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August 30, 2008 - new photogalery from trip to MUSANDAN peninsula. (Oman enclave in Hormus strait , fjords like in Norway, rugged mountains up to 2000m). Photogalery together with previous Oman mountain trip to Djebel Akhdar.

  August 12, 2008 two new photogaleries:
   - Oman - mountains Bahla, Djabal Shams, Nizwa, mountain "village trek" on Sayq plateau, Hatta on a way back.
   - Cappadocia 08 old Ankara, Goreme, underground city, trek through canyon Ihlara, pottery workshop, hot air ballon flight !!, Cappadocia open air muzeum

  July 12, 2008 next bunch of photogaleries:
   - Spain 08 - family trip to Andalucia, Granada, Alhambra, treking in Sierra Nevada (climb to Mulhacen 3482m, Veleta 3394m), Alpujarra, Capilera, Cabo de Gata
   - United Araba Emirates , Bahrain , Qatar , Kuwait - trips to Persian gulf states
   - India 08 - Rishikesh, rafting Ganga river, Delhi, Rajastan - Amber palace and Jaipur
   - Transarabia 08 - Arabian peninsula overland by bus (Dubai-Salalah-Hadramawt-Sanaa-Hodeidah). Trips from Sanaa (Zabid, Jibla, Taiz, Mocca, Mukalla, Bir Ali)
   - Sri Lanka 07 - three photogaleries Nature, People and Monuments+Cities

Feb 10, 2008 - launched dedicated web site to FRANKINCENSE ROUTE

T R A V E L   R E P O R T S

ASIA - MIDDLE EAST, CAUCASUS

Iran 98
Mt.Damavand 5670m, Esfahan, Shiraz, Perseopolis, Bam
Oman 03
Muscat, Salalah, 8x castles, trip to mountains

Orient 04
AZERBAIDJAN - Baku, mud volcanos.
IRAN - climb to Mt.Sabalan 4811m volcano.
TURKEY - climb to Mt.Ararat 5160m
Jordan 04
Aqaba, treking in Petra, Wadi Rum, Humeima

Orient 05
TURKEY - treking Nemrut Dagi (Van lake), climb Mt.Ararat 5160m (second time!)
SYRIA - Palmyra, castle Crac, Hama, Aleppo, dead cities Yemen 06   2.galery
cities Sanaa, Thula, Shibam, Kawkaban, At-Tawilah; treking in Al-Mahwit area; treking in Djebel Bura (2260m); famous Soqotra island !

Orient 06
TURKEY - trekking in Kaèkar mountains
GEORGIA - Vardzia monastery, attempt to climb Mt.Kazbek 5033m, Tbilisi Yemen 07
treking in Djebel Haraz, Wadi Hadramawt - Shibam, Sayun, wadi Doan

Orient 07
ARMENIA - Vanadzor, monasteries Sanahin a Haghpat, climb to Mt.Aragac 4090m volcano, Sevan lake, Dilijan
GEORGIA - Tbilisi, Vardzia and Sapara monasteries, TURKEY - climb to Mt.Suphan 4434m volcano Saudi Arabia 07
Abha, Djebel Shoodah, Rijal Alma, flower people from Asir mountains, Najran, Tabuk, Taima, Madain Salih, Al Ula, Jeddah

Transarabia 08
Arabian peninsula overland by bus (Dubai-Salalah-Hadramawt-Sanaa-Hodeidah). Trips from Sanaa (Zabid, Jibla, Taiz, Mocca, Mukalla, Bir Ali) Bahrain 08
Manama, Qala´at al-Bahrain, Diraz, King Fahd causewaz, Al-Areen, Al-Jasra

Qatar 08
capital Doha - suq Waqif, business district Kuwait 08
Kuwait city, trip to desert, sheep market

United Arab Emirates 08
Dubai, Hatta, Ras al-Khaimah, Al-Ain, Fujeirah, Liwa Oman mountains 08
DJEBEL AKHDAR (Bahla, Djebel Shams, Nizwa, Sayq, Hatta in UAE)
MUSANDAN peninsula (off-road trip)

ASIA - OTHER AREAS

China 90
via Russia, Mongolia. Peking, Xi an, Lanzhou, Xinning, Kukunor lake, Labrang & Taer lamastery Tibet 94
Kathmandu, Lhasa, monasteries around Lhasy, Xigatze, Mt.Everest

Hong Kong 06
photogalery from short stay in Hong Kongu + transit via Seoul Sri Lanka 07
around Sri Lanka: Sigiriya, Polonaruwa, Kandy, Kitugake, Kataragama, Galle, Bentota

India 08
Rishikesh, rafting on Ganga river, Delhi, Rajastan - Amber palace and Jaipur Turkey / Cappadocia 08
old Ankara, Goreme, underground city, Ihlara valley, hot air baloon flight!!

AFRICA

Tenerife 97
Pico de Teide, Barranco del Inferno, Masca
Marocco 99
sand dunes Merzouga, palm oases, climb to Djebel Toubkal 4165 m

Ethiopia 2000
Lalibela rock-hewn churches, Gondar castle, Simien - the mountain fairytale, Lake Tana monasteries, Blue Nile falls, Crater lakes around Debre Zeyit Kilimanjaro 2000
5-day trek Machame - Mweka trek through western wall via Arrow Glacier Camp to the summit 5895m

Madeira 2002
trekking alongside water channels - Levadas, climb to the highest mountain Pico Ruivo 1886m

SOUTH AMERICA

Venezuela 99
Trek to table mountain Roraima 2806m, Venezuelan Ands, National park Henri Pittierr Bolivia/Chile 2002
La Paz, Tihuanaco, Huayna Potosí, NP Sajama/Lauca, desert Atacama, climb on Licancabur 5917m and world's highest volcano Ojos del Salado 6880m text in Czech

NORTH AMERICA

Mexico 2001 Climb to volcanos Colima 4330m a Orizaba 5700m, ruins Palenque, Monte Alban, Teotihuacan, waterfalls Agua Azul, pacific coast
text in Czech

EUROPE

Korsica 96
Mt. Cinto, Bavella, GR20 Crete 98
Samaria, Ibros, Aradena, Irine gorges. Psiloritis mountain. Monasteries

Germany 99
Mosel, Trier, Schwarzwald, Zugspitze... Caucasus 2000
Climb to na Gumaci 3885m, Mestia-tau 4130m and Elbrus 5633m. Adyl-su, Adyr-su, Irik and Terskol valleys
text in Czech

Alps - Silvretta 2001
Ascent Piz Buin 3312m and Dreilanderspitze 3197m Alps - Grossglockner 2001
Climb to Grossglockner 3797m

Iceland 2003
Mini winter expedition in March 2003, climb to Mt.Hekla 1491m, geysires, waterfall Gulfoss, volcano Elborg, peninsula Snaefells Athos 05
short visit of the Holy Mountain (8 monasteries, climb to Mt.Athos 2033m)

Spain 07
family trip through central Spain: Barcelona, Tortosa, Teruel, Albaracin, Cuenca, Belomonde, De La Mancha, Baeza, Nevado Espuòa Slovenian Alps 07
Adrenalin weekend: trekking, canyoning, rafting and speleo-trip.

Spain / Andalucia 08
family trip to Andalucia, Granada, Alhambra, treking in Sierra Nevada (climb to Mulhacen 3482m, Veleta 3394m), Alpujarra, Capilera, Cabo de Gata

SLOVAKIA

Rohace, spring 2001
Crossing Rohace (Westen Tatras) ridge in tough winter conditions on easter time.

Report written by Dan Michálek
Text in Czech Lower Tatras, spring 2001
Weekend trek to the highest Dumbier 2043m

Lower Fatra, summer 2001
Attempt for crossing of Lower Fatra range Lower Tatras, summer 2001
Range crossing, west part (Donovaly-Chopok)

Slovak Paradise, summer 2002
gorges of Slovak paradise, ascend Stolica 1477m Little Fatra, autumn 2002
crossing of Little Fatra range (Stefanová-Strecno) , end of November, within 24 hrs

Rohace, spring 2003
II. anniversary of easter crossing of Rohace mountain range (Huty - Jamské sedlo) Expedition Apalucha 07
3. anniversary, 4-day hiking in Little Fatra, two fathers with their sons

M Y   V O L C A N O   W E B   S I T E   (in Czech)

sopky.applet.cz 7 volcano summits

MY LINKS:

KFA Praha photography club where I am member of ..
Dan´s pages travel and photography
A bit different travel ... - travelogues of Mila and his friends
Karavanseraj - the #1 independent travel club/restaurant/teahouse in Prague !
Backpacker´s Summit - bi-yearly independent travel festival in Prague
Trek around Anapurna in Nepal - a lot of nice photos ...
Nikolas Kroupis - friend and climber from Greece
World Mountain Encyclopedia world´s mountain encyclopedia where I have a few photos
Expeditions around the world

T R A V E L R E P O R T S
ASIA - MIDDLE EAST, CAUCASUS
	Iran 98 Mt.Damavand 5670m, Esfahan, Shiraz, Perseopolis, Bam		Oman 03 Muscat, Salalah, 8x castles, trip to mountains
	Orient 04 AZERBAIDJAN - Baku, mud volcanos. IRAN - climb to Mt.Sabalan 4811m volcano. TURKEY - climb to Mt.Ararat 5160m		Jordan 04 Aqaba, treking in Petra, Wadi Rum, Humeima
	Orient 05 TURKEY - treking Nemrut Dagi (Van lake), climb Mt.Ararat 5160m (second time!) SYRIA - Palmyra, castle Crac, Hama, Aleppo, dead cities		Yemen 06 2.galery cities Sanaa, Thula, Shibam, Kawkaban, At-Tawilah; treking in Al-Mahwit area; treking in Djebel Bura (2260m); famous Soqotra island !
	Orient 06 TURKEY - trekking in Kaèkar mountains GEORGIA - Vardzia monastery, attempt to climb Mt.Kazbek 5033m, Tbilisi		Yemen 07 treking in Djebel Haraz, Wadi Hadramawt - Shibam, Sayun, wadi Doan
	Orient 07 ARMENIA - Vanadzor, monasteries Sanahin a Haghpat, climb to Mt.Aragac 4090m volcano, Sevan lake, Dilijan GEORGIA - Tbilisi, Vardzia and Sapara monasteries, TURKEY - climb to Mt.Suphan 4434m volcano		Saudi Arabia 07 Abha, Djebel Shoodah, Rijal Alma, flower people from Asir mountains, Najran, Tabuk, Taima, Madain Salih, Al Ula, Jeddah
	Transarabia 08 Arabian peninsula overland by bus (Dubai-Salalah-Hadramawt-Sanaa-Hodeidah). Trips from Sanaa (Zabid, Jibla, Taiz, Mocca, Mukalla, Bir Ali)		Bahrain 08 Manama, Qala´at al-Bahrain, Diraz, King Fahd causewaz, Al-Areen, Al-Jasra
	Qatar 08 capital Doha - suq Waqif, business district		Kuwait 08 Kuwait city, trip to desert, sheep market
	United Arab Emirates 08 Dubai, Hatta, Ras al-Khaimah, Al-Ain, Fujeirah, Liwa		Oman mountains 08 DJEBEL AKHDAR (Bahla, Djebel Shams, Nizwa, Sayq, Hatta in UAE) MUSANDAN peninsula (off-road trip)
ASIA - OTHER AREAS
	China 90 via Russia, Mongolia. Peking, Xi an, Lanzhou, Xinning, Kukunor lake, Labrang & Taer lamastery		Tibet 94 Kathmandu, Lhasa, monasteries around Lhasy, Xigatze, Mt.Everest
	Hong Kong 06 photogalery from short stay in Hong Kongu + transit via Seoul		Sri Lanka 07 around Sri Lanka: Sigiriya, Polonaruwa, Kandy, Kitugake, Kataragama, Galle, Bentota
	India 08 Rishikesh, rafting on Ganga river, Delhi, Rajastan - Amber palace and Jaipur		Turkey / Cappadocia 08 old Ankara, Goreme, underground city, Ihlara valley, hot air baloon flight!!
AFRICA
	Tenerife 97 Pico de Teide, Barranco del Inferno, Masca		Marocco 99 sand dunes Merzouga, palm oases, climb to Djebel Toubkal 4165 m
	Ethiopia 2000 Lalibela rock-hewn churches, Gondar castle, Simien - the mountain fairytale, Lake Tana monasteries, Blue Nile falls, Crater lakes around Debre Zeyit		Kilimanjaro 2000 5-day trek Machame - Mweka trek through western wall via Arrow Glacier Camp to the summit 5895m
	Madeira 2002 trekking alongside water channels - Levadas, climb to the highest mountain Pico Ruivo 1886m
SOUTH AMERICA
	Venezuela 99 Trek to table mountain Roraima 2806m, Venezuelan Ands, National park Henri Pittierr		Bolivia/Chile 2002 La Paz, Tihuanaco, Huayna Potosí, NP Sajama/Lauca, desert Atacama, climb on Licancabur 5917m and world's highest volcano Ojos del Salado 6880m text in Czech
NORTH AMERICA
	Mexico 2001 Climb to volcanos Colima 4330m a Orizaba 5700m, ruins Palenque, Monte Alban, Teotihuacan, waterfalls Agua Azul, pacific coast *text in Czech*
EUROPE
	Korsica 96 Mt. Cinto, Bavella, GR20		Crete 98 Samaria, Ibros, Aradena, Irine gorges. Psiloritis mountain. Monasteries
	Germany 99 Mosel, Trier, Schwarzwald, Zugspitze...		Caucasus 2000 Climb to na Gumaci 3885m, Mestia-tau 4130m and Elbrus 5633m. Adyl-su, Adyr-su, Irik and Terskol valleys text in Czech
	Alps - Silvretta 2001 Ascent Piz Buin 3312m and Dreilanderspitze 3197m		Alps - Grossglockner 2001 Climb to Grossglockner 3797m
	Iceland 2003 Mini winter expedition in March 2003, climb to Mt.Hekla 1491m, geysires, waterfall Gulfoss, volcano Elborg, peninsula Snaefells		Athos 05 short visit of the Holy Mountain (8 monasteries, climb to Mt.Athos 2033m)
	Spain 07 family trip through central Spain: Barcelona, Tortosa, Teruel, Albaracin, Cuenca, Belomonde, De La Mancha, Baeza, Nevado Espuòa		Slovenian Alps 07 Adrenalin weekend: trekking, canyoning, rafting and speleo-trip.
	Spain / Andalucia 08 family trip to Andalucia, Granada, Alhambra, treking in Sierra Nevada (climb to Mulhacen 3482m, Veleta 3394m), Alpujarra, Capilera, Cabo de Gata
SLOVAKIA
	Rohace, spring 2001 Crossing Rohace (Westen Tatras) ridge in tough winter conditions on easter time. Report written by *Dan Michálek* Text in Czech		Lower Tatras, spring 2001 Weekend trek to the highest Dumbier 2043m
	Lower Fatra, summer 2001 Attempt for crossing of Lower Fatra range		Lower Tatras, summer 2001 Range crossing, west part (Donovaly-Chopok)
	Slovak Paradise, summer 2002 gorges of Slovak paradise, ascend Stolica 1477m		Little Fatra, autumn 2002 crossing of Little Fatra range (Stefanová-Strecno) , end of November, within 24 hrs
	Rohace, spring 2003 II. anniversary of easter crossing of Rohace mountain range (Huty - Jamské sedlo)		Expedition Apalucha 07 3. anniversary, 4-day hiking in Little Fatra, two fathers with their sons
M Y V O L C A N O W E B S I T E (in Czech)
sopky.applet.cz		7 volcano summits