Markus Stitz grew up in the late 80s in East Germany,  a repressive country that restricted any free travel. When the wall came down he instantly felt that freedom ranks the highest in value for him, as he remembered not having it.
Many years later in 2015, he set out on his journey of freedom, with a single-speed bike (that is a bike without any gears) to cycle around the world to live and appreciate freedom to its fullest.
Today Markus takes us with him on his journey and shares his feelings and experiences during his year-long trip. And how despite a very tragic event that almost brought his journey to an end, he decided to keep going.
Read more about Markus on worldexplorererscollective.com
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