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First walking day ever.
I was 21 years old when I got the idea to walk home from Paris to Bad Nenndorf. Here's the first day of my diary. -
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Walking from Paris to Bad Nenndorf
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Starting The Longest Way
It's my 26th birthday, and I am remembering my walk home from Paris. But this is not Paris, this is Beijing. I step out of my door and start walking. It's the first day of The Longest Way. -
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The Longest Way 2007-2008
If you don't know what The Longest Way was all about, then check out the original plan on my site. :) -
Huihui
Only 3 days on the road, and I make my first good friend. Huihui is a Taekwondo trainer from Xinjiang. He will help me through some tough times later. -
Dancing for 1000km!
Snow is all around me, and I've just completed my first thousand kilometers. Of course this calls for a celebration! -
Camping in the cold
Massive snow, I got lost on a mountain, had to camp out. No idea how cold it is. Ten below? Twenty? Here I am, camping in the cold. -
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Yaks in a Tibetan highland
I am overwhelmed when my way leads me through some Tibetan highlands and I get to see the famous white yaks. -
Uncle Shen
A retired railroad mechanic from Ürümqi, Uncle Shen is riding his bike all around China. I am very lucky to become is friend after running into him on the road. -
Teacher Xie
Who could have known that we would run into each other? Teacher Xie has been walking around China for more than 25 years, and he has a lot to teach me. -
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Walking with my brother
My little brother Robozwerg came over to walk with me for a few weeks. The good life! -
Dancing for 4000km!
I was never sure I would get this far. 4000km, and here I am, doing what I always do. Dancing! -
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The last day
After the drama of Turpan, here I am getting my hair cut some time after the last day of The Longest Way. -
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Making the TLW video
I am at home in Germany. The Longest Way is over. But I have all these pictures. I spend more than 4 months putting 1400 of them together into a YouTube video that shows my face going from clean shave to Forrest Gump. -
The TLW video is done
The video is finally finally done. I share it on my site, turn off the computer and wait. Who knows what's going to happen? -
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writing the TLW books
After the success of the video, I was approached by a number of publishers who wanted me to write books about The Longest Way. Of course I was shocked. Real, actual books? I said yes, not knowing about the amount of worry and work that I would have to put in over the next two years to make the books come to life. But i think it was worth it. :) -
Intern in Shanghai
Here I am, trying to balance my life between The Longest Way and a "career". I spend the summer as an intern in Shanghai. -
visiting Inner Mongolia
The good thing about work: sometimes you get to take a break. I end up visiting Inner Mongolia during the Golden Week. Nice! -
1 morning in Dubai
A flight back from Shanghai. A layover in Dubai. I decide to head out and spend 1 morning in Dubai. -
A week in Hungary
Writing and getting my university classes done can be a pain in the ass. But luckily, there is always the home country of my mom's family: Hungary. Even if it's only for a week. -
Timelapse in Germany
I am obsessed with making timelapse videos. So there I am, roaming around Munich, constantly taking pictures. -
1 month in Vladivostok
I suck at Russian. So in order to get a bit better at it, I spend a month with a wonderful family in the city of Vladivostok. Everyone speaks excellent English. My Russian still sucks, but I have learned to love Russia. -
Back on The Longest Way in 2010
I miss The Longest Way, so I got back to it and start walking from where I had left off in 2008. It's only for about one month this time. But I would never want to miss it. Here's the first day back on The Longest Way in 2010. -
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Back to The Longest Way in 2010
Here I am, back on The Longest Way for a month. I don't know where I am going to end up as I am starting out in Ürümqi. -
A day in Abu Dhabi
Another flight back. This time, it's a layover in a different Califat that inspires me to go out and spend a morning in Abu Dhabi. -
A week in Wichita
Writing two books and trying to keep up in clas is starting to take a toll. I spend a week in A week in Wichita, Kansas with my wonderful host family there. -
opening chapter in the EOFT book
The folks from the European Outdoor Film Tour are releasing a book, and one of my chapters is in it. I am very excited! -
handing in the manuscript...
I can't believe it. After all these months I am finally handing in the manuscript! -
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2 Weeks on Rhodes
Taking a time out on the beautiful island of Rhodes. Hasslefree, except for a massive blister. :) -
the books are finally out! :)
This is the first time that I am actually holding my own books in my own hands! So awesome! -
Back on The Longest Way in 2012
Missing The Longest Way. Missing it badly. So I go back for a month. Starting where I left off in 2010, to go back on The Longest Way in 2012. -
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Back to The Longest Way in 2012
And again, I am walking for a month on The Longest Way. Starting out in the city of Wusu, I want to make it to the border of Kazakhstan. -
Dancing for 5000km!
It's been almost four years, and I am not sure if I have the right to dance. But then I am the boss of me, right? Here I am, walking and dancing to celebrate 5000 kilometers on foot.
