Sketches of Göbekli Tepe, 14 April 2026 Göbekli Tepe, Turkiye
Sketches of Göbekli Tepe Göbekli Tepe has been a ‘want to go’ site on my Google Maps for many years. Having been properly discovered only about 30 years ago, it is still believed to be the oldest complex of human history, dating back as far as 10,000 B.C, seriously challenging the pre-established idea about the stages of human development. Due to travel advisories the past weeks in Southeastern Turkiye, I did not originally plan to go there, but the inclement weather around Mt. Nemrut...
Self-consciousness feels different here, 8 April, 2026 Kayseri, Türkiye
Self-consciousness feels different here As much as I like traveling, I am conscious that one aspect of my character does not align well with it: I prefer to go with the flow of the environment and do not want to “raise a hand” or be the center of attention. It can be called a common aspect of human nature (we are at peace when surrounded by similar people), but staying low profile is either not an option or not ideal as a traveler, as you...
Sketches of Kosovo, 26 March 2026, Prizren, Kosovo
Sketches of Kosovo Personally, Kosovo felt like the first ‘real’ destination of this trip. It is a place I had not visited previously and a place I do not know much about, other than how the media has portrayed it for years. After having spent four nights in the area, not surprisingly, I still feel largely ignorant about this place despite some textbook knowledge I absorbed each evening. Yet, it did not feel too unfamiliar, and I will remember the warmth of the people, many...
Carthage ruins @Tunis, Tunisia, January 1, 2023
Tunisia boasts a very long history, and the earliest stories date back to as early as the 9th century BC when the city of Carthage was founded by Phoenicians in modern-day Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia. It is easy to notice that Tunisia is proud of being the descendant of Carthage, as the international airport and many train stations have the name “Carthage” in them. Unfortunately, many of the buildings by Carthage were later demolished by the Roman empire, and as far as I understand,...
Arriving in Tunisia @ Medina, Tunis, Tunisia, December 25, 2022
I have been longing for traveling to unfamiliar places. It had been over 1.5 years since the last time I had such travels, and I was becoming increasingly desperate to refresh my perspectives – a reminder that the world is a much bigger place than the “comfortable international bubble” where I settled in The Hague. I desired a humbling reminder that my constant thinking about work performance and work relationships is just a tiny and particular subject I chose to spend my energy with, until...
Arrival @ The Hague, The Netherlands, September 27, 2021
Arrived in The Hague, the final destination of this trip. This time I drove around 2,700 km in three weeks. When I left the car in Greece a year and 7 months ago, I had no idea about what would happen to it later (donating it was one of the options I considered). And now, I am only grateful that I could continue its story and somehow conclude the last chapter of the long trip. During the past weeks on the road, I thoroughly enjoyed the...
Last border crossing @ Szeged, Hungary, September 21, 2021
Last border crossing On this road trip, I drive from Greece to The Netherlands, while only visiting two non-EU countries, North Macedonia and Serbia, although I spent most of the traveling days in those two countries. And leaving Serbia and entering Hungary meant going back into the Schengen Zone, and it was going to be the last border crossing of the entire trip. Crossing a border is usually a major nuisance, but the sense of finality made it seem sweeter. I did the usual things as...
Tetovo reminded me how I want to travel @Tetovo, North Macedonia, September 12, 2021
Tetovo reminded me how I want to travel Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, and it’s about 45 minutes of driving to get there from the capital city, Skopje. As much as I enjoyed the wide variety of things that Skopje offered, I got the impression that things were quite centralized around the capital, and I began feeling that I was probably missing out on other types of life scenes of the country. Tetovo is a rather small city, with an...
This website chronicles Leebong’s journey around the world for 2+ years, for the time being. To find out more, see The Travel & The Why.
To catch me, see Itinerary.
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