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Going home!
Yes, we are going home – after two years on the road our trip will end in a few weeks from now, when we leave New Zealand. These news are probably quite a surprise for some of our followers, since we had originally planned to go to South America from New Zealand. But plans have
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One year on the road – and this is not the end
Exactly one year ago, on May 2nd, 2012 it was the day of our departure – we were finally ready to leave. We originally had planned to leave one month earlier, but all the preparations had taken longer than expected, and the last nights before we left we hadn’t slept much. But now we were
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A new beginning also means parting
All the excitement around our trip, the wedding, the anticipation of new things to come has pushed other feelings aside. But now that the date where we are actually going to leave is drawing closer, and as we start to feel changes happening in our lives, other feelings suddenly surface: a little melancholy, a little
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Time to reflect
Christmas – suddenly it’s there. We somehow missed the whole Advent season – there were too many things going on and stuff needed to be organized. Not only logistically quite challenging, but also emotionally. So, there wasn’t much time for reflection. We both don’t really care about Christmas (anymore) – neither for religious nor for
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I have to tell you a story…
I have to tell you a story. It is a romantic story. It is a happy story. It is a story with coincidences. It is my story. And it is now our story. … and a lot of it is the fault of two people: Grant and Susan Johnson from Horizons Unlimited.
About us
We have met during a Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting in Germany. Soon we realized that we share the same dreams of changing our lives – and soon after that we decided that we both are not going to continue dreaming, but instead to live our dream together, and to share it.
The Plan
What is our plan? Actually, we don’t want to commit ourselfs to a fixed plan. We want to live our dream – discover the world and its people on a motorcycle. That’s it! However, a little bit of planning is probably not a bad idea… so, here are some details:
Our Motorcycles
Filippo’s BMW R1150 GS Actually, Filippo’s R1150 GS is not only one motorcycle, but two! How does this work? Well, on the one hand there is the first machine, which Filippo bought in 1999 new. In the meantime it has covered 180 000 km. And that is where the second GS comes into play. This
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