“Those who never set off never arrive…” – the title of my e-book (in German).
A tent, a fully loaded motorcycle and no fixed route: two trips through 24 countries – from the North Cape to Georgia.
In 2022 I set off from Germany: through Denmark and Sweden, up Norway's west coast and by ferry to the Lofoten Islands, all the way to the North Cape – and back through the Baltic states. Seven months, with a tent and no fixed route.
In 2023 I left again, this time heading south-east: from May to December, right across Europe as far as Georgia. Mostly alone, always on the Tiger. What happened along the way is in the e-book.
First up to the North Cape and through the Baltic states. Later right across Europe to Georgia – and back via Greece, Italy and Spain. I rode through every green country on the map myself.
Built in 2012, a three-cylinder adventure bike – and everything that had to fit on two wheels and into a few panniers.
Vehicle registration
Travel edition · Part I
Technical data: manufacturer's specifications (standard condition).
Honest notes from the road: mishaps, encounters and quiet moments – just as they happened along the way.
Excerpts translated from the German original. The e-book itself is in German.
… just to arrive first, and to let it sink in … that I now had time, so much time. Time to ride, to see the north of Europe, and simply to do something different for once.
I couldn't pull the clutch without giving it gas, and on the very first real off-road day of my life. Sometimes adventure is simply waiting right outside your door …
So there I sat at the table with a family I hadn't even known two hours earlier. And yet I felt as if I already belonged.
And then I saw the metal globe I had only ever known from photos. To put it kindly: minimalist and simple. I stood in front of it, and I had reached my goal.
The road ran straight on forever; nobody came the other way, nobody passed. Out here on a motorcycle, your head truly clears.
When I opened the tent and leaned out a little, I was speechless. Above the sea stretched a perfectly clear, star-filled sky.
“Then, not far from me, maybe five or six metres away, I saw an enormous moose with even more enormous antlers! … I didn't move a muscle and held my breath.”
The e-book is still in progress. If you pre-order now, you'll be among the first to get it: as soon as it's finished, you'll receive the invoice by email and, once payment is received, your download link automatically. You pay nothing before then.
Please note: the e-book is written in German.