tours and press trips. Sometimes I travel alone, sometimes with my dad (for example, read about our trip to Slavonia, and often I travel with my boyfriend, who is a great companion for adventure trips.

Living in Ingolstadt, I have had many opportunities to explore Bavaria. I never get bored of nature and historical cities (and beer festivals!), all of which Bavaria abound with. Also, it only takes 45 minutes for me to get to the Munich airport, so it’s possible to leave the country pretty fast when I get bit by the travel bug.😊

1. The village I come from only has 2000 inhabitants and not a single ATM. Luckily, it only takes half an hour to reach “civilization” from there.
2. Although I try to eat healthily, I am addicted to chocolate. So don’t open that box of chocolates in front of me, otherwise, you are taking a risk of losing it forever.
3. I used to dance professionally for about a decade. My biggest success was a gold medal from the Czech national championship and 10^thplace in Europe. My dance training was responsible for developing my strong will.
4. My first experience abroad was a summer job in Sardinia, Italy. For three months, I worked on an animation team. None of my colleagues or clients could really speak English. I survived, and returned with fluent Italian skills.
5. In 2012, I got a Taiwanese scholarship to support my master’s degree studies there. I only told my parents about it two months before my departure date.
6. I once forgot my phone at one of Istanbul’s airports (you know those handy charging stations?) and boarded my next flight. Shit happens.😊 But there are some wonderful people in my life: one of my blog’s followers picked it up and delivered it to me!
7. I love summer and sunshine. This is why I am always on the lookout for some destinations I can escape to in winter.😊
8. My favorite fruit is mango. During my trips to the Philippines, I used to skip meals and drink mango smoothies instead.

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If you simply want to say hello or tell me how great this blog is (no problems…) you can directly email me at veronikasadventure [at] gmail [dot] com.