Arriving in Poland - Finish line

Motorbike Transportation 

After what I described in last post. From South America I went to Glasgow and being kind of practical get some paid job before my motorbike will arrive in Poland. This wasn't hard. Hardest part was to recover from my Anit-Love Marije.  All heart braking moments are hard But this was like long lasting tsunami - and I know now this will get better over the time. 

So I got message that motorbike arrived in Poland.  It was around 4 month after I got it back to shipping company in Valparaiso - I believe it departure around march so this was quick. 

So arranged my self to come and pick it up and rode to Olsztyn  - my home town. 

Zebra my brave motorbike, was in poor as usual at this stage of the travel condition. I managed to start her somehow and to travel to my auntie - Alicja live. Zebra has died. Not the first but maybe the last  time of my Great Round The World Tour. The seals around carburettor gone so I had to temporary repair it with silicone 

The finish line Olsztyn 17 May 2017 

At 46.443 Km I have arrived at lake Ukiel in Olsztyn where all my closest friend and family have gathered. 

My unsupported Travel Around The World got to its End - I Have Circumnavigate the Globe

It took me 2 years preparation and 2.5 years of travel where I could full stop my Zebra - Yamaha XT 600E model 2003

4.5 years to make my biggest dream to come through.

I rode through 4 continents - Europe, West Africa, Russian part of Asia and part of South America 

27 countries were explored 

1 bad crash of me and motorbike - Kedougou Senegal - I had to be taken back to Europe for 

3 times engine dies badly - this include in Mauritania/Russia/Nederland  apart that Zebra - Motorbike broke many times roughly once/twice a week with minor repairs 

20.000 GBP or 25000 Euro - Travel cost around - all form my savings. 

Start Glasgow 25/12/2014 

Finish Olsztyn - Poland 17/05/2017

Polish Television Program 3 arrived at same time to welcome me and with Crowd they have document my arrival 

I meet hundreds of good people on my way and  I need thank them you as well those who belived in me. 

Thank You. 

Dziekuje Bardzo. 

Loti Paldies.

Viele Danke.

большое спасибо. 

Thank you to all. 

Navigare Necesse est (Vivere non est necesse)

Pawel Glowienka

last broke down 

Last 85 Km

last finish line :-)

Friendship that Last!

First or last Supper? :-)

Last Picture of this Travel - Olsztyn by Night

Post Scriptum

Added on 05/05/2018

Plovdiv - Bulgaria 

After Reading Book Alchemist - Paula Coelho I could translate my travel this way and i believe its most true for my self

I wrote: 

Treasure hidden underground in my childhood was so close but I had to travel around the world to find it. was in the same place where was left. Follow the path of young shepherd from the Book Alchemic I have reached rowing canal in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) - There i understood and discover my dearest treasure thast been lost when being a child. treasure was Love, Trust in your self and Self Care - it is respect your self.  I Have learned how to change normal metal in to Gold

Dodane 05/05/2018 

w rok po podrozy 

Plovdive Bulgaria

Po kolejnym drugim przeczytaniu Ksiazki Alchemik zrozumialem sens zycia i sens podrozy. W swoim notesie zapisalem 

Skarb zakopany w dzecinstwie byl tak blisko, ale musialem okrazyc swiat zeby go znalezc tam gdzie zawsze byl. Podazajac za omenami i sledzac losy pastuszka z ksiazki Alchemik dotarlem do kanalu wioslarskiego w Plovdiv. Tam zrozumialem - odnalazlem skarb swoj najwiekszy ktory utracilem w dzicinstwie  - Milosc, Wiare i szacunek do siebie samego. Nauczylem sie zmieniac zwykly metal w zloto. 

Pawel Glowienka

Love and anti-love - Meeting Narcissist Marije in Argentina and packing my bike to Poland

This are quite personal information but I decided to share it with you

That night I reached other side of Atlantic ocean it was my spiritual finish line of Round The World Tour. Yes official stop is in Poland. My Home Land. 

But

Tomorrow in Buenos Aires my girl friend will arrive And as we planned we will visit Patagonia and than ... Life happy together?

I was Chewing some kind of confusion in last months tonight even harder  - I was tired, burn by the sun and motorbike fire as mentioned earlier. But biggest burn out was my travel Love -Marije. 

I don't know how much I wrote about Duch love before. Relationship with her was the hardest in my life. 

Now I know my lover was probably some kind of narcissistic person and with me being highly sensitive it went quite damaging. And only by the time passed I see it was more damage than my divorce and maybe more than relation with my tyranny father.  

Back in Irkuck - Russia when I meet her for a less than a week for the first time in the Hostel. Back than my childish personality trust her so much and almost instantly - felt in love. When she start Talking about future family and home and said I can come over to see her if I decide to transport motorbike from Europe.

I remember my long stay in Vladivostok when i was talking with her over messenger and could not make clear - what is what - and to make my decision I was trying be carefull. My plan was to ship bike to south Korea and than to Canada. But she insist that she was stil waiting for me. 

So I make plan to travel back to Europe to see her . This was also good way to send motorbike to S.America as I have good around 400 euro price for share container Shipping. So I decided to go back for me and for her....

But in 2 weeks after me arrived in Nederland she said she was trying with somebody else whilst seducing me back to Holland. This blow me of - and i wanted to run away - but the day before in Amsterdam my Yamaha bend one of the valve so engine was kaput. 

I didn't know if this was some type of Narcissism rejection and Marije decided to finish this up or just make damaged and play this co-dependant dance. 

I after i fixed the M-bike I wanted to go away - but something hold me there. Maybe job I had or this demonic attachment with her. 

She want me to stay too. 

I only start to understand this more now, when travel ends when Love became co-dependant and only people who survived toxic relation knows what it taste like.

This damaged me deeply. 

Why I am writing this now?

For many reasons.

 What it is like to experience this kind of trauma as toxic - narcissistic relation. Like a post traumatic stress disorder. it need heal. it was like push and pull. me nerves were stretched to maximum. 

My motorbike crash in Senegal was easier to heal than this. 

I was  living 4 months in Nederland  with her and this left big dent in my psyche But still like unstoppable hypnosis:  I dreamed of family with her. But I couldn't give up my dream travel to finish before i make full cycle of around the world. and this ideas kept me going and relaxes me somehow. 

My original plan for South America was to travel chile - Argentina  and then zigzak up through the Uruguay, Paraguay, Boliwia, Peru and Equator. However i made full cycle around the world I still regret I shorten my travel for her - So i only went  from Chile and Argentina than She arrived in Buenos Aires - and we have moto - holiday in Patagonia. 

Patagonia 

With my Anti-Love 

In some way this was crazy beautiful moments in Patagonia and in the same time bitter as we had bad fight of nothing.  We traveled south, and besides this was great and new adventure for me to travel with someone  you love together. 

But Hey Ho 

Bigger Damage was coming soon

As we traveled south Chile closer back to Valparaiso I felt same in love in one hand and confused in other.  There I suppose to make decision with her and continue my journey on my own or leave the bike at shipping depot and go back with Marije to Holland. In some way I wasn't sure what was in her mind as at once she was full of love than she put me down. 

Toxic relationship is hard to break and its hypnotic I would say highly addictive and damaging. 

We had last riding day and she was trying to tell me something important like: I'm handsome guy and it was pleasant to meet me as she would say good bye - but she didn't or I would like to hear that but probably I would like to hear that straight and have option to keep the bike and travel more on my own. 

Now I understand that Narcissistic person more. Also know my self better. 

So last day I left my bike in to shipping company depot and we still have walks and cinema till late night, as "normal couple'' 'would have. next day we took a bus to Santiago to catch up flight to Europe. We still have had time for city tours to get to airport and flew to Lima where we had to book separate flight to Europe.

last day before departure and no signs of disaster

At Lima Airport we had whole night before flights - than she said I can not comeback with her to Nederland and and I need change my bookings this is the end - - - - -  -- 

I freeze and ....

I didn't know what to do. 

I was separate with my Zebra - motorbike  and in different country with little money in the pocket to restart the process of travel again.

She broke me hard for the second time. without many option 

I had only few hours to rearrange flight and no ether one way to go or to stay.  

So from Milan I could only go to Poland or Glasgow where my sister was. 

At the airport She Said - we can not come back together

Post Scriptum 

I wanted to speak out what happened to the end of my travel. However I was broken and feel ashamed - I made my travel to the end or at least most of it .

What I learned: 

Now I know how Narcism works. Damage someone life, dream, money and something that is important are quite distinctive with a Narcissist Relationships 

You can not change this type of person so please don't try

Damaged by the Narcissist will have long term healing process same as war/death/divorce - post-traumatic stress disorder. 

And i learned so much about my self, especially of self care and self love and emotional boundaries - it cost a lot and its worth a lot. - Thank you Marije - and thanks to all other Narcissistic Person I meet in my life - I earn skills  hard way 

Argentina - Atlantic Ocean - is there when travel ends?

11 december 2016 last evevning

at the last evevning before reaching Beunos aires, I crawled my Zebra to around 100 km from the coast line 

the night was pacefull and i slept next 

to main road, and pitched my wobly tent once again.

12 december 2016 - Finish line -  Ocean line

this day was special., I packed my tent and exalarete to to long awaiting ocean - it was hot and and I felt rather nostalgic than the winner worrior,
there was much that me during this travel, more and more I could only imagine, i was going to conclude this travel that day. 

Passing bussy City of Beuenso Aires  was heading to some water patch i could only see from the motorway distance. lost in small town I asked for help, How to get to the sea,,,,

and once agian i meet kind poeple, father and the son they escort me to the see,,,

Few minutes latter we reached the beach - I thank them, with broken spanish/english and photogtaph

than i stoped at 46.443 Km 

Costanera Hudson (Calle 63 Guillermo Hudson Buenos Aires Argentina - 6VWR+39 Hudson, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)

P.S, 

Coincident? Big Moon that evening.

Did I Tunned to The Moon?

Yes I Did,

was it worth it?

Yes it Was 

Pawel Glowienka

From Andes to Atlantic - Argentina

I remember siting in Marocco looking for the limitless horizont of he ocean, I felt so special than and I was thinking what is will be achivemnt to reach all oceans so my ROUND around globe will make sense..
But this was my first weeks of big travel than. At that point I was still bealiving I will go westbound. so Plan was west africa that south  america, But as you know earlier my route changed so I went east
So  West Europe -West Africa - Central Europe- Rusian Asia - South America

despite all internal and external obstacles then i contuinue



so back to argetnina. and
here is some imageas that I  took it,
from Andess to Antlantic Ocean

as camera got wet it produced this almost fantasy images 

blurry fogy picture - drying fast 

Vine seller - I bought some nuts from him

at petrol station 

Rider on Horse - thats how i see me...:)

litlle pray time 

like from wester film...

more pray or just interesting ?

what is that ?

another cry

the picture above - broken Zebra , was my last break down before reaching ocean finish line - this was kind of tense and emotional moment beacouse i have realised how much paint and perseverence took me to make this travel come thru. .. yes i fixed this that time as well as countlhess other ociasions. Yes i can fix things..

famous argentinian beef

from the road - self expresion

food break 

last 256 km to buenos aires and the ocean

beatifull pictures of flodded farm 

and last night and the morning . before meetig ocean 

Here for you some pictures and some beatifull moments shared.. 

i set Argentinian Atlantic Ocean line as my travel round stop, so  next entry is about that moment 

ready how it went in my next entry 

Argentina from snow to the sun

Entering Argentina

Snow 


From the heat of pacific coast of Chile than burned by the fire, to colder and colder Ands, roads was climbing up.

climbing Andes on Chilean side

Wet rain than snow hits first just before border, but unusual views were compensating lost and mood was uplifted time by time.

 At some point me and my Italian Friend reached last 30 km from the border to Argentina.  This was the highest point of the mountains. Something slightly over 3k altitude, Carburetors were okay it feels bit sluggish but my most concern was freezing cold and wet.  Heavy snow starts.
We basically stooped as we couldn't ride any more . It was quite cloudy afternoon as well.

how ever snow, was bad new it reminds me where I am from - Poland and and all this snow drops brought me smile

Argentina border

We stooped at some kind of cafe or restaurant for defrost for around 45 minutes - and my memory went back to Russian cafes where i stoped every so often. Here most people were asking and paying for boiled water for mate  tea.

I was happy and sad at same time

Crossing border - it wasn't bad as African borders. we waited for some time than we started descent and air start warming - but rains was continue and no clothes for change/

It was getting darker and we decided to stop in first city, there was proper camp with some toilets and showers.

Me and Claudio pitched tents and shared some food, I really felt happy I had his company today, as going thought this all journey with fire and snow wasn't easy task.
Conversation with him was poor as language barrier was big, but we were both really moved how the day went, so we could use single words. this evening was true celebration

 I put my last saved semi dry clothes on me.

Rest of wet clothes i spread  in the shower house.

Hot shower wasn't working. It would be nice after all this cold passage, But I was enough happy to have this evening. Amazing was that: in Morocco, on begin of my travel, was  last time when  paid for the camping


In the moring Claudio left earlier to head south I wished him safe journey. 

I stay till late in city having good lunch. Surprisingly I  meet some Argentinians with Polish surnames. It was very warm how many of them there, there is estimate 500.000 Polish Argentinians by polish descents

That's why Argentina was so friendly for me,




I was heading to the long awaited Atlantic ocean - I  didn't know that my travel will take me further than geographical dimension.

south america- chile - motorbike on fire but not only

Chile 

Reuninitg with My zebra in Valparsio was full of doubts.  She was tired of travel - me too. We still had hope will reach buenbos Aries in Argentina - original plans was to maybe go to Peru and Bolivia, but things changed


I remember watching Che Guevara film and his travel. The Motorcycle diaries and his travel on La poderosa - the might one. Old Norton 500 and their travel was one of my motivation to get to South
America.

In Valparasio I stayed in Villa Kunterbunt, owners are known for their motorbike minded place - they also helping with transportation customs etc so good place to be, seemingly name Villa Kunterbunt is taken from old Swedish child film Pippi langstrumpf, probably by the look - wooden old villa. 

my zebra once again - beatifull marraige we have 

unpacking motorbike was still a fun - but first attempt of staring failed, and I had to to work 2 days to find out what was the problem, and once again this was electrics - finally i got this sorted and i could zipp of once again

Lukasz Gorniak and his friend Marta Zajchowska was starting their big travel from Valparasio
we were heading to colect motorbikes from depot, for me travel was ending but for them this was big start
All the best and save travel

On my way out of the valparasio  I made picture of west coast of pacific ocean

- same ocean i was standing in Vladivostock but on the otherhe  side of the globe 

Fire over my zebra,
going througt flames 

Leaving colourful city of Valparaiso was stressful as no Sat Nav. I have tried to get to the mountains in next day or two to cross Andes, 

Somehow I was luck and I meet Italian rider Claudio Breeano. He was first class equipped and had GPS, he was heading over the Andes so I kindly asked if I could follow him just to get over the mountains 

He was faster and after maybe 50 km I felt power lost.
I thought this is either petrol problem or I have size the engine for the forth time, but I was going downhill so I could try me revs to detect what going is wrong, than slowed down and pulled to the right

and than!!!.....

flames of fire came to to height of my face, 

I have jump of the moto, and on the first milliseconds of panics i started open my pannier to get my laptop and diary bag out - I was thinking this is the end ....
but it wasn't
in some way I have recalled what  old man said to me , The man I have meet in Poland when getting my motorbike shipped
He was triyng  weld my plastic tank but he wasn't able do that as tank what he said was fire proof made, - Accerbis extended range tank - saved my life

having around 20 litres of petrol and highly flames around tank - makes me to run away, but this little tough  about fire proof of having fire prove tank, gave me few second to calm down and turn of the petrol valve off
 than , than petrol start goes down and i with silly way try to blow out with my mouths, it did worked and flame was gone

Believe or not this was my second motorbike fire. First when I was 14 year boy - my old 250 Jawa was with same scenario , petrol leak from carburetor,


In all of this mess I haven't realise that other cars stooped of of them was some kind motorway rescue car, but the fire die so no much more of excitement

The only think I need to repair was  my burned petrol hose So I replaced it so quicly that my italian freind was amaized thinking this fires are every day task,

 I was happy, I am alive and motorbike starts first time

Few moment latter me and Italian were heading in to the Andes few hours later we start climbing up

aye brows burned as well my zebra tank slighlty as well 

Motorbike transportation from Vladivostock To Chile - wrong way round

Hi, again,

I will tell you how I get my motorbike transported to Chile,

In Vladivostok I decided to go back to Europe.  Otherwise I could go to South Korea as there was ferry link from Russia and that fly to Canada, well obviously I didn't do this I went back to Europe and start organising next stage.

I took transiberian train to get to the  Moscow 8 days and almost 10 thousand of kilometres there, people, Russian food at the platforms and horizons that never ends.

transiberian railway for passanger train company, it was something like 160 euro for sleeping wagon for 8 days throught the bigest country in teh world,  motorbike was sent on the second trian for around 250

lucky number 13 for my train cart

Transport my self and motorbike from Vladivostok to Moscow, was around 400 euro. Motorbike need to go on second train - it is slower, so you need to plan this somehow ahead . transport train company is here
http://www.jde.ru/t

and that you just need passenger ticket - I bought from ticket office in Vladivostok train station.

this is unpacking my Zebra in Moscow

from Moscow I went through Scandinavia and Germany.

at that time I stayed in Amsterdam - and get paid job there just to make sure I will have enough money to get to South America.

Dutch  love I meet in Russia was one of the reason I came back to Europe, She than appear to be narcissistic and  believe or not this relationship put me down as nothing  in my life, it took me mouths, longer the travel that i understood what is  Narcissists personality disorder, and damaged to my feeling was huge.  My self  believe were crushed, she made me crawl and this became codependent -love addiction but I decided to finish travel anyway.

I sized up top of the engine in Amsterdam and had to fix my self before delivering to transport company in Poland. This all been done by mean of own tool, inventiveness and hope, my brother send me second hand engine so i could make one of two.

Search gave me idea to send motorbike from Poland.  I contacted some people and got confirmation this was possible. I had some time to get prepared. I use polish motorbike  transportation and travel company, they gave me good price, they are easy and very professional people.
I think i paid around 1600euro both ways for motorbike and documents...
their contact is here, https://www.facebook.com/advfactorycom/
special thanks to Krzysztof Samborski and Aleksandra Trzaskowska


Flight to Chile were from Berlin , and took me long hours to get there.
Landing in Chile was sunny but soon I had to find starting electrical problems

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