Leoš Šimánek
Leoš Šimánek (born 19 April 1946) is a Czech traveler.
He was born in Choceň, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic). He studied civil engineering and left communist Czechoslovakia in 1968.[1] He settled in Germany where he worked in the construction industry. He was given German citizenship. Later, he also obtained Canadian citizenship. He returned to Czechoslovakia after the Velvet Revolution in 1990. He traveled all over the world since 1970s and wrote many books about his journeys.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Ševčíková, Šírka (23 March 2013). "Leoš Šimánek: Vízum jsem dostal na základě vlastnoručně vyrobeného razítka" (in Czech). Český rozhlas. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Cestovatel Leoš Šimánek: Aljaška mě nadchla i vyděsila" (in Czech). Travel Portal. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
External links[edit]
- (in Czech) Official website
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