Some time ago Lonely Planet had a really good TV show which I loved. Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that, if a person is one step away from each person they know and two steps away from each person who is known by one of the people they know, then everyone is at most six steps away from any other person on Earth.

The key of the show was to meet local people from all over the globe and discover their cities in a special way, without anything planned, just following the flow. The idea seemed to me really interesting and I was wondering when will I have the occasion to do the same thing. In my travels I always tried to get away from all the city guides and see the place through other eyes.

This last month of discoveries with great companions by my side, covering miles after miles was one of my best experiences until now. There were beautiful cities, but overwhelmed by tourists with predefined itineraries, holding guides like bibles. I felt free and really relaxed knowing that I won’t visit all the cities “must see”. I enjoyed spending hours in striking places, sipping a cold drink and getting to know the persons around me. Because finally this counts: people and their stories, a source of endless curiosity and ideas for me. The countries I’ve seen this July would have been sour and colorless without the local touch and all the good times and laugh that followed it.

These thoughts crossed my mind in the journey from Prague to Vienna when this was playing quietly on the radio

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