I was eight years old when my parents gave me a world map for Christmas.
It was not anything fancy. Just a big sheet of glossy paper you could probably find in any stationery shop. But when I unrolled it, it felt like someone had quietly handed me a key to the rest of the world.
I remember spending hours staring at it. My fingers would trace the jagged edges of coastlines, hop across continents, follow rivers I could not yet name. I imagined ships carving paths through deep blue oceans, people waking up on the other side of the world while I was still in my pijamas. It was fascinating to think about places that existed beyond the borders of my small Hungarian neighborhood.
That map did not just hang on my wall. It planted a question in me that never went away. What is out there?
The kid who never settled
Since that day I have never felt fully settled in one place. It is not that I dislike home. My curiosity simply does not sit still. I have always been comfortable in chaos. Solo travel, unfamiliar streets, new languages, strange meals, conversations that rely more on hand gestures than on shared words.
It is not always easy. That is the point. The best moments often come just after the awkward ones. The wrong train that takes you to the right place. The restaurant with no menu that serves the best meal you have ever had. The stranger who becomes a friend because you needed directions.
From books to boarding passes
Years later my career gave me the freedom to keep asking that same question. I started in the book wholesale world which felt like a natural extension of my love for stories. Eventually marketing and digital strategy became my tools. The skills that let me keep working from anywhere, keep building things that matter, and still catch the next flight.
The kid with the dream did not grow out of it. He simply traded his paper map for a slightly more worn passport.
Why I am starting this blog?
I am not here to be an influencer. You will not find me chasing trends or trying to go viral. What I want to do here is tell stories that stay with you. The kind you remember after you have closed the tab.
Some of these stories will be from the road. Thirty eight countries worth of moments, from Istanbul’s chaotic streets to the quiet hum of the Serengeti at dawn. Some will be from work. Lessons learned in marketing and freelancing that apply as much to life as they do to business. And some will be small observations from the in between moments. The ones that happen between departures and arrivals.
If that sounds like your kind of journey, then welcome aboard.
The map in my childhood’s room’s wall is still there. The question still stands. What is out there? I plan to keep finding out and sharing it here.
