Hello, people of the wide world!
I am Dimitrios and this is my blog.
About me
I am… just a random man, basically. Nothing’s too special about me. There isn’t any noun that could follow my name and give an adequate description of my person, as in “I am that guy and I am a… whatever“. I have been given birth in a certain location on Earth, but I do not feel like a national of any country. I have done a great many different jobs throughout my life, but I do not have any profession. I have always been trying to learn the most I can, but I am not an expert in anything. I daydream pathologically, but I do not have any grand aspirations.
If there was any one force that has been my life’s paramount impulsion and the center of my existence, that would be my curiosity. Things have always been too perplexing to me. Ever since I remember myself, an irresistible desire to understand them has been burning ardently within my soul. I would like to know everything that is to be known; do everything that is to be done; be everywhere where there is to be. I admit I would like to be a god. But I’m only a human.
I was born in 1987 on the outskirts of Athens and grew up in Chalkis, the capital city of Euboea, the second-largest of Greece’s islands. Throughout my childhood, I was mainly concerned with having fun. And I have nothing to complain about, I had lots of it. I never liked school all that much. After taking great pains I managed to graduate from secondary school, whereafter I quit my formal education. Until this very day, I consider that decision of mine to be one of the wisest I’ve ever made in my life. That was the time I made a great leap towards freedom.
Narrating the events of my life ever since would be a complicated and voluminous task. What I may say is that, surrendering to intuition’s guidance and the whims of my emotions, I set out haphazardly roving around the world, seeking thrilling adventures and profound excitement. Now, going through my adulthood, I’m still concerned mostly with having fun.
As an author
Writing has always been my most beloved means of creative expression. Among a miscellany of short stories, articles, and poetry, I have so far written and self-published three books.
- Tainting Passions (EN) – a dark, dramatic, new adult novel revolving around themes such as heroin addiction, prostitution, desperation, and nihilism.
- Real Stories of Real People (EN) – a short-stories collection of some of the most bizarre, inspiring, funny, or anyhow remarkable characters I’ve chanced to encounter throughout my extensive wanderings around the world.
- From Cape Town To Alexandria (GR) – an extensive travelogue recounting my personal experiences throughout an overland trip across the African continent.
As a traveler
I have been an avid traveler/adventurer ever since my teens and I have lived nomadically for most of my adult life. I have so far been in more than a third of the world’s countries on 4 continents. I indulge in interacting with the world’s cultures and exploring the Earth’s wilderness. I post my experiences from around the world on the my travel stories section of this website.
As a photographer
Photography is another principal field in which I pursue creative expression. I habitually experiment with photographing various subjects throughout my wanderings around the globe. I publish my complete collection, made of 10,000s of pictures, on the photography section of this website. Expect my work to be better the more recent it is.
As a musician
Among other instruments with less skill, I principally play the guitar. My nomadic lifestyle has never allowed me to form a band or make any serious recordings, but I have been occasionally busking and taking bar gigs. I am always up for a good spontaneous jam. I make simple video recordings of my own-written songs and covers of songs I like. You can check them out on the my music section of the website.
About this website
This isn’t a niche website of any sort. To say it is a personal blog would get much closer, but what I think defines it best would be to say it is an outlet for my creativity. Just like the most of us I believe, I very much enjoy creating. You know, that kind of thing when a vague, abstract idea takes over your brain and you strive to transform it into something that can be touched or seen or heard or communicated in any way. My brain is constantly pervaded, to the point of suffering, by torrents of such raging ideas which demand to acquire concreteness. This blog is a medium to communicate what comes out of them to the world. These ideas of mine are of a highly diverse nature, so does this website host miscellaneous content.
Thanks a lot for having visited my blog! I deeply wish you’ll find something to excite your interest on it!
The content of this website
My travel stories
Traveling the world happens to be my principal occupation. Even though this website isn’t solely a travel blog, one of the main reasons that prompted me to create it is to pass on to the world all those intriguing situations I experience throughout my trips. Here’s my site’s section where you find the collection of my travel stories.
My trekking stories
There are many things I’m in love with, but if there was that one thing I love the most, that would be mountains and nature. In this section of my site, you may read stories from my crazy, often solitary trekking adventures around the world’s wild natural wonders.
Real Stories of Real People from around the World
One of the best things about traveling the world is having the chance to meet with all those different people living out there. Indeed, I consider myself a very fortunate man for having crossed ways with such an astounding variety of peculiar characters from all around the world; characters whose inspiring, funny, or just weird stories, I will always be keeping in my mind as precious memories. Thinking of this, it was I decided to start this section on my blog where I will be working on a collection of the most remarkable and intriguing stories of such characters I have chanced to witness.
Articles
Here’s where I keep the various things I write which do not fit in any of the above categories; whether articles on different topics or reviews or just any random thoughts.
Photography
This is the section of my site where I post all the good photos I take during my trips around the globe. You may here find more than 8,000 pictures organized in 350+ location-based photo albums, with newer ones being uploaded regularly. Every album contains a slideshow and, often, a short piece of information related to the corresponding place you’re seeing depicted.
My Music
One of the things I enjoy doing the most is playing the guitar. In this section of my site, you may watch videos of songs I’ve written and covers I’ve made of other songs I like.
Videos
This is my site’s section where I keep a collection of all the videos I shoot around the world. See if there is anything to sparkle your interest in the various playlists.
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Connect
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I post videos on YouTube
I socialize on Couchsurfing, Meetup, Internations
I also write on Quora, Summitpost, Travelstories.gr
I rent on Airbnb
I organize tours on Airbnb, ShowAround
I play chess on Chess.com
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