Michael Moll

Michael Moll

Michael Moll (* 1974 in Essen ) is a German travel book author and entrepreneur .

Life

While working in the public service , he discovered the desire to travel and in 2001 took a sabbatical year in which he traveled around Europe on a bicycle. The following year he cycled through Germany in another sabbatical year for a good cause in favor of the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked People, collecting autographs from prominent personalities such as B. Harald Schmidt , Michael Mittermeier and Heino , which were auctioned after the trip in favor of the DGzRS. In 2005 he started writing travel guides as a freelance travel book author . In 2009 he became a member of Mensa in Germany . In 2012 he was trained as a certified hiking guide by the Sauerland Mountain Association . In addition, he has already been able to publicly exhibit pictures from his travels, for example in the town hall foyer in Poppenhausen (Wasserkuppe) . He also gives public travel lectures.

In 2016, he invested in the construction of a motorhome parking space in Nordkirchen and also operates it himself.

Trivia

• To finance his independence, Moll gave up his permanent residence for three years and lived in a mobile home .
• He also suffers from severe fear of flying and has not traveled by plane since 1994 , which actually contradicts his professional activity as a travel book author. But within Europe he uses a mobile home, to Asia he traveled on the Trans-Siberian Railway and to South America he traveled on a cargo ship .
• Since 2004 he has taken a 60 cm high and 1.7 kg heavy stuffed penguin with him on every trip, including bicycle and hiking tours, which he photographs in front of sights . He dedicates his own extensive area to this on his homepage.
• On June 4, 2016, he set a world record for the Guinness Book of Records . He visited six countries by bike within 24 hours. He drove from Italy through Switzerland , Liechtenstein , Austria and Germany to France and covered over 330 kilometers.

Works (selection)

• Hiking guide Norway , Bruckmann Verlag , Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-7343-0904-5
• Hiking guide adventure Eifelsteig , Publicpress Verlag 2016, ISBN 978-3-89920-837-5
• Discover Scotland by motorhome , Bruckmann Verlag , Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-7343-0106-3
• Discover England by mobile home , Bruckmann Verlag , Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-7343-0104-9
• Ruhr area: The 99 special pages of the region , Mitteldeutscher Verlag 2015, ISBN 978-3-95462-552-9
• 111 places in the Thuringian Forest that you have to see , Emons Verlag 2015, ISBN 978-3-95451-515-8
• Panorama tours in the Alps , Bruckmann Verlag , Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-7654-8393-6
• Hiking guide Wanderland Sauerland , Publicpress Verlag 2014, ISBN 978-3-89920-828-3
• Hiking guide Wanderland Harz , Publicpress Verlag 2014, ISBN 978-3-89920-813-9
• Off into the countryside - excursions in the Ruhr area ", via Reise Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-935029-81-0
• Ruhr Area West: Adventure bike tours between Moers and Essen , Droste Verlag , Düsseldorf 2013, ISBN 978-3-7700-1475-0
• Ruhr Area East: Adventure bike tours between Essen and Hamm , Droste Verlag , Düsseldorf 2013, ISBN 978-3-7700-1487-3
• Rhein-Kreis Neuss: Adventure hikes between the Rhine and Niers , Droste Verlag , Düsseldorf 2013, ISBN 978-3-7700-1447-7
• Trier - Adventure hikes around the city , Droste Verlag , Düsseldorf 2013, ISBN 978-3-7700-1472-9
• Middle Rhine illustrated book . Highlights , Droste Verlag , Düsseldorf 2012, ISBN 978-3-7700-1485-9
• The Moselle - adventure hikes between Eifel and Hunsrück , Droste Verlag , Düsseldorf 2012, ISBN 978-3-7700-1470-5
• Düsseldorf - Adventure hikes around the city , Droste Verlag , Düsseldorf 2012, ISBN 978-3-7700-1418-7
• Essen - adventure hikes around the city , Droste Verlag , Düsseldorf 2011, ISBN 978-3-7700-1410-1
• Hikeline hiking guide Altmühltal Nature Park , Ed. Esterbauer 2012, ISBN 978-3-85000-566-1
• Hikeline hiking guide Thuringian Forest , Ed. Esterbauer 2012, ISBN 978-3-85000-576-0
• The most beautiful routes through southern Sweden - RV tour guide , Reise Know-How Verlag Rump 2011, ISBN 978-3-8317-2127-6
• Normandy. Mobil Reisen , Rau Verlag, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-926145-33-8
• Oh, this Polish , Conrad Stein Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-86686-911-0
• Romania , Conrad Stein Verlag 2006, ISBN 978-3-86686-952-3
• NRW: NaTour and KulTour by bike through the Ruhrpott , Conrad Stein Verlag 2004, ISBN 978-3-89392-533-9

Web links

• Literature by and about Michael Moll in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website
• Cybertours-X Verlag through Michael Moll

Individual evidence

1. ↑ For sea rescuers uphill by bike. Retrieved January 15, 2012 . 
2. ↑ Photo exhibition in the foyer of the town hall. Retrieved January 15, 2012 . 
3. ^ Travel lecture at the Volmetal adult education center. Retrieved January 15, 2012 . 
4. ↑ Motorhome parking space in Nordkirchen. In: Motorhome parking lot Nordkirchen. Retrieved June 22, 2016 . 
5. ↑ CARAVANS CAN COME. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 22, 2016 ; accessed on June 22, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ wo-ist-der-pinguin.de. Retrieved January 15, 2012 . 
7. ^ Most countries visited in 24 hours by bicycle. In: Guinness World Records. Retrieved June 22, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Sara Blanke: World record: Essener cycles through six countries in 20 hours. In: WAZ. Retrieved June 22, 2016 . 
9. ↑ World record with the bike? In: www.suedostschweiz.ch. Retrieved June 22, 2016 .