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I started my journey on 10 October 2022: I travelled to Spain via Switzerland and the south of France to cross the Atlantic from Gibraltar on a sailing boat.
With the Swiss Baici family on their catamaran “Beso del Viento”, I first sailed to the Canary Islands and then from there my mate Jakob joined us and we sailed via Cape Verde to Martinique in the Caribbean!
With Simon and his boat “Julie Marie” I travelled via Guadeloupe to St. Maarten and discovered the Caribbean. From St Maarten I sailed with the Finkbeiner family on their boat “Aracanga” to the Dominican Republic.
Since then I have been travelling through Latin America. I flew to Mexico via Cuba, visited my family and friends there and then travelled south: through Central America (Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama), then bridged the Darién Gap by boat and on through South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia). Now I have actually arrived at my destination: Chile! Here in Valdivia I once completed an internship and in a short time I have found another home.
I’m happy you join me on my journey! I don’t just write travelogues, but also deal with political and social issues. Feel free to contact me at any time with your questions and suggestions!
When I start my return journey soon, my blog will not end there, because I still have many exciting topics in my quiver 🙂
Yours Kai

Colombia – diverse & fantastic, moulded by violence and the “Comuna Project” as one answer

In my blog post on Colombia, I would first like to enthuse about the diversity of Colombia. I never spent more time in any other country on my trip: 10 weeks!When people talk about Colombia, many quickly think of the guerrillas, Pablo Escobar and the blatant violence...
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With boats across the Amazon – report from my adventure, a detailed guide and climate protection in the Amazon region

In this article I describe how you can travel by boat from Ecuador across the Napo and Amazon rivers to Peru.Firstly, I would like to describe my own experience, which was fantastic and unique. I would also like to say a few words about climate protection in the...
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Ideas and tips for more sustainable traveling

In this post, I look at alternatives and ideas for more sustainable travel.In just under a year of travelling, I have been able to see so many wonderful places, get to know new cultures, meet super dear people, make new friends and experience so many new and...
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History and Politics of Central America

As already announced in my article about our highlights in Central America, in this article I would like to focus exclusively on the history and politics of Central America.I am aware that each country in Central America has its own story worth telling and that there...
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With fast boats from Panama to Colombia – without plane

In this article I explain as much in detail as possible how to travel by fast boats from Panama to Colombia. This article is not about hitchhiking, but about paying for the boats.  Hitchhiking is definitely also possible but might take way longer especially...
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The Dari̩n-Gap Рonly gap in the Panamericana

In this blog post I want to write about the Darién Gap and how I bridged it with several boats along the coast of Panama to avoid flying.Because between Colombia and Panamá a huge impenetrable border area full of mountainous jungle, so there is no road connecting the...
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Oh how beautiful Panama is – paradisiacal beaches, rainforest and a gigantic, problematic canal

Panama was mainly a transit country for me, because Marieke was travelling back from Costa Rica and just two weeks later I had a date with my sister in Colombia. But it was exactly the travelling that made Panama so exciting. So in this post I write a bit about the...
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Highlights in Centralamerica – 10 weeks between corals and volcanos

Time flies, nothing new, neither for you nor for me, but somehow it surprises you every time….It's been 10 weeks since Marieke and I met in Playa del Carmen in southern Mexico and now our time together in Liberia, Costa Rica is coming to an end. A very beautiful and...
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Visits, visits, visits to Mexico & a heart project for asylum seekers

If you want to read about the "El Samaritano" project, which supports asylum seekers on their way to the USA, then look below! I also write about the situation for asylum seekers in Mexico.Mexico is a very special country for me and was therefore a special stop on...
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Cuba – the attempt of an authentic inside view

When you visit Cuba, you mainly associate it with salsa, music in the street, rum, cigars, old-timers and Cuban joie de vivre, so a romantic image of the country quickly emerges. And of course, all of these things are inseparable from Cuba, so the image does not...
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Dominican Republic – Between Paradise Beaches and Colonialism on the Island Hispaniola

In this blog post, you can expect a short introduction to the history of the Hispaniola Peninsula and the two countries Haiti and Dom Rep. In addition, I describe my impressions of this exciting country, which go far beyond pure tourism. Enjoy reading!When I arrived...
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On the Aracanga from St. Martin to the Dom Rep

Family Finkbeiner With Martin and his book Elmo I sailed from St. Martin to the Dom Rep on the Aracanga. During the three-day crossing, I collected a few thoughts and try to bring you along a bit.Let's start with the crew and the boat. Martin and Riki know each other...
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St. Maarten and St. Martin and the Hurricanes

Roadtrip Reunion with polish hitchhikers! On 21 February, I arrived with Simon on his windsurfing sailboat off St Martin towards evening.The island is the smallest territory in the world that is shared by two states. For a long time, this was France and Holland, who...
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Sailing – absolute freedom and yet somehow bound

It is shortly after midnight on the sailing ship Julie Marie. On the horizon I can see the lights of the Caribbean islands of Antigua, Montserrat and Nevis in different directions.I've taken over from the skipper Simon and now I'm on shift for 3 hours: that means I...
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Dylan is here! – Camping in the Caribbean paradise of Martinique and rum at its best

I translate my texts from German to English by deepl - to be transparent."Dylan is here!" When we arrived in Martinique, I was flooded with information. Sure: for 16 days on the Atlantic the only input came from 6 fellow sailors (apart from the daily weather update...
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Hitchhiking across the Atlantic – General tips and special advice on Gibraltar, Canaries, Cape Verde and the Carribean

In the last few months I have been on several sailboats, hitchhiking from Europe across the Atlantic to the Dominican Republic. In this blog post, I would like to share with you my experiences and tips on hitchhiking across the Atlantic, especially on how to find a...
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Atlantic Crossing – Part 3 – the longest

After I already sailed with the Beso del Viento from Gibraltar to the Canary Islands and from there to Cape Verde, I already knew the boat and crew well and so I also successfully mastered the third part and arrived safe and sound in the Caribbean!So I managed to...
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Cap Verde – a land that noone knows (but should)

In this blog post, I will not only tell you about what we experienced on Cape Verde, but I would like to introduce you to the country and what I was able to learn about it - it's worth it!I admit that for me, too, Cape Verde was just a name I had heard before I came...
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Crossing the Atlantic – Part 2

I'm doing the second part of the Atlantic crossing with the Baici family again, after some back and forth, and I'm very happy about it, because we get on< like a house on fire!After I was already ready to go on the boat of Jack and Jill from Texas, the departure...
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Canary Islands – the unwanted part 2

After I was ready to go on Jack and Jill's boat three weeks ago and we had made all the preparations, including the shopping, a lot happened - just no Atlantic crossing. But I did experience a lot and got to know a great project with refugees - the Associación Atlas,...
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Wish for a Song – my progress with busking

This blog post is ongoing, which means it will be added to again and again, and the current one is always at the top.A big and important part of my journey is music. For me, it was clear from the beginning that I wanted to take my guitar with me. And after a bit of...
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Hitchhiking through Europe Рon clich̩s and tips

In this blog entry, I want to tell you about my experiences hitchhiking through Europe. I'll also take a look at some of the clichés about hitchhiking, and further down there's a section with tips if you ever hitchhike too! From Münsterland to Southern Spain On 10...
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Diary Atlantic Crossing – Part 1

I met the Baici family in the harbour in Gibraltar and crossed the Atlantic with them to the Canary Islands in 6 days. In a short diary I report about the crossing and the great time we had together. You can read more about my search for a ship in my blog post about...
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Gibraltar: Camping in the jungle, monkey rocks and the successful search for a boat

I have now spent just under a week in Gibraltar. More precisely, I spent most of the time in La Linea De La Concepción on the Spanish side.In this article I report on my visit to the Rock of Gibraltar and give you some tips if you want to go there yourself. If you...
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Arrived in Gibraltar: Review of the Europe trip, learnings and outlook

I arrived in Gibraltar yesterday and am now starting to look for boats to sail to the Canary Islands and then cross the Atlantic. It feels great to have completed the first part of the journey and I'm really excited to see what happens next.In this blog post, I want...
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Overview 

Crossing the Atlantic by boat! What I plan to do and why

Music

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