The beginning.How it began:
The idea came from some photo lectures I visited. A brother of my schoolmate was doing something like this by hitchhiking and he presented his adventures in a show. I was so fascinated, that I was sure, I also have to do something like this one day. Well a few years later I visited some more lectures and I started to spend money for this trip. In this time the idea to make everything by bike came up. So I got money for equipment, like: the bike, bicycle bags, water filtre, photo equipment and so on. At first I was thinking I do not need sponsors for such a tour, but because I saw that there are much more spare parts needed then expected I will look for some sponsors supporting me for the next few trips. On the other hand I want to do that for the rest of my lifetime, which means that my plan depend on the support by other people or companies. And indeed there is a lot more to explore then I thought first. Within my first trip through Asia I decided not to cycle only for myself, I want to show other people what's going on in other countries. And I also wanted to do something for our environment, as I have seen so many areas on my way through Asia which were looking like a desert.
This is because of our demand
to get richer and richer regardless. I wonder why this is so, because in many other countries I visited the people are also not that rich like we are, but are even more
happy then rich people here in europe, where we have any comfort. I dont wan't to show up this by using something I read somewhere, I just report what I have seen! Well and thats why I think its important to let the people know their culture, so some aspects of their culture may change us in Europe so we can learn
to esteem the basic values of life again which are even more important then might and money.
Point it out:
1.) The environmental aspect:I want to show the people that it is possible to go around for long distances without using a car an airplane or any other motorized vehicle. And travelling by bike is definitely the best and nonpolluting way in going around. I want to make the people thinking of their environment, I will show them that in various regions clear water is not naturally, and that the deserts on earth are getting bigger and bigger.
The other thing is that I want to show the people how the real life in other countries is looking like. And they should understand their culture, which is in my opinion one of the reason why there are so many misunderstandings which often lead to ignorance and war. One of the best examples is the following: As I travelled through Iran I met so many friendly people. You won't not believe that, if you only know all the stuff shown and said on TV. I got a lot of response as the people read my report from Iran on my homepage. They didn’t believe what I was writing about, so I was glad to show them the real Iran and not the one shown in the media, where you only hear negative messages from their government, or American politicians.
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