After 1650km of sand and dust I was thrilled to start a 2400m and 120km climb up to the mountains. Finally, back to the Himalayas! Though the day after the climb…
I camped multiple times behind telecommunications towers as they were often the only things giving shelter from the road.
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At the time of meeting two Tibetan (!) biketourers, I didn't know that they would be the last cyclists on way for a long time. The excitement was mutual despite the…
The challenge of riding the Taklamakan wasn't a physical (biketouring rarely is), but a mental one. Weeks of nearly unchanged scenery on a perfect new road caused my motivation to decline…
One evening motorbike of fully covered man come to my side while riding. They seemed to be curious of this strange tall person riding a bicycle against a sandy storm in…
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Back five weeks and to the beginning of China.
Many long distance cyclists I know have taken a train across the Western China, as obtaining a three month visa on the road…
