Bicycle touring China (Part 3): The Tibetan Plateau
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...
Bicycle touring China (Part 2): two weeks through the Taklamakan desert
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...
Bicycle touring China (Part 1): Kashgar and the start of a big chapter
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...
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...
Cycling the Pamir Highway (Part 1): Along the M41
Cycling the Pamir Highway in Tadjikistan was a dream of mine since 2015, when I read about the first stories from other travelers who cycled...
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...
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...
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...
Cycle touring Iran: a culture shock of the nicest kind
Cycle touring Iran, an experience I will appreciate and remember for the rest of my life. But let’s start from the beginning! Iran, so as...
Cycling Georgia & Azerbaijan
It has been 5 weeks in Turkey so far, and although this versatile country was fantastic in every sense, all three of us have been...
