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  • CHINA

    Decending into the tropics

    I had just enough time on my visa to make a detour to this deep faced valley leading down from the mountains. The day started at 1700m and ended at 350m.…

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    Lunch buddies

    These lads invited me to share their lunch with me! As a guest I had the privilege of eating he head of the duck. #biketouring #China #Yunnan #December2015…

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    Up and down we go

    Hills of Yunnan are beautiful and roads scenic. Apart from the rest of the mountainous China there are no tunnels at all south from Kunming and roads follow mountain ridges and…

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    Hurrying South

    My visa ticking out after staying still sick for 8 days I hopped on a bus to Kunming, which is located around 500km from the border of Vietnam. In Kunming I…

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    Rescued by Yak herders

    After two weeks of cycling, 1400km and 15 over 4400m passes I was even ahead of my schedule to make it through China before the end of my visa. I was…

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    Night in a police bus

    When asking water from a gas station I was offered a place for the night in a police minibus. Sure! #biketouring #3900m #China #Sichuan #December2015…

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    The last high pass

    It felt amazing to finalize the assumed hard part of China and coast down from the High Tibetan plateau. In the picture I was just about to start a 60km downhill…

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    The white blanket

    The first 12 days after getting my visa extension and racing to Vietnam the weather was brilliant. Clear bright skies, snowless roads and tail wind got me to an excellent momentum.…

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    Tibetan Karaoke

    After 8 days of cycling from Golmud, 700km and nine over 4500m high passes I reached Yushu at 3700m. It was the first major Tibetan city I've seen in my life…

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