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Every day is the same: Getting up,
searching for motivation,
not being able to find any, but setting off anyway
till the sun goes down,
sleeping
and the next day it's the same game all over again.
GELNHAUSEN GERMANY
That wasn't correct. This one goes over here.
Hold on…
-My son… -All the best. Take care.
You too.
See you in two and a half years or so.
Well…
Bye, Dennis!
You also have that in Germany, right?
So, the bridge is over there.
I just have to cross it,
and then I'll be in Asia! Wooh!
CAPPADOCIA TURKEY
The first flat.
3,400 kilometers.
I don't know if that's a good or a bad performance,
but let's see if I can fix it somehow.
Who knows how many hours I'll need…
ARMENIA
NAIRI SHAHUMYAN, ARMENIA
Anybody here?
Arthur Abraham. Boxing.
FORMER U.S. EMBASSY TEHRAN, IRAN
Myanmar visa.
India visa.
Let's move on.
SIVALIK HILLS NEPAL
INDIA
BINOD LAMA HOPE TEA GARDEN, INDIA
I did it. I'm finally in Myanmar,
formerly "Burma"
and the people are quite friendly.
First, I will head south,
It's the 16th of December. Eight days till Christmas.
We'll see what's happening then.
LAYKYUN SETKYAR HEIGHT: 116 METERS
NAYPYIDAW CAPITAL CITY OF MYANMAR
What were they thinking with all this?
I don't get it.
I mean, there is nobody here.
SUMATRA INDONESIA
Thank you.
WEST COAST OF SUMATRA INDONESIA
CYRIL VELAUX, FRANCE
One.
Two.
Three!
BALI INDONESIA
My hand is swelling up.
And my elbow also got a taste of the asphalt.
My luggage has fallen off too, but I guess
it's a blessing in disguise.
How are you?
-Good! -Good!
-Where are you going? -Where are you going?
Germany.
And now Flores.
-Flores. -Take care!
When I first started thinking about this trip, over a year ago,
I discovered this small country.
And… yeah…
And now I'm here. Oh, my god!
I don't know…
Holy shit!
No problem at all.
Awesome! Really awesome.
Awesome.
-Good. -Good.
Tastes like…
smoked…
smoked trout, just a little tougher.
TATAMAILAU (2,963 METERS) TIMOR-LESTE
NORTHERN TERRITORY AUSTRALIA
Beans…
and toast.
Every day is the same: Getting up,
searching for motivation,
not being able to find any, but setting off anyway
riding till the sun goes down,
sleeping
and the next day it's the same game all over again.
It's been one whole week now and the next two weeks…
will probably be the same.
Sweet.
The fly problem is out of control.
Okay, so this actually always worked:
Just riding at night or in the evening,
because the wind would die down then.
But now, even at night, it's coming from there and going there.
I'm coming from there and have to go there.
It's very bad. Very, very bad.
The weather is great as well.
Nice. It's nice over here.
Just nice.
And… It's happened. 20,000 kilometers.
20,000 kilometers doesn't help me… at all!
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
There is the tower.
Let's see what they want to know.
U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
I've arrived in Seattle
and I'm not alone anymore. Finally!
Because Robert is with me.
-Robert, please say "hello". -Hello.
I say we empty this can,
check out Seattle a bit and then…
Where are we going then?
South.
It's logical: If you cycle downwards, it's easier.
-Cheers! -Cheers!
We just bought a growler.
Look! It's a huge beer!
It's nice here.
Yeah, it's nice.
Okay.
I can't drink any more beer.
Shit.
-Can you try? Have you still got money? -I think so.
So, what do we do now?
What about the drug business?
Yeah, let's go into the drug business.
-Should we declare these as "drugs"? -No.
Yeah… So, what now?
We're talking about medicine for people who have headaches
and for those who want to relax after work.
So we thought,
why not do something good with a little "snip, snip".
In Germany it's not legal…
and I'm wondering what it's all about, because…
it's a plant.
Throw it in.
There. Now you can hang it up.
You somehow have to finance a bike tour like this.
Now you know how.
It's so beautiful!
We just got into a bike race
and there's a food station over there.
We'll empty the whole thing out.
REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK CALIFORNIA, USA
Look, there is a tree coming out of the tree.
Sheesh!
He's a wimp, that's why he's pushing.
Shut the fuck up.
Dennis, you're washing up again?
It's always the same. Robert isn't doing shit.
You're doing a great job as a washing up specialist.
When you have a flat, it's nice if there is no fucking Dennis Kailing around.
Because he knows how to motivate his employees.
Motivate? He knows how to annoy everybody with his trash talk.
Turn off the fucking camera.
Damn Los Angeles…
-Yeah, if you had… -No, if I had 200 euro more…
-No, if you hadn't booked your flight… -Yeah, but…
-Shoulda, coulda, woulda! -Exactly.
Well…
-Now there is actually just one solution. -What do you mean?
Whatever… What can you do?
You already know:
If you ride downwards, it's easier.
Congratulations to us. We did it.
We've reached the destination of our dreams:
Hollywood.
Today we're going to a party. To a bicycle ride party.
And the theme is…
Good?
You took the picture?
Epic, dude. Epic!
One more, come on!
Did it? Sick.
Two photos are better than one photo,
because that's double the likes, so then I can…
be an influencer.
Sick.
There are small beer-parking-areas everywhere.
MEXICO
All you need is grasshoppers.
With these you can ride really fast.
Number 15.
Bastards!
I've already learned some Spanish:
Two beers, please.
VILLAHERMOSA TABASCO, MEXICO
What is this?
Let go, but don't let go, as it will fall down on me.
Let it go!
PALENQUE MEXICO
-Buenos días. -Buenos días.
Only drug smugglers cross from there.
Only drug smugglers.
Narcotráfico.
JARKKO FINLAND / AUSTRIA
MEDELLÍN COLOMBIA
I'm wrapped up really well, but it's been raining non-stop for a week now.
But over there it says: Ecuador.
So, I'm hoping for some good vibes.
A new country.
I'm at 3,900 meters. And it's raining.
And it's 4°C.
See you in two and a half years or so.
Let's go!
To the top.
It's more or less flat.
But the air is thin
over 4,500 meters high.
It's 10°C and I'm tired.
I'd like to sleep a little bit.
Close my eyes. Let it roll.
THE TREE HOUSE
50 M DOWNWARDS
When I was around five years old, when I was a child,
I built my first tree house over here.
In this part.
And, not too long ago, there was a family that needed a place to stay
because they had to leave their home.
So I brought them into my home, they stayed three month,
and I moved into the tree house, because I also needed a place to sleep.
And I stayed, because I really like to live in the tree.
I'm connected with the animals, the pigeons, the birds,
the ants, the spiders.
It's their house and I'm like a guest in this tree.
The good thing is that we have water, lights,
internet, a phone… We have everything in the tree house.
Here we have a little bicycle workshop.
Here there's a kitchen with a gas stove.
We also built a bathroom with a shower.
If you want to use the bathroom, you have to put this sign up.
This is a bed, and underneath there is another one.
Nobody can see that.
There is another bed, there is another hammock
and down here there's another bed.
One day, somebody came out from here,
another from there, and more and more.
I was like, "How many people are here?".
And what happens when it rains?
We have plastic covers, so the water goes directly to the plants.
All the memories of the travelers who have been here.
This is the best gift people can give me.
Now I have visitors from all over the world.
Doesn't matter if they're cyclists, backpackers, tourists…
And when the people leave it sometimes feels like
you're losing a member of your family,
because this is a place without skin color,
without different languages, these things don't exist here.
And we share everything.
Sharing, every day, and it's wonderful.
I love to be here and I never want to leave.
SALAR DE UYUNI BOLIVIA
-Is this for me? -Let's go!
Why?
Because you are our friend!
I'm from Germany.
Bolivian. Keep this as a memory!
-Thank you very much. -Take care!
Take care!
-Ciao! -Ciao!
Ciao! Take care!
VILLA ESPERANZA ORURO, BOLIVIA
FRAMMERSBACH BAVARIA, GERMANY
See you in two and a half years or so.
-Hello? -Hi, Mom! How are you?
Hi, Dennis. Nice to hear you. Where are you?
Hey, listen…
I'm on the last mountain, at 4,300 meters,
and from now on it's all downhill, in the direction of Rio de Janeiro.
To Rio and the Copacabana? I heard it's nice over there too.
I've got some news for you.
I booked a flight, and I'll be home on the 22nd of July.
-22nd of July? -Yes.
-Two days before your birthday. -Yes.
Awesome!
So, see you in…
around two months.
-Great! -Alrighty. See you!
-Take care! -Yes, take care.
See you in two and a half years or so.
Or maybe sooner.
What? No, I'm going to see this through.
Maybe you'll make it in two years…
IGUAZU FALLS ARGENTINA / BRAZIL
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL
MOROCCO
EUROPE / AFRICA
AFRICA
EUROPE
Here we are in State Love.
State Love is situated in the heart of the old town of Marbella.
It's based on the idea stated in the resolution of the UN,
number 56/83, chapter two, article ten:
"Whoever manages to occupy state territory within an existing state,
is automatically the new government." That's what I did.
When I travelled to the United Nations,
I travelled with my diplomatic passport.
With diplomatic accreditation.
Here is the accreditation.
And, meanwhile, I've been impliedly accepted.
An implied acceptance is an international right.
And what motivated you to found your own state?
I'm like a trailblazer and I show people that:
"Hey! It is pretty simple. There is a road to freedom."
That's my motivation: a nice world, living in peace.
Okay.
-You also have an entry stamp. -Of course.
-Here. -Okay.
Keep going.
-Oh, that's very orderly. -I know.
Very, very orderly.
Keep on browsing, and then you'll see who works disorderly.
Ah, here.
It was Mexico and Guatemala.
Do you also have an exit stamp?
No.
You can only enter State Love.
-So… -Yes.
State Love.
And now you have to tell everyone that you've been to State Love,
which you will do anyway, because it's part of your journey.
-And everyone will see it in the movie. -Exactly.
It's for real: State Love.
Yes, sir!
BARCELONA SPAIN
GERMAN-FRENCH BORDER
No German flag, but…
"Bike route information: Dyke maintenance!"
Dyke maintenance.
Isn't it lovely?
This is our pride and joy: The "autobahn".
Nowhere but here.
How are you?
So nice to see you!
Now I'm standing here…
What… What remains is love
and having an open mind.
And what we do not accept is…
that they don't smile.
761 DAYS
41 COUNTRIES
43,600 KILOMETERS
295,000 METERS OF ELEVATION GAIN
89.9 KILOMETERS PER CYCLING DAY
2,353 HOURS OF CYCLING TIME
515 DIFFERENT SLEEPING PLACES
63 FLAT TIRES
FIND MORE INFORMATION IN THE BOOK
THANK YOU
TO THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS JOURNEY THE JOURNEY IT WAS:
TO THOSE WHO GAVE ME A ROOF OVER MY HEAD
WHO FED ME, WHO ACCOMPANIED ME
WHO SHOWED ME THEIR CULTURE, WHO SUPPORTED ME
WHO GAVE ME A SMILE
THANK YOU
Subtitle translation by: Dennis Kailing, Georgina Avgerinou-Panagiotou