We are Katharina, Carsten and Anna. From 2021 to 2023 we spent traveling by bike through 18 countries.
It was a lifetime adventure and we want to inspire other families to explore the world with their kids and create amazing memories.
It is the greatest legacy we can leave our children.
Carsten and Katharina have been happily married for 24 years. Instead of living two parallel lives, they wanted to go on an embarked life journey and live one life.
During a trip to Mongolia while Anna was 5 years old we experienced how she grew, developed an interest in foreign cultures and learned a lot of new things. Now she is able to experience the world with her whole heart and collect memories.
Carsten and Katharina worked for a long time in their jobs. Carsten`s goal was to have an organization he founded that does not depend on him. Katharina quit her long-term corporate job and looks for a new professional challenge.
We stopped our rental contract and sold our furniture. We only kept 15 boxes at our friend`s cellar. We even wrote our last will.
Katharina wanted to go by caravan, Carsten wanted to walk! We met in the middle and chose the bicycle - a tandem bike that can be attached to Anna's bike - 3 on 1 bike.
We saved money for the trip but also lived on a small budget of approximately 10 € / day. When you leave central Europe, this is feasible. When you have time, traveling is much cheaper than staying at home.
We had a tent which gave us a lot of flexibility. Rarely we stayed in hostels. ⅔ of the time we stayed in people's homes. Either they invited us or we knocked on their doors. We experienced how people really live and had a deep exchange.
Ana did not go to school. However, we sent her to local schools whenever we stayed longer at a place. The experience was always positive. She learned a lot through the journey by many different people and speaks now English fluently - we call it SCHOOL OF LIFE.
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