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Two books about year long journey

Publishing travel diaries about 15 months journey through Central Asia and Indian subcontinent on low budget in Slovak and English language.

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Two books about year long journey

Two books about year long journey

Two books about year long journey

Two books about year long journey

Two books about year long journey

Publishing travel diaries about 15 months journey through Central Asia and Indian subcontinent on low budget in Slovak and English language.

Publishing travel diaries about 15 months journey through Central Asia and Indian subcontinent on low budget in Slovak and English language.

Publishing travel diaries about 15 months journey through Central Asia and Indian subcontinent on low budget in Slovak and English language.

Publishing travel diaries about 15 months journey through Central Asia and Indian subcontinent on low budget in Slovak and English language.

Michal Knitl
Michal Knitl
Michal Knitl
Michal Knitl
1 Campaign |
Limbach, Slovakia
$94 USD $94 USD 3 backers
2% of $4,166 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

The project

After first 15 months trip in South America I wrote a book "On the South American Vibe" (printed in Slovak language as "Na juhoamerickej vlne" and half of it translated and available as ebook on website) I traveled almost 15 months again, from Slovakia through Bulgary, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and take a flight to India and traveled more in Nepal and Bangladesh.

For this whole time my budget was 4200 euros, what is just half of money, what is only half of the price of printing of the book. My budget, daily schedule and also list of hikes with more than 1600 kilometres hiked in the mountains, mostly in Kyrgyzstan, Pamirs and Nepal are available online in Slovak language.

I would really like to bring people a book, where they can read about unique adventures, hospitality of locals and beauty of of the nature. Almost half of the time I stayed with locals via Couchsurfing (my personal profile) and several nights I stayed at peoples places, who just met me on the way. And other enourmous number of nights I stayed in the tent, in the wild nature. More readers = more future travelers = more happy people :).

Photogallery from this trip you can find on Picasa.

55 demo pages from book about Central Asia (Silken Wind)

55 demo pages from book about Indian subcontinent (Colorful world)

Official website in Slovak language

As everything I do on my own (writting, editing, graphics, layout) and with support from my friends (grammar check), my only costs are printing costs. Priting of 2 books (one about Central Asia with 152 pages and second about India, Nepal and Bangladesh with 256 pages). Priting costs are 7200 euros without tax (10%) and till 5.6.2013 I fundraised 1680 euros from sponsors in Slovakia. Slovak sponsors can donate also website Ludialudom.sk and also, depeding on situation, I have funding fromy my parents and grandparents. As a proof of the price I can send you a copy of the print from the publishing company. 

If PayPal or credit cards are not the way how you want to support, please contact me at: michal.knitl@gmail.com and I will write you my bank account.

In case of lower funds, I am willing to publish the books in smaller amount.

After publishing a book in Slovak language, I would like to prepare materials for interactive travel book in English language.

I would be glad for any support. Even if you can’t contribute, that doesn’t mean that you can’t help. You can share this campaign among your friends via email, on Facebook or other social media.

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You have my infinite gratitude for believing in me and this project enough to donate and I will add your name in the acknowledgements of the book.
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Beyond having my infinite gratitude and your name in the acknowledgements, you will receive an autographed copy of both books before its release date. Consider this as a pre-order.
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Beyond having my infinite gratitude, an autographed copy of the book before the release date, source of free photos for non-commercial use, I will give and sign you 10 photos for commercial use and I would also like to thank personally, if we both will be in one day in the same town.
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Not only will you receive all of the other perks, if you live within 300 kilometres, I can make a personal presentation for you and your friends. I can’t wait to meet you because without you this thing would not have been possible!
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