On the Road Festival

Travel festival On the Road inspires people to travel to all corners of the globe and explore the unknown. We cordially invite you to 3 days full of inspiration with 50 travel presentations and discussions at DK Ružinov, from 28 February to 2 March 2025.

You will see presentations about Afghanistan, Cuba on a scooter, funny about mountains and travel with Michal Tlelko, Iceland, Thailand, 2828 km across Europe, South America, South Georgia, Alaska, Syrian Rojava, Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland, China, Morocco, K2 base camp, Norway by caravan, crazy Indian holidays, Maldives, Sri Lanka and much more.

What’s in store for you at the festival?

3 organizer tips:

– Beautiful nature in Matej Pucek’s lectures: Alaska and South Georgia
– entertaining lectures by Michal Tlelka and Filip “Janosik” Lehotsky
– informative lectures by Matej Peluha, Jirka Kalát and Petr Gregor
– and of course many more 🙂

They have lectures in the past and their presentations are great:

– Peter Gregor – Syria’s Rojava after the fall of Bashar Assad
– Martina Marušincová – Denmark and Sweden
– Hanka and Peto Chrenkovci – Travel adventures of 3-legged dog Samik
– Dana and Jozef Arvay – Offroad with children in Bosnia and Montenegro
– Matej Puček – Alaska – Sitting with bears without prejudice
– Matej Puček – South Georgia – A hidden gem full of penguins, seals and incredible wildlife
– Veronika Kapcová – Solo in South America – from Colombia through -Patagonia to the end of the world
– Ľuboš Pribila – Via Alpina
– Jana Kristeková – By boat for unusual experiences
– Filip Lehotský – “Janosik” on the run in Thailand
– Dušan Simoník – My five most beautiful ferries
– Lukáš Lacko – Nordic Trails – Lofoten Long Crossing & Kungsleden
– Gabriel Antal – Breathtaking Faroe Islands
– Gabriel Antal – Magical Iceland
– Michal Tlelka – Joking about unconventional world travel
– Michal Tlelka – Funny about mountains
– Tomáš Pastierik – Hitchhiker’s Tales – Traveling for an all-inclusive punk
– Radovan Hanko & Alexandra Štrauchová – 2500-kilometre mototrip to a 3-day Indian wedding
– Radovan Hanko & Alexandra Štrauchová – Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador with San Pedro Cactus

Speakers from abroad:

– Petr Hingar (Czech Republic) – China, a small circle of great countries
– Jiří Kalát (CZ) – Greenland: Arctic Circle Trail
– Jiří Kalát (CR) – Morocco: Western Outpost of the Islamic World
– Martin Pulpan (CZ) – Lost in the Western Sahara
– Veronika Jiříčková (CZ) – Cuba on scooters
– Denisa Krásná (CZ) – Flow: Making a film about highlines, climbing and kayaking

First time at the festival:

– Milan Macko – Karakoram Adventure – K2 and Gondogoro La
– Šárka Patkošová, Jozef Viceš – Norway by Caravan: A Family Diary from the Land of Vikings and Trolls
– Simona Klačanová – Three Weeks in a Pakistani Family
– Jakub Krátky and Veronika Urdová – Okinawa – tropical islands of Japan

Presentations by Baloo CK guides:

– Matej Peluha – Afghanistan – Taliban emir and charity
– Matej Peluha – Crazy Indian Holidays
– Matej Peluha – Iraqi holidays Ashura and Newroz
– Lenka Kodajová – Sri Lanka
– Lenka Kodajova – How to experience the Maldives?
– Martin Semanco – Turkmenistan – Central Asia’s Bizarre Dictatorship

Presentation of the organizer:

– Michal Knitl – 20 years on the road
Discussions in the third hall
In the third hall you can listen to discussions with the moderator

Accompanying program:

– Wooden maps of Slovakia and the world by 68travel
– travel books at bargain prices
– Tibetan bowls, Hemp Dream and much more.

Traditionally, the festival has celebrated adventure, diversity and discovery. It offers audiences and travellers heartfelt encounters, interesting stories, captivating photography, incredible experiences and most importantly a great dose of inspiration.

You can’t miss it!

If you’ve travelled somewhere interesting and would like to present in the future, let us know about yourself. We are also looking for volunteers.

We’d love it if you bring your cups, mugs or bowls to the event so that we create as little waste as possible :). Thank you

Location: Cultus Ružinov, Ružinovská street, Ružinov, Bratislava
Date: 28.02.2025 – 02.03.2025
Start: from 16:45 – 20:00
Price: 15 – 40 €

Tickets:

40 € for the whole three days
15 € Friday / 10 € after 19:00
20 € Saturday or Sunday / 15 € after 16:00 / 6 € for the last presentation of the day
34 € Saturday + Sunday
Children under 12 accompanied by a parent free of charge, children under 18 accompanied by a parent discount 50% of the ticket price on site, disabled and people over 65 discount 50% of the ticket price on site.

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