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

In the three years since its launch, the website has attracted 37,000+ unique, organically acquired visitors per month (source: Matomo Analytics, December 2025). Only about half of the total number of visitors come from Google search.

👉 You can find the latest information on the Media Kit page.

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Website's Food Milestones

• 2026
• 17 Aug 🇲🇰 Macedonian cuisine (Skopje)
• 26 Jul 🎉 New language versions of the website are live.
• 25 Jul 🎉 New website!
• 2025
• 14 Dec ❤️ 2,000 visits per day (organically acquired, excluding AI bots). Thank you!
• 10 Dec 🇨🇿 Czech Michelin Special: Papilio ⭐⭐ | La Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise ⭐ | Field ⭐ | 420 | Marie B | Vallmo | El Camino tapas
• 5 Nov 🇮🇶 Iraqi cuisine (Kurdistan, Erbil)
• 24 Oct 🇦🇱 Albanian cuisine
• 19 Apr 🇹🇷 Turkish cuisine (Istanbul, Konya, Cappadocia)
• 31 Mar 🎉 There are 500 articles about food online (in every language version).
• 12 Mar 🇮🇷 Iranian cuisine (Esfahan, Yazd, Shiraz)
• 2024
• 11 Dec 🇹🇳 Tunisian cuisine
• 27 Oct ❤️ 1,500 visits per day (organically acquired). Thank you!
• 8 Sep 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz cuisine (Bishkek)
• 1 Sep ❤️ 30,000 unique visitors per month (organically acquired). Thank you!
• 9 Jul 🇵🇱 Polish cuisine (Poznan)
• 8 Jun 🇬🇧 British cuisine (London)
• 25 May 🇪🇸 Spanish cuisine (Alicante, Basque Country, Madrid)
• 8 Apr 🇨🇿 Czech cuisine (Prague)
• 15 Mar 🇫🇷 French cuisine
• 1 Mar 🇮🇹 Italian cuisine (Sicily, Sardinia)
• 29 Feb 🎉 Launch of the newsletter!
• 18 Feb ❤️ 800 visits per day (organically acquired). Thank you!
• 2023
• 14 Nov 🇧🇬 Bulgarian cuisine (beta)
• 1 Nov ❤️ 10,000 unique visitors per month (organically acquired). Thank you!
• 26 Oct 🎉 There are 333 articles about food online (in every language version).
• 2 Oct 🎉 Slovak version of the website is live.
• 6 Sep 🇦🇲 Armenian cuisine (Yerevan)
• 6 Sep 🇷🇴 Romanian cuisine (beta)
• 1 Apr 🎉 English version of the website is live.
• 2022
• 20 Nov 🎉 The first 125 articles about food are online.
• 8 Jun 🚀 Official launch of the website!
• 2019
• 1 Apr 🌱 Domain registered (followed by several years of thinking ...)