Our world trip – and how it ended!

After 582 days of travel and approximately 93,500 kilometers, our world trip came to an abrupt end due to Andrea's serious motorcycle accident in Turkey.

In this video, we tell the story in detail for the first time, recounting how the accident happened and what transpired in the three weeks that followed: the hospital, the intensive care unit, the worry for Andrea, our motorcycles, the repatriation to Germany – and the incredible help from people we hadn't even known before.

Three weeks that changed everything for us.
... 00:00 Intro
02:20 The last morning of our trip
03:35 The accident
04:00 The first few minutes
04:40 Seeking help
05:30 Waiting for the ambulance
06:15 Motorcycle jacket and iPhone
07:05 Police and gendarmerie
08:10 The nail in the front tire
09:00 Andrea has to go to Erzincan
10:35 Andrea's motorcycle has to be moved from the accident scene
11:50 Riding Andrea's motorcycle to Kemaliye
12:35 The text message
13:05 The wrong hospital
14:05 The right hospital
15:45 Back to the emergency room for the second time
16:10 And the luggage again
16:30 Intensive care unit
17:45 First contact with the ADAC (German Automobile Club)
18:15 The next morning: the language problem
18:40 The woman from the cafe
19:30 The phone call
19:50 Esra
20:40 The motorcycle is still in Kemaliye
21:40 Four days in intensive care
22:00 Thoracic ward
22:50 Esra's family
24:00 Even the hospital staff becomes more personal
24:35 The next big problem
24:55 What options do we even have?

25:35 Andrea remembers the letter of protection
26:25 Is Andrea's motorcycle even roadworthy?

26:35 The short test drive
27:05 Andrea is supposed to leave the hospital
27:40 A private clinic as a possible solution
28:10 Andrea can stay in the current hospital after all
28:25 Repairs to Andrea's motorcycle
29:05 My brother agrees
29:25 Is my brother even allowed to take the motorcycle out?

30:00 Searching for information
30:35 The first power of attorney
31:45 The notary has to go to the hospital
32:30 And then the copy gets wet
33:10 Esra's father helps again
33:30 Problems with her vision
34:30 The question of the cause of the accident
35:10 When can Andrea go to Germany?

36:00 The jet arrives in Erzincan
36:50 Handover to the ambulance jet
38:15 After Andrea has departed
38:40 How do I get the luggage to Germany?
39:05 Two boxes
39:30 My brother doesn't arrive until Saturday evening
40:05 Preparing the motorcycles for the trip and the plan for the return journey
40:20 Departure
40:30 My brother notices vibrations
41:00 On the first evening, we check the front wheel
41:40 The next morning, we go to the workshop
42:30 No money - but we do have tea
42:50 Two days later at the border
43:15 The notarized power of attorney
43:40 Onward towards Germany
44:05 We reach Germany
44:10 The Carnets de Passage
44:30 Sunday at customs
45:55 The last leg home
46:40 Customs clearance
47:45 Looking back
48:45 If we go to today Erzincan looking back
48:55 They took responsibility
49:35 Things have changed for Esra too
50:10 Cafe by Millo
50:25 "I don't believe in coincidences"
51:05 Epilogue - ADAC
51:40 What we will show in the ADAC video