I clearly remember that in my childhood how I was always so excited to watch documentaries or lose myself in the pages of encyclopedias that would bring me scenes, stories and details about our planet. I guess also growing up in a little touristy town, getting in touch with different cultures in this international environment heightened my influence for traveling. I was almost sure that this innate desire to travel and explore the world would eventually become one of the highest source of inspirations in my life.

Intuitively I was feeling part of something greater. The longing to meet and connect with this hidden yet very real mystery, guided me into explorations through solo traveling. My first solo backpacking experience was in 2008 to Europe when I had the chance to visit eleven countries that time. But my travels and nomadic life that began in October 2017 and have been going on since then are the subject of this work. Throughout these years I traveled and lived in Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Middle East so far.

All my life, I had an inner instinct, a willingness to search and learn what the existence, this life, myself is all about. The discovery of our Being was subtle in the past but it became more and more conscious in time with the support and blessings of so many traditions, teachers and perspectives, and eventually it takes an extensive place in my heart now. Valuing the life long journey of learning and awakening, I am continuing to enrich my insights with committed practice and awareness. In each conscious breath, I am wholeheartedly devoted to be an instrument of our true nature. So spirituality it is one of the two main ingredients of this work.

In order to have more idea about my spiritual path, you can read through; “Brief Story of My Path” 

I would like to stimulate the readers sense of curiosity for inner and outer discovery. I would like to show how traveling and spirituality can serve as the ways that unfold our fullest potential and inner peace gradually. I wish to reach out to the like-hearted travelers, spiritual seekers and practitioners and open the ground for connection and collaboration.

My highest intention is to sow seeds of deeper understanding and nourishment through what has been served to me from life and beyond. I hope to be a mirror and reflect what is seeking to be seen. By this way I intend to serve life for the benefit of all beings. This will be my greatest gift.

The essays in the ‘Destination’ folder cover more than 70 destinations in 10 different countries so far. They include many elements about the nature, landscapes, cultures, traditions and my observations and experiences through them. These pages can be seen as a travelogue, a travel journal, first written during my journeys then edited for publication. It can also be taken as a basic itinerary that don’t include all the must-see places. As we all know there is incredible amount of data in the internet that would be more than enough for you. Besides I believe it is always more adventurous to discover the practical things on our own.

The essays involve my inner experiences, explorations, insights, realizations and how my heart and the universe initiated the ways for me to move on to a freer dimension, from dream to a more awake state. They also contain some spiritual practices, perspectives and the teachings of wisdom of different traditions I’ve come across in different countries in my travels.