Country: China From Kunming to Beijing and then to Mengla Lesson learned: Book your train tickets in advance Laughed about: The lady that slept in a sink Most wonderful miracle: A four-day feast Food we ate: Beijing Duck, Pancakes, Tacos and Pork with fish-flavor Greatest challenge: A 37-hours train ride Days […]
Country: China From Zhaotong to Kunming Lesson learned: always have some spare batteries for the light Laughed about: 15 children taking over our tent Most wonderful miracle: Dancing “Shampoo Shan” with an old lady in her house Food we ate: So much delicious Chinese food that we had to staple […]
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Country: China From Yibin to Zhaotong Lesson learned: Be careful with earth slides! Laughed about: The other’s face while eating rubber-like chicken feet Most wonderful miracle: The car-wash road Food we ate: Too many instant noodle soups Greatest challenge: Crossing the earth slide Days on the bike: 4 Kilometers cycled: […]
Cycling in Sichuan, China: Towards the broken wedding cake Country: China From Emei Shan to Yibin Days on the bike: 3 Kilometers cycled: 219.18 Average Kilometers per day: 73.06 Total Kilometers cycled till Yibin: 8285.18 Total days travelled till Yibin: 481 Lesson learned: Avoid chilblains, keep your fingers warm at […]
Country: China From Xi’An to Emei Shan Days on the bike: 3 Kilometers cycled: 187.34 Average Kilometers per day: 62.44 Total Kilometers cycled till Emei Shan: 8066 Total days travelled till Emei Shan: 473 Lesson learned: Do not ask for the garbage bin. The floor is where you shall throw […]
We rented a tandem bike to get around Xi’an A 55 hour’s bus ride into China’s most Chinese city Country: China From Kashgar to Xi’an Days on the bike: ¼ (plus a day on a tandem) Kilometers cycled: 8 Average Kilometers per day: 8 Total Kilometers cycled till Xi’an: 7879.66 […]
Country: Kyrgyzstan and China From Bishkek to Kashgar Days on the bike: 1 Kilometers cycled: 96 Average Kilometers per day: 96 Total Kilometers cycled till Kashgar: 7871.66 Total days travelled till Kashgar: 433 Lesson learned: Always carry some family pictures Laughed about: Overtaking others while cycling on the freeway Most […]
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Read this article in German Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, November 2012 I am a positive person and always try to discover the positive side in any situation. “At least we are healthy” is one of my most frequently used sayings. That one is closely followed by “It could have gotten so much […]