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Welcome to my blog!

Welcome to my blog!

I started my journey on 10 October: I hitchhiked via Switzerland and southern France to Spain to cross the Atlantic from Gibraltar by sailboat. I have already reached the Canary Islands and will soon be setting off for the Caribbean.
My first destination in Latin America is Mexico. I’ve already lived there twice and know lots of people I’m really looking forward to meeting!
From Mexico, I will travel south and my destination is Chile! I did an internship there once and gained another home in a short time.
I’m looking forward to having you accompany me on my journey! I don’t only want to write travel reports, but also deal with political and social issues. Feel free to contact me at any time with your questions and suggestions!
Yours Kai

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Darién-Gap – only 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
Ideas and tips for more sustainable traveling

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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Overview 

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