South West China – cycle touring China Part 5
South West China, the exotic region of China, is famous for its mountainous landscapes and is home to many minority ethnic groups. After a few days in Chengdu, the capital...
Giant pandas and buddhas – cycle touring China Part 4
Sichuan, the Chinese Province of the Giant Pandas. Before I was going to cycle in warmer and lush-green, jungle-like areas of the Giant Pandas in China, I had e few...
The Tibetan Plateau – cycle touring China Part 3
After several days of climbing and a straight long descent ahead of me, I quickly rolled all the way down to the Tibetan plateau. The already low sun caused a...
Taklamakan desert – cycle touring China Part 2
So here I was, in a hotel in Hotan. I’ve already cycled a stretch of 230km from Kargilik to Hotan through the Taklamakan desert but what seemed to be like...
Kashgar and the start of a big chapter – cycle touring China Part 1
Here we were, exhausted from the previous tough days out of the Bartang Valley and happy to get some well earned days of rest in the Guesthouse in Sarytash. Arriving...
Cycling the Pamir Highway (Part 2): Bartang Valley & the roof of the world
The Bartang Valley, probably the most scenic, remote, and adventurous way through the Pamir Mountains, was about to be explored by 4 more cyclists. It was definitely the end of...
Cycling the Pamir Highway (Part 1): Along the M41
Cycling the Pamir Highway in Tajikistan was a dream of mine since 2015, when I read about the first stories from other travelers who cycled the Pamir Highway and as...
Cycling the ancient Silk Road: Treasures of Uzbekistan
It was time to cycle a long stretch through the Kysylkum desert in Uzbekistan and to explore some of the most important cities of the ancient Silk Road. After we...
Bicycle touring Kazakhstan – new friends and a traditional festival
Bicycle touring Kazakhstan, the chapter of central Asia was about to begin. Here we were, in a new country again, at the south-western tip of a pretty huge one indeed!...
Caspian Sea ferry
If you consider crossing the Caspian Sea and looking for Information on how to cross the Caspian Sea by ferry yourself (from Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan in this case), open the...
