Tobias Mews » bad nenndorf to beijing http://www.mewsnews.co.uk Ultra-Endurance athlete, Filmmaker, Adventure Journalist Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:11:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Walk the Longest Way to a dream — Bad Nenndorf to Beijing — by foot http://www.mewsnews.co.uk/2009/05/03/walk-the-longest-way-to-a-dream-bad-nenndorf-to-beijing-by-foot/ http://www.mewsnews.co.uk/2009/05/03/walk-the-longest-way-to-a-dream-bad-nenndorf-to-beijing-by-foot/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 21:10:41 +0000 Tobias Mews http://www.mewsnews.co.uk/?p=420 On the 9th November 2007, Christoph Rehage began a trip that would take him on the journey of a lifetime. Indeed, he had possibly the most amazing adventure any 26 year-old could ever had — he “walked” from Bad Nenndorf, Germany to Beijing, China.  Just over 1 year later he arrived home in Germany on 13th November having walked 4,636 kms.  On March this year he posted a video of his adventure on YouTube. It received a massive 295,000 hits within five weeks - a figure that not only shows what an extraordinary journey this was, but makes many of us feel we’ve hardly lived by comparison with this young man. As he states on his website, www.thelongestway.com,“It is the longest way from a daydream into a dream.”

Christoph provides inspiration to go on an adventure and see the world.  I’m not alone in this thought as the words “inspiring” and “amazing” were posted numerous times in the comments area ofte  YouTube video.  The video is a photographic documentary showing how his beard and hair transformed during the course of his journey. I think every man wonders what he would look like if he went somewhat feral. However, the main point from his adventure can be summarised by the advice his father gave him: “Son, nobody cares who you are not. It’s who you are that really matters.”  Wise words.



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