Flying, photography and writing
Three different types of passion... I have been trying to share with interested readers my flying experience and the excitement it brings by publishing my articles, photographs and videos taken in various countries during various phases of flight. All the articles I have written over the last several years have been published either on my personal blog in the No. 1 Czech news portal iDnes or in its Travel section. All the articles are in Czech language and would be somewhat difficult to translate but even if you don´t understand our complicated language, you can still enjoy the selection of photos contained in the articles and the brief summaries of the articles below. The complete collections of photos and videos are available in the "Aerial photos" and "Aerial videos" sections of this web.
We all know about the beaches, the names Juno beach, Omaha, Utah beach etc. all bring memories of the tremednous story we read, learned or saw in a movie. However, seeing the beaches in reality from the air gives an added understanding of the D-day operation of June 1944. This article was dedicated to D-day and the photos were taken during a flight over the beaches area. They hopefully give all of us a better understanding of the D-day operation. more
This is not a “flying article” but describes our 4WHD experience from Namibia and especially the Etosha national park where we witnessed the lions killing a zebra. more
I had fantastic luck flying to Scotland and enjoying a week of beautiful sunny weather. The article focuses on the journey via London, Edinburgh up to Oban and Inverness. Photos of Loch Ness, Iona, Ben Nevis and many other interesting places are a part of it. more
I could not believe the beauty and diversity of New Zealand when I went there in 2007. It is one of the places I definitely want to go back to, rent an airplane for longer and do much more of flying, photographing and filming than I did then. This article was published shortly after the earthquake in 2011 in order to show the readers the beauty as well as the dangers hidden in the New Zealand volcanoes. more
My wife felt that my articles are lacking any emotions and do not show what she felt – stress and, at times, fear. So she wrote this article which I then supplied with some more photos of the South Africa/Namibia/Botswana/Tanzania trip. The article is a bit emotional to me but it may better reflect the feelings a non pilot may have during the long hours of flight over the hot African continent. My wfie had done some more flying with me after that trip but about a year ago she decided she had done enough of flying to demonstrate her devotion and stopped altogether. more
This is another of the four articles focusing on the South Africa/Namibia/Tanzania/Botswana trip. It pays special attention to the Victoria falls and refers to the fact that a Czech traveller of the 19th century - Dr Holub, was the first person ever to draw a map of Victoria falls and the vicinity – a map which is now shown in many local guides as well as serious geographical books. more
An article displaying the highly civilized system and country of Botswana. I wrote this article in response to some silly comments made by the Czech ex-prime minister Mr Paroubek who used Botswana as an example of a corrupt country without obviously even knowing where it is located. The article contains also photographs from our flying trip over Botswana. more
Devoted most of his professional life to air transportation and travel business. In addition to history and sports his main interest is sport flying. More
