His journey has already taken him to northern Germany. Credit: yuri.journey
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At simply 21 years outdated, Yuri Fernández has set out on an journey not typically seen amongst younger individuals on the northern Costa Blanca: a 15-day hitchhiking journey throughout Europe. Originally from Moncada (Valencia), however residing in Denia for the previous six years, this adventurer combines his job as an acrobatics teacher in Javea along with his best ardour – sport and private challenges. “I’m all the time excited about what the following journey might be,” he says.
The thought happened spontaneously. After ending the summer season camp the place he had been working, Yuri discovered himself with practically a month of free time. Instead of staying at residence, he determined to benefit from his holidays. With only a gentle rucksack, a summer season sleeping bag and round €200 in his pocket, he set off with one clear objective: to get as distant from Spain as doable in 15 days.
His journey has already taken him to northern Germany, to a small scholar city close to Lübeck, with Denmark now in sight. Along the best way, he has met individuals from totally different nationalities and picked up some outstanding experiences, akin to driving a Romanian traveller’s automobile from France to Germany or sleeping in a hammock by the river in Frankfurt, not with no few worries about security. “One evening, two strangers stared at me for some time, so I stayed alert, however nothing occurred,” he recollects.
Hitchhiking by means of Europe
Technology has proved to be a necessary journey companion. “Without Google Maps it might have been nearly inconceivable,” he admits. With moveable photo voltaic panels and energy banks, he retains his telephone charged to navigate and keep in contact with household and mates, whereas additionally sharing his journey on social media. Even so, he admits that concern from his family members is all the time current. “My household are a lot calmer as a result of I converse to them extra typically so that they don’t fear. They’re already ready for me again residence with a cake.”
The journey has not been with out difficulties. The German chill caught him off guard, as he solely packed summer season garments. Luckily, a household welcomed him and gifted him a sweatshirt and jacket so he may proceed on his method. “People are very variety,” he says gratefully. For Yuri, these gestures affirm that the journey is about far more than protecting miles: it’s about assembly, sharing and permitting himself to be shocked alongside the best way.
Once again in Denia, Yuri is raring to learn by means of the pocket book during which all of the drivers who picked him up have left messages. “I’m additionally actually wanting ahead to seeing my household once more, sharing each element with my mates, and naturally, already excited about the following journey,” he displays.
