Author: Bjørn Heidenstrøm

I judge countries from the people I meet, the nature I see, the culture I observ, and the history being told. Serbia have a great potential, and I see Donau as a hart in your future. Iv tasted food that has been super best, a fascinating old history, a complicated and hard new history.. The people Iv met have been some of gods best on this planet. Take care of Donau. Thats where the Scandivains, The Britts, The Irish and a sun burned Scott will come from. The rest will come… Donau is where you can meet Croatia and make visions about the future. You can share a Raki here and shake hands and sing new songs around your fire place… Donau is where you can meet with Romania and Bulgaria and make new visions, new trade, new tourists Donau floats, make it connect.. Bjorn From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

My ex Jugo map is great, but when I look on Google it shows nothing and nada of the Rumania villages around Donau. Then my Romanian paddling friends try to help, and I use this place to show my next moves. Are they smart or not. They will sms, or Jugo will text.

So, Ill try to find passport place after my brilliant Romanian coffee. The time is now 0830 in Romania. 0630 In Norway, where the best ambassador in Europe is. Daniel, Romanias embassy.. He’s my backup if I crash with a tank ship 😉 Today Ill try to reach Svinica, on the 995 mark on Danube. Is that smart? or should I go for a short day and do Kozla at 1014 mark of the river? Please advice, and Ill try to take the phone while on the river, but very afraid that my Mr Nokia gets wet. He will die if he falls in Donau.. 😉 From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

I could not stay on the Serbian side after stamping my passport. Was told to go direct to Romania side. Thats why I did not check in on your pals place. But,,, Thanks for helping me with the next miles on Donau ! Tell your friend in Hamburg Germany, that I slept there when cycling to South Africa in 2010 ( look www.theshirt2010.net ) Stayed in a punk rocker hostell called “Kogge” and got great support of St. Pauli FC who donated a signed shirt by my friend and ex player Tore Pedersen. You’ll see al the photos on my flickr.com site 😉 and a Youtube video. From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

Hello Romania and Moldova Veke ! Came to town in the dark and have not found the passport control.. But found a bed 😉 From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

I have a old map from former Jugoslavia and my information is that l check my passport for first Boarder controll in Veliko Gradiste. If I get happy wind on my nice ass… I will reach that today. Dunavski Cvet. Is that right ? And where is the next controll ? I like to be friends with boarder controll… 😉

From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

So, the pirates of Belgrade sent me to Smederevo. The boss, Mr Darko was first nice. Then cool. Then he gave it all. The map, the facts, and phoned his Serb mates in Dunavsi. 50 km down the river. From the pirates of Belgrade to a friend, and I like mates of a mate. Feel safer.. And I also got batterys to my gps. I think a man can walk naked from the noth to the south pole, if he find and makes friends… Darko, thank you ! Serbian Hamburg, Thank you. From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

A helping hand is what you will look for on your next trip. You know, when your tired, sweaty, hungry, very lost !! -and the first you meet dont speak your language. If you are Norwegian no one speaks your language, but I have English like very good, and German like kleine bitte… Danke schon, Brattwurst unt Franz Becenbauef tzer gut. So on my board my kleine bitte and very good does not work. Thats because Russian has been language nr two after Serbian. Has been… So just to confuse you to. Im tired and looking for a place called “Hamburg” in a town called Smedervo in Serbia. The pirates in Belgrade told me to go there, and I trust the pirates in Belgrade. We have shared raki… Im low on sugar. Iv been paddling 50 k and the lunch was on my board under a tree. Then he turns up. The hero on the bike. He dont know to much English, but he wants to help. He sees my situation. Calls friends. Carry board. Fixes. Im in Hamburg now, in Serbia. Safe. Clean. Smell like a flower and look like Brad Pitt because of Desimir. He works in a factory in town, like to cycle, are born on the boarder to Bulgaria and he finds it natural to help people who looks like a tramp with to loang beard.. Thanks pal. You got my site. Hope you read it. Your my hero today. Bjorn. From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

Hi, I made the 50 km and Im in your friends place called “Hamburg”. Nice!!. The president have been over and said hello. He looks like a rock star and have a meeting just now with two men that have to play in TV Sopranos one day.. You know that one ? Been very friendly and everything is Serbia at its best. Going to Ram tomorrow and please call Hamburg if i should check in to Romania there. People around me do not know and I would like nice first meeting with Romania.. And…go link Dunavski Pirate place on Facebook. Im facebook.com/heidenstrom From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

Left side going south on Donau. Beside the bridge. Place is called “The Pirat of Donau”. The chef is the best in Europe, and knows history and culture like a professor. The crew is super, and I dont know how to say it….. But, you are very safe. The kayak is very safe. Even the moscitos dos not sting here… Maybe beacause the owner looks like a crossing between Rambo, Hulk Hogan, and a Che Guevara.

From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉