Babst, Andreas

In an old Indian car, Andreas Babst and his girlfriend Rebecca set off from India to Europe—in search of answers in a world that seems increasingly uncertain and unpredictable. In four months, they drive through Nepal to China, across Central Asia, across the Caspian Sea towards Turkey, and from there to Switzerland.

A Nepalese housekeeper, a Kazakh fisherman, a Georgian demonstrator – Andreas Babst describes this extraordinary journey through his encounters, giving a face to the current issues that are increasingly unsettling us Europeans. He reports on the courage to set out for a better life, the fear of becoming a stranger in one’s own country, the challenges posed by global warming, and thus enables us to view the situation in Europe from a different perspective. A multi-layered and touching travelogue that strikes a chord with the spirit of the times.