In 2016, I decided to fulfill my dream of traveling around the world on a motorcycle, an idea that was born while crossing the Atacama Desert, evolved after my Antarctic experience, and began when I completed my cycle in the Chilean Air Force.
Before leaving, I took a world map to define five key points as reference; the first, Puerto Williams, Chile, the southernmost city on Earth, located on the remote Isla Navarino, close to Cape Horn. The second, Deadhorse, Alaska, at the bay where the waters of the Arctic Ocean touch. The third, Nordkapp, Norway, the northernmost point of Europe, where an iron sculpture faces the vast Arctic, just 1,080 kilometers from the North Pole. The fourth, Dakar, Senegal, in Africa, the finish line of the legendary Paris-Dakar Rally. Lastly, after crossing Asia from west to east, I would navigate the mysterious Road of Bones, concluding in the city of Magadan, where Russia meets the Pacific Ocean.
What was initially planned as an 18-month journey covering 120,000 kilometers turned into four years and nearly 200,000 kilometers—an incredibly powerful experience that changed my view of the world. It also helped me realize that the world is so much better than what the media portrays. For 1,504 days, my life was literally a journey, living the true meaning of freedom and, unexpectedly, gaining great friendships along the way.
And it all started with one decision.
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