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I had the great idea to travel the world on four wheels, a man who at the age of thirty years had never left home, urgently needed it, I have to fix the car, get the passport, insurance, I have to have all papers up to date, the necessary so they do not put me "but" at the time of crossing a border or something like that - he said to himself -, for a few months he gathered some money significantly to be able to do all that required, obviously some quite painful sacrifices to finally achieve his goal.
For a few months he gathered some money significantly to be able to do everything he needed, obviously some painful sacrifices to finally achieve his goal, the car he needed for the adventure was in bad shape and with the passage of time he was fixing it up, brass and new paint, engine in optimal conditions, spare parts up to date, high quality oil, It was a Volkswagen Beetle year one thousand nine hundred and seventy three, whose previous owner was a cousin who gave it a lot of life for many years and now it was Julian's duty to give it the love it deserved to start a new life in the big wide world.
God! - Julian exclaimed a little irritated - How late it is, I hope I can make it to the farewell ceremony at the Beetle Club.
Everyone was anxiously waiting to see Julian walk through the doors of the official Volkswagen Clubhouse to wish him happy travels and the many adventures he is about to embark on.
Do you think he can go through French Guyana? or Belize? or cross Panama from Colombia? - No, I don't think so, the Darien jungle can never be crossed by car - his companions murmured - He will make it through the road of death in Bolivia! - You can only go there by bicycle! I don't think Julián is crazy enough to do that!
Those were the conversations of his companions impatient to see the content that Julian will upload on his networks when he is already on his way to the end of the world, what will be his route?
Then Julian suddenly entered the place and managed to hear the question, "Sorry for the delay! - He said out loud - I've been busy fixing some things at home, saying goodbye to my relatives and instructing myself a little more through the internet with some of my best friends, I must admit that I feel a little nervous but I'm sure I'll be calm when I'm traveling on a highway at a speed of 50 km per hour, watching the end of a sunset, with everything I need and above all, happy.
Regarding your question Carlos, - Julian said kindly - I will leave from the city of Caracas, I will go down all the Andes until I reach the Tierra del Fuego in Argentina, passing through countries like Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile, then I will take a new route through Argentina and try to pass through Paraguay and then I will enter Uruguay to finally get to the Amazon through Brazil and get here again, then somehow I will go up through Central America and then touch the end of my destination in Canada.
But a desire arose in Julian's heart, which he wanted to divulge immediately, - I am in search of a companion! - He said in a loud voice and quite radiant, someone who will be there happy with me enjoying everything that will be able to be felt in that adventure, it is necessary since I feel that it would not make sense being alone, I want to see someone there by my side, enjoying all the things that will come.
Well, today is your lucky day! - Said the president of the Club with a surprised voice - We know how much you have asked on countless occasions for that faithful companion, and what more faithful than man's best friend!
Among some companions, a big dog named Nevado, a 2 year old mucuchiés dog from the Venezuelan Andes, a young adolescent dog looking for fun, just like Julian, appeared before him.
Julián didn't hesitate for a moment! From today on - he said with a voice of emotion - you are my life partner! the dog looked at him with big and bright eyes!
And so it was, they traveled throughout America, they knew different cultures, customs, the folklore of each region, different words, accents, history, countless things that fill the soul as you travel and know, something that does not exhaust and is enriching to grow spiritually, "who does not know the magic has to be encouraged to travel" - Julian said between his thoughts as he went down a great highway -.
Suddenly everything turned blue and violet around him, something he had never experienced before was about to happen, in front of the highway a big portal opened, a portal so big that things that were unknown to Julian came out, like white blankets in the sky, Julian tried to brake but realized later that he no longer had brakes or steering wheel in his hand, his canine friend looked at him with astonishment and saw his skin was disintegrating into small particles.
What's going on? - Julián shouted in desperation - An echo was heard inside the portal and suddenly everything became dark and nothing else happened, Julián arrived to a totally unknown world that he did not know how to explain, we do not know if it was for good or for bad, but he knew very well that what he experienced there was out of the human mind...