Over 12,000 kilometers on foot: Velvet CD publishes book about his travels
Over the past 20 years, Jürg Schaffhuser has covered 12,108 kilometers on foot in all four directions across Europe: Velvet’s Creative Director has now chronicled these four long-distance hikes in the book *Thank you for going the distance*.
Schaffhuser on the book: "Lucerne, the center of my life, served as the starting point for each of the four hiking routes. I took my tent, diary and camera in my rucksack. The route to the north ends in Inverness. A hike that was chronically under a meteorological low. There is no destination for the east, you could go on forever, on the Silk Road to China for example, if only the tendon in your ankle didn't rebel. Southwards to Catania, the black city on Mount Etna. I decided to take the coastal route. In doing so, I discover how far the south of Italy has moved away from the north. The destination in the west, Lisbon, the white city by the sea, but also the gateway to the new world. And for the many stranded people I meet, also the city of hope. After walking 12,108 kilometers, I arrived at the destination of the hiking project. The publication 'Thank you for going the distance' shows a personal view of being on the road with text and pictures."
