That sunday morning in June 2014 I woke up with the idea to travel around the world. Not because I was privileged enough to make this kind of a decision in a blink of an eye, but because I desperately needed changes. At that moment I had many reasons to consider myself very lucky and happy: I was a Senior Art Director in one of the leading design agencies in Frankfurt and Germany in general, I had pretty good income, secure life, good friends, beautiful apartment, a lot of freedoms – I had wonderful life in many perspectives. But I was extremely overworked and deeply unhappy with my current life situation.

In fact, my job was not fulfilling me at all, but required my whole vital energy. At certain point I started questioning my work, my purpose, my lifestyle, my relationships – my ostensible beautiful life was not working at all. It felt like I was enslaved in my own cocoon, which I carefully designed for myself in past years. Ultimately I found myself mentally and physically exhausted and depending on painkillers, as I was sufferings severe chronic migraines. So that morning was the perfect moment to tell myself 

It took me 18 months get prepared for my tour around the world. I needed time to save money, to plan my journey, and for sure to improve my health condition before heading the road. By the time I boarded on my first flight in December 2015 I took painkillers only occasionally. That was my first, very crucial success in the re-design process of my life. The rest happened on road during the 6,5 months of traveling in 13 countries of my life-changing tour around the world.

First, the distracting noises of my daily life muted, as unexplored and almost daily changing environment took my full attention. Then I started listening to my inner voice and focused on asking myself the right questions. Finally I started finding the answers of how and what my happiness looks like. Not only I traveled a distance almost twice as long as Earths Equator, but I went through a core-shaking mental and physical transformation, which substantially changed my life. My epic journey around the world was the most awesome thing I have ever acomplished.

My journey began in December in Yucatan Peninsula. After some time in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize headed to Peru and Bolivia exploring the the fascinating Andes. While I kept moving south, I crossed the Atacama Desert and visited later the Chilean Lake District on my way to South Patagonia. I explored there both Chilean an Argentine sides and then headed back to the north of Argentina, to Mendoza – the Argentine wine country, where the American part of my route ended.

I had a short stay In Australia and Cambodia and afterwards hurried up to Japan, where I arrived in early April just in time for then mezmerizing Hanami, the cherry blossom viewing. In June I reached India, where I traveled across Rajasthan, visited sacral cities and experienced the majestic Himalayas in Darjeeling first time in my life. Before my journey ended in Frankfurt, I visited Armenia and I saw my birthplace with fresh eyes.