The document summarizes the author's sabbatical journey driving 23,000 km across 30 European countries over 5 months. Some key experiences included losing a sandwich to seagulls in Germany, being stranded on a Danish island, visiting Santa Claus in Finland, underground sightseeing in St. Petersburg, and picking roses in Sarajevo. The author documented the trip through daily Facebook postcards, an interactive blog, and a monthly newsletter.

1. my sabbatical
discovering eastern europe by car
a journey by Adrian Sameli

2. europe
everybody knows

3. europe
everybody knows
THE WEST

4. europe
and of course
RUSSIA & TURKEY

5. europe
our audience on
INTERNATIONS

6. europe
but what about
THE EAST

7. europe
THE EAST?
Fjords?
Balkan?
Dictator?
Crisis?
Baltics?
Communism?
Chernobyl?
Sauna?
Cheep beer?
Blondes?
Reindeer?

8. quitting my great job in IT
after 10 years anniversary
to travel and discover
this unknown europe
the mission

9. driving 23’000 km
crossing 30 countries
in less than 5 months

10. let me tell you a story or two

11. FRANCE
starting in the west to get to the east1 image by Lionel Allorge

12. LUXEMBOURG
draining the donkey in Diekirch2

13. GERMANY
losing a fish sandwich to seagulls in Flensburg3

14. DENMARK
being stranded on the island of Mandø4

15. SWEDEN
dancing in the forest outside of Stockholm5

16. NORWAY
up and down the Fjords and Lofoten6

17. FINLAND
visiting Santa Claus in Rovaniemi7

18. scandinavia encompassed
1. France
2. Germany
3. Luxembourg
4. Denmark
5. Sweden
6. Norway
7. Finland

19. RUSSIA
underground sightseeing in St. Petersburg8

20. ESTONIA
walking the trails of Lahemaa9

21. LATVIA
playing soviet in Karosta Prison10

22. LITHUANIA
s(w)inging for freedom in Užupis, Vilnius11

23. BELARUS
breaking the isolation in Minsk12

24. UKRAINE
going to school in Pripyat, Chernobyl13

25. TRANSNISTRIA
celebrating some sort of independence in Tiraspol14

26. MOLDOVA
dissolving protests with festivities in Chisinau15

27. former soviet countries
8. Russia
9. Estonia
10. Latvia
11. Lithuania
12. Belarus
13. Ukraine
14. Transnistria
15. Moldova

28. ROMANIA
chasing count dracula in Transylvania16

29. BULGARIA
walking along sandbags at Sunny Beach17

30. MACEDONIA
admire all the monuments in Skopje18

31. KOSOVO
drive through the market of Prishtina19

32. ALBANIA
eating pink cotton candy in Tirana20

33. MONTENEGRO
struggling with nature at Lovcen21

34. 22 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
picking red roses in Sarajevo

35. SERBIA
meeting an old friend in Belgrade23 image by IIAleksandarII

36. balkan peninsula
16. Romania
17. Bulgaria
18. Macedonia
19. Kosovo
20. Albania
21. Montenegro
22. Bosnia & Herzegovina
23. Serbia

37. CROATIA
overlooking the two cities of Zagreb24

38. SLOVENIA
climbing the vineyards of Maribor25

39. HUNGARY
talking an all different language in Budapest26

40. SLOVAKIA
walking on leaves in Bratislava27

41. AUSTRIA
consuming timeless culture in Vienna28

42. CZECH REPUBLIC
laughing about the president in Prague29

43. POLAND
capitalism trumps communism in Warsaw30

44. central europe
24. Croatia
25. Slovenia
26. Hungary
27. Slovakia
28. Austria
29. Czech Republic
30. Poland

45. openhearted people,
beautiful nature and
vibrating cities
visit all europe!

46. behind the scenes

47. ROADTRIP
me, my car & the internet

48. using (mostly) free apps
and great web platforms,
relying on GPS & WIFI
Where to go? How to get there?
Where to stay? Whom to meet?
What to read/listen? How to go out?
tripadvisor stay CoPilot
$$
forevermaps
$
airbnb
($)
booking
($)
meetup couchsurfing
audible
($)
goodreads resident
advisor
currency

49. SABBATICAL
documenting my journey

50. using (mostly) free tools to
create postcards & publish
on facebook, a newsletter
and an interactive blog
How to create? How to publish?
How to spread?
snapseed
beautify
fotorus
collage
drupal
website
mailchimp
newsletter
facebook
updates
dropbox
backup

51. daily postcards

52. interactive blog

53. monthly newsletter

54. find the full story on
www.aderama.com
thank you