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Tommaso Farina and Adrian Lafuente spent just Rs 6.48 lakh each. (Photo Credits: Instagram)
Refusing to contribute to carbon emissions, they opted out of air travel, instead using boats, hiking and hitchhiking to explore the world
In an era where social media has revolutionised the way we travel, two best friends have made headlines with their extraordinary wanderlust experiences. Tommaso Farina and Adrian Lafuente have embarked on a remarkable journey, visiting 27 countries in 463 days, and counting.
What’s even more astonishing is their commitment to sustainability. Refusing to contribute to carbon emissions, they opted out of air travel, instead using boats, hiking and hitchhiking to explore the world. Their eco-friendly approach has earned them the title of “boat hitchhikers” and “sustainable explorers.”
Farina (25) and Lafuente (27) have traversed most of Europe and South America, even crossing the Atlantic, all while keeping their carbon footprint minimal. Their incredible journey has cost them £11,800 (approximately Rs 6,48,283 each) so far.
Farina is from Italy, while Lafuente hails from Spain. They keep sharing glimpses of their travel diaries on Instagram. They began this journey as part of ‘Project Kune’. They say it is their commitment to showing the world that no-flight travel is necessary and how human beings are bonded with nature.
The friends document their experiences on Instagram, sharing glimpses of their incredible adventure. In a recent post celebrating one year since they embarked on their journey, they reflected on the challenges and joys of travelling.
In a conversation with Luxury Travel Daily, Farina called the two of them “boat hitchhikers” and talked in detail about their journey. “Friends and family were a bit panicked when we first told them, especially when we decided to travel across the Atlantic in a sailing boat with no experience,” he said.
“Then we sailed across the Pacific on a monohull boat. We found one of our ‘rides’ on Facebook, talking to a boat captain who offered us a seat. Our intention is to help in creating hope for a world where we, humans, are actually able to live in symbiosis with the rest of the vegetation, animals and other humans,” Farina added.
Lafuente said in the same conversation, “The first 10 days in the Gulf of Panama can only be described as absolutely terrible. We had very unfavourable winds, storms and big waves constantly. It was quite scary at first to think that we might flip upside down. The only way to overcome these difficulties was trying to stay as calm as possible, trust the boat and cheer each other up.”
Talking about their bond, Farina shared, “Having been best friends for the last three years and spent every day with each other for the past year, we are quite used to intense and extreme situations now. Of course, there have been some fights or discussions along the way, but that’s only natural.”
However, they also recommended other travel enthusiasts to be one hundred percent sure before embarking on such a journey like them, keeping in mind the challenging and demanding adventure.
Their journey is still ongoing, as they continue to explore every corner of the world.