About Me

I like food. I love to travel.

I have traveled all over Europe, fallen in love with Morocco and Turkey, crossed Armenia and Kyrgyzstan from end to end, and during a brief two-week visit, I got a glimpse under the surface of China. I strive to travel light, on a budget, and with respect for local customs. I feel most comfortable among the locals.

I prefer to explore foreign cultures through food. Researching local culinary specialties and restaurants takes up most of my time when preparing for a trip. I enjoy it. A good meal can easily be the goal of a trip.

Bon appétit!

Who I Am

I was born in a small village in the Wallachia region (Czechia), but since 2001, I’ve lived in Prague. I work as a freelancer in the IT field. Traveling and food are my big passions and a way to unwind from work. I pay for all my trips myself. I don’t work while traveling; I dedicate 100% of my time to exploring the location I’m in.

Because I have been cooking almost every day for many years, I approach the work of chefs with humility, as I can at least roughly imagine how much effort goes into every meal.

Dan Špaňhel
info@jidlonacestach.cz

Website Traffic

Two years after launching, the website attracts more than 30,000 unique, organically acquired visitors per month (measured by Matomo Analytics, August 2024). About half of the visitors come from Google search. Thanks for reading! ❤️

Website’s Food Milestones

2025-03-31 ✨ There are 500 articles about food online (in every language version).
2025-03-12 🆕 Iranian cuisine 🇮🇷 (Esfahan, Yazd, Shiraz).
2024-12-11 🆕 Tunisian cuisine 🇹🇳.
2024-10-27 🥳 1,500 visits per day (organically acquired). Thank you!
2024-09-08 🆕 Kyrgyz cuisine 🇰🇬 (Bishkek).
2024-09-01 🥳 30,000 unique visitors per month (organically acquired). Thank you!
2024-07-09 🆕 Polish cuisine 🇵🇱 (Poznan).
2024-06-08 🆕 British cuisine (London) 🇬🇧.
2024-05-25 🆕 Spanish cuisine 🇪🇸 (Alicante, Basque Country, Madrid).
2024-04-08 🆕 Czech cuisine (Prague) 🇨🇿.
2024-03-15 🆕 French cuisine 🇫🇷.
2024-03-01 🆕 Italian cuisine 🇮🇹.
2024-02-29 🚀 Launch of the newsletter!
2024-02-18 🥳 800 visits per day (organically acquired). Thank you!
2023-11-14 🆕 Bulgarian cuisine 🇧🇬 (beta).
2023-11-01 🥳 10,000 unique visitors per month (organically acquired). Thank you!
2023-10-26 ✨ There are 333 articles about food online (in every language version).
2023-10-02 🚀 English version 🇬🇧 of the website is live.
2023-09-06 🆕 Armenian 🇦🇲 and Romanian cuisine 🇷🇴 (beta).
2023-04-01 🚀 English version 🇬🇧 of the website is live.
2022-11-20 ✨ The first 125 articles about food are online.
2022-06-08 🚀 Official launch of the website!
2019-04-01 ✨ Domain registered (followed by several years of thinking …).