"my life... off the beaten track ;)"
Member since 24th Aug 05
Citizenship: AustriaBorn in Austria and loving to explore the world !
Hobbies:Trekking, Watersports, writing, photography, painting, holistic nutrition, music, dancing, good movies, learning new languages
Favourite places:Tyrol, Ireland, North Texas, Eden & Kew Gardens :)
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Posted by Iris2005 | 6th May 2007
May 2007
--- after almost a year of preparing I can hardly believe that I will be heading off in 4 weeks on the first leg of my solo-expedition...
Life threw me a few wobblers and I had to restructure my trip a bit ...but still going strong .... so will be a month in Nepal to do an altitude training run - and also teach a group of Tibetan Monks in exile (art-workshops)
http://www.kailashzone.org
After the trip I will be back in London on a contract again till early 2008 - and then, well... the rest of the Silkroutes is beckoning... I might do it in stages though.... depending on the company - my physical stamina etc... I am not in a rush to explore the whole world in a year haha..
I got my vaccines and had no side effects -well apart from some mild terret syndrome - hihi ![]()
Next week I get my Tibetan and Indian visas and also need to pick up my train tickets...
For the actual training run up please go to my VT-pag
Continued | The Silk-Route - on Marco Polo's tracks
Posted by Iris2005 | 10th September 2006
Welcome to a nomads virtual home ![]()
I decided to undertake an extreme adventure for 2007: The Silk Routes, overland from London to Istanbul, exploring much of the Middle East, onwards through the Himalayas and Central Asia, up to Mongolia and with
Full entry | Iris2005 - Travel Diary
30 Nov 2004 - 31 Dec 2004
At the farm of a dear friend for a month to chill out, do a gourmet tour through the region of Charante Maritime and sample lots and lots of "eau de vie" ... oh lala
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