Gambia with or without a Visa
How does one get to Africa from Ireland? Well, through Germany of course. Everyone one knows that. The great part of going someplace so exotic is that even mundane boring […]
Category Archives: Adventure
Inktober 2019 – My Ireland
This is the accumulation of all Inktober 2019, 31 pen and ink illustrations, from 17 counties in Ireland, all under the combined theme of My Ireland. There is a total […]
Inktober Day 23 – Ancient
Well, things are really looking up now, because this one is easy! This country is filled with Neolithic forts, burial grounds, and Stone Age passage tomb. Well, we think it […]
Inktober Day 13 – Ash
You can’t have ash without fire, and Duckett’s Grove had two major fires in one week back in the 1930’s. There are rumors aplenty on how the fires were set, […]
Inktober Day 11 – Snow
Snow in Ireland, haha, that is a funny one. They really don’t get too much snow out here unless it’s high up in the mountains. When I first started dating […]
Inktober Day 1 – Ring
October has come around fast this year, though it’s hard to tell with the stores setting up their Christmas displays. For me though, October is all about Halloween and fall. […]
An Illustrated Journey Through Ireland – Philadelphia Solo Art Show
“I wanted real adventure to happen to myself. But real adventures, I reflected, do not happen to people who remain at home: they must be sought abroad. […]
The Barrow Track
One of the great things about the village of Leghlinbridge is it’s right on the banks of the Barrow River. The Barrow River is Ireland’s second longest river at 120 […]
A Five Star Castle for Mom and Dad
Seeing how my parents were coming out to visit, we felt they needed to have a nice relaxing vacation. My sisters have them running ragged in their 70s; between soccer […]
Duckett’s Grove Anniversary
Celebrating our 4-year wedding anniversary, I am starting to remanence about all the amazing adventures Yvonne and I have had. We have traveled to over 16 countries together, lived in two […]
Sligo and Donegal
There is nothing better than having friends and family come visit form over seas, but like most things in life, when it rains it pours. So we had roughly six […]
MichaelBencik.com, Sketch Book
“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic […]
My New Website MichaelBencik.com!
So the time has come, after 20 years, to create a new web site showcasing some of my best art and stories. For those of you who do not know […]
The Urania Theater, Budapest’s Movie Palace
I love missions when I travel. To look for a comic store, special souvenir, or even to get cold medicine can brings you to areas well off the tourist map. […]
Back to Budapest
Ha, what a feeling, to head back to Budapest. It had always been my dream to come here, as I got older in years, yearning for a connection to a […]
Sketches from the Road – An Illustrated Journey Through Asia Art Opening
“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic […]
Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride
Warning, Graphic Nudity Below It’s that time or year again, where Philadelphians all over go mad! The heat is up, crime rate soaring, the city is sweltering, and damn it, […]
Shenandoah Bears and Butterflies!
Walking through the wild flowers along the road was like being in the middle of a ticker tape parade, but instead of pieces of paper fluttering around you, it was […]
Whale Sharks of Cebu
We took a bus from Malapascua to Oslob, Cebu. We were here for one reason, Whale Sharks. The largest shark in the world, measuring up to 40 feet and more. […]
Lawihan Festival
When ever I found my self getting a bit tired, or road weary, I would hunker down in the dirt, whip out my sketchbook, and start sketching. It would […]