Hello, I'm Veronika.
My name is Veronika Jiříčková, and I have restless feet. 👣🦄
I'm a software developer, traveler, speaker, and musician.
For the past several years, I've been exploring the world mainly on a footbike. Not because it's the fastest way to travel, but because it's just the right speed to truly experience the landscapes, the people, and the places beyond the usual tourist routes.
This August, I'm starting a new chapter in my life. After years of balancing software development with travel, I'm setting off as a full-time digital nomad. My first destination is Japan — a journey of more than 4,000 kilometers by footbike, from the country's northernmost point all the way to its southernmost tip.
If you'd like to follow my journey, I'd love to have you along.
📸 On social media, I share photos and moments from the road.
🎥 Regular video reports are available on YouTube @NeklidneNohy.
📝 And if you'd like to experience the whole journey—including everything that happens along the way—the best way is to subscribe to my weekly travel reports.
Travel Talks:
When I'm not on the road, I share my adventures through travel talks and presentations.
Music:
And when I'm neither traveling nor programming, you'll sometimes find me on stage with a ukulele in my hands.
With my band Green Unicorns, we perform Irish and Scottish songs, and I'm also launching a new project called Singing Traveler, featuring my own original songs—many inspired by my travels.
My expeditions
Iceland 🇮🇸
🗓️ 2018 / 27 days
🛴 1 001 km / ↗️ 15 700 m
🛁 9 swims in hot springs
💛 Nature, hot springs, people, kayaking
⚠️ Wind, birds, a South Korean guy
🗺️ Akureyri – Goðafoss – Húsavík – Ásbyrgi – Vesturdalur – Dettifoss – Hverir – Vestfirðir – Dynjandi – Ísafjörður – Reykjavík
Italy: Via Francigena 🇮🇹
🗓️ 2019 / 15 days
🛴 853 km / ↗️ 9 908 m
💛 Val d'Orcia, vineyards, historic towns, gelato in San Gimignano
🗺️ Milano - Pisa - Lucca - Siena - Roma
Czechia: „Around Olomouc“ 🇨🇿
🗓️ 2020 / 22 days
🛴 1 376 km / ↗️ 19 716 m
💛 Sleeping in a castle, Šumava National Park
🗺️ Olomouc - Žďár nad Sázavou - Poděbrady - Praha - Karlštejn - Aš - Šumava - Český Krumlov - Brno - Olomouc
Poland: Via Baltica 🇵🇱
🗓️ 2021 / 8 days
🛴 622 km / ↗️ 2 504 m
💛 Gdańsk, meeting Aga, the Baltic Sea, sandy beaches
🗺️ Świnoujście - Kołobrzeg - Słowiński NP - Gdańsk - Mierzeja Wiślana
Ireland: EuroVelo 1 🇮🇪
🗓️ 2022 / 40 days
🛴 2 042 km / ↗️ 24 209 m
🥾 40+ km of hiking
🌧️ 17 days of rain
🏡 Stayed overnight with locals 4 times by invitation
💛 Guinness, nature, sheep, wonderful people, music
🗺️ Belfast - Obrův chodník - Derry - Glenveagh NP - Wild Nephin NP - Croagh Patrick - Connemara NP - Galway - Burren NP - Cliffs of Moher - Dingle - Ring of Kerry - Killarney
Madeira 🇵🇹
🗓️ 2023 / 7 days
🥾 100 km / ↗️ 5 000+ m
💛 Madeira before visitor restrictions. I'll never forget the scent of its eucalyptus forests.
Cuba 🇨🇺
🗓️ 2024 / 78 days
🛴 2 863 km / ↗️ 20 633 m
🛞 6 punctures
🕷️ 60 ticks
🐎 2 horseback rides
🛣️ 350 km on the motorway
🍹 100 Piña Coladas
🎂 One birthday, Christmas, and New Year's Eve on the road
⚠️ Finding food wasn't always easy
🗺️ Santiago de Cuba - Baracoa - Punta de Maisí (nejvýchodnější bod Kuby) - Pico Turquino (1 974 m, nejvyšší bod Kuby) - Camagüey - Trinidad - Cabo San Antonio (nejzápadnější bod Kuby) - Viñales - La Habana
Poland: Velo Dunajec & Trail of the Eagles' Nests 🇵🇱
🗓️ 2024 / 17 days
🛴 636 km / ↗️ 6 094 m
🛁 Highland architecture & Chochołów thermal baths
🏰 Pieniny & Ojców National Parks, castles, rock formations, lakes, deserts, thermal spas, forests & salt mines
🛶 Traditional rafting on the Dunajec River
Abseiling from Okiennik Wielki rock
🗺️ Zakopane - Tarnów - Kraków - Częstochowa
New Zealand by Motorcycle 🇳🇿
🗓️ 2025 / 28 days
🏍️ 2,500 km by motorcycle
🚗 1,000 km by car
🥾 185 km hiking / ↗️ 13,000 m
🛶 22 km by kayak
🪂 1 paragliding flight
🛴 And even 40 km by footbike
🗺️ Kaiapoi - Christchurch - Arthur's Pass - Hokitika - Franz Josef - Wānaka - Queenstown - NP Fiordland - NP Mount Cook - Lake Tekapo - Kaiapoi
EuroVelo 9: From the Adriatic to the Baltic along the Amber Trail
🇭🇷🇸🇮🇮🇹🇦🇹🇨🇿🇵🇱
🗓️ 2025 / 37 days
🛴 2 201 km / ↗️ 18 716 m
🇪🇺 6 countries visited
🌊 2 seas
💛 Poznań, Gdańsk, Gothic castles, a medieval knights' tournament
🗺️ Pula - Brno - Gdańsk
Greece: Corfu Trail 🇬🇷
🗓️ 2026 / 10 days
🥾 200 km / ↗️ 6 000 m
💛 An unplanned thru-hike that turned out to be even more beautiful because of it.
Irsko: Wicklow Way 🇮🇪
🗓️ 2026 / 6 dní
🥾 145 km / ↗️ 4 451 m
💛 Irsko, Wicklow Mountains, krajina. Po skončení Kilkenny, Rock of Cashel a Dublin
Ireland: Wicklow Way 🇮🇪
🗓️ 2026 / 6 days
🥾 145 km / ↗️ 4 451 m
💛 Ireland, the Wicklow Mountains and beautiful landscapes. Afterwards: Kilkenny, Rock of Cashel and Dublin.
Southeastern Poland 🇵🇱
🗓️ 2026 / 16 days
🛴 674 km / ↗️ 6 201 m
🤒 5 days with the flu
⛪️ 3 UNESCO-listed wooden churches
🏡 4 open-air museums
🌳 2 national parks
🦉 1 owl
🪖 2 Good Soldiers Švejk 😄
🗺️ Rzeszów - Magurski NP - Przemyśl - Roztoczański NP - Zamość - Lublin