Jan Lauber
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In June of 2021, I went for the first time on a solo bicycle journey from Switzerland toward the direction of Greece. Meeting friends in Zermatt, getting sick, recovering at a family, finding peace with my body and trying to get to Innsbruck (AU). A video made with love by Jan Lauber.

First I planned to stay maybe 2 days in Innsbruck (AU). These 2 days became almost 2 weeks. This video explains why. A film made with love by Jan Lauber.

My fight with the multifuel cooker, dancing in the rain, nice encounters, finding shelter from the storm and my search to find the house of a family. Everything during 344km from Innsbruck (AU) to Mojstrana (SLO) Thanks a lot to: Togathering Leute, Phil & Vroni, Günther & Lan (Neighbors son) A video made with love by Jan Lauber.

This is my experience while living with a lovely family in Slovenia. With this film, I want to show how quickly something foreign can become familiar and loveable. For me, it is exactly experiences like this that allow you to meet foreign people and cultures with an open heart. Momo Cinema: www.hiddenwords.net film & music made with ❤️ by: Jan Lauber

After I stayed 2 months with a family in Slovenia I went from Kranjska Gora to Lastovo, a small island at the bottom of Croatia. The cool thing about it was not the way I cycled, but the great encounters which were given to me by the way. This video shows a little part of my experience between the first to the 13th of September in 2021. A video made with love by Jan Lauber https://www.instagram.com/wackpackherz/ :-)

After feeling lost in Lastovo (Croatia) I applied to a humanitarian NGO in Šid, Serbia. For such a reason I was motivated again and cycled all across Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia. I've had plenty of interesting encounters along the way and I've met my old friend autumn again. It was the first time we met each other while I was cycling and sleeping outside. This time I was kind of annoyed with him. Either way, the cold, rainy days gave me a big hug and some lovely kisses on my cheek. If you want some more details: just watch the video. Thanks to everyone I've met and to everyone who helped me out. This video was filmed: 16.09.21-08.10.21 / edited: 22.04.22-10.05.22 and made with love by Jan Lauber

For me, traveling is a choice. For many, it's a necessity. In this video, I want to show a different perspective on traveling and share the experience I had with people, who are not traveling for fun. Inform yourself: https://www.borderviolence.eu/violence-reports/ https://www.lighthousereports.nl/investigation/unmasking-europes-shadow-armies/ https://www.srf.ch/news/international/pushbacks-an-eu-grenze-video-beweis-kroatische-polizisten-pruegeln-migranten-aus-der-eu https://ecre.org/aida-2021-update-serbia/ On the 15th of Mai 2022, 71,5% of Swiss citizens (who voted) said "yes" to boost funding of the European border agency "Frontex" «with up to CHF61 million ($60.8 million) annually by 2027». (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-set-to-boost-funding-of-european-border-agency-poison/47552988?utm_campaign=teaser-in-channel&utm_source=swissinfoch&utm_medium=display&utm_content=o) I think that most people are not aware of how hard those people have to suffer on their journey to Europe. I don't know how this must feel like, I can only imagine. Why can I go everywhere I want, just because the papers of my passport look different? Why I was born in one of the richest and safest countries in this world? What have I done to get this precious privilege? Nothing. The intention behind this video is to give people a different perspective and to motivate them to expand their reality. Even though this reality isn't very pleasant. No matter what's your opinion on this topic: I hope I could make you think about it. Outro music: https://soundcloud.com/giosgiosgios/pcm This video was made with love by Jan Lauber.

Actually, I expected nothing from Serbia, except that I wanted to go as fast as possible to the south, where it is hopefully a bit warmer. With beautiful encounters along the road, I’ve met Serbian hospitality. In this video, I show you two of those encounters I've had during my 10 days in Serbia. (!!! This video contains scenes from the slaughter of a pig. This may not be appropriate for some viewers. !!!) Thanks to y'all!