
Home2HometellsthestoryofDennisKailingwhotravels43,600km(27,000miles)through41countrieson6continentstocircumnavigatetheplanetin761days.Hedoesitonabicycle-onhisfirstbikejourneyever.Withthequestion"Whatmakesyouhappy",butwithoutexperienceinbiketraveling,the24-year-oldfromGermanyjumpsintothedeependandsimplysetsoff-alwaysheadingeast.He'stravelingalone,buthe'srarelylonely:manyencounterswithinteresting,crazyor"completelynormal"peoplegivehiminsightsthatordinarytouristsrarelyexperience.Whileotherslikeawell-structuredallinclusivetour,thisbiketourisajourneyintouncertainty.Butintheuncertaintyhidesthebiggestadventure-Dennisgraduallybecomesawareofthis.Inadditiontobreathtakinglandscapesandagoodportionofhumor,"Home2Home"alsoshowstheunpleasantsidesofalongbiketrip:never-endingrainintheAndesofSouthAmerica,illnessbetweengoldenpagodasinMyanmarandlonelinessintheendlessexpansesoftheAustralianOutback.After43,600kilometersin41countrieson6continentsandthecircumnavigationofourplanet,Dennisiscomingbackfromthewesttotheplacefromwhichhesetouttotheeasttwoyearsearlier.Intheend,hecamealittleclosertohisquestion'Whatmakesyouhappy'-mostlyit'sjustaverysimple,tiny,butcompletelynaturalthing.—DennisKailing