On the way to a new Europe: In a kayak, Thomas Bauer follows the Danube from Germany to the Black Sea. Between Regensburg and Passau, he narrowly escapes being sunk by a passenger ship. In the Serbian town of Bogojevo, he is offered lard and hellish schnapps for lunch. In Bulgaria, people ask if he would like his hotel room with or without a woman. With a keen eye for the details along the way and a penchant for absurd occurrences, Thomas Bauer tells the gripping story of his thirty-day kayaking journey that takes him through eight countries in Europe.