Country: Australia From Paradise Beach to Cann River Lesson learned: It doesn’t hurt to ask Laughed about: The Internet-Bird Most wonderful miracle: A free outer tyre for Roberto Food we ate: Antipasti, tomatoes, gingerbread, tzatziki, grapes, chocolate and cheese Greatest challenge: A few hills Days on the bike: 4 Kilometers […]
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Country: Australia From Melbourne to Paradise Beach Lesson learned: Don’t trust the weather in Australia Laughed about: The fluffy ball in the eucalyptus tree Most wonderful miracle: A giant rainbow Food we ate: Pasta, Fish n Chips, BBQ and oat meal Greatest challenge: Finding an affordable place to sleep Days […]
Culture shock in Australia and Christmas at the beach Country: Australia Lesson learned: There are always some cyclist friends somewhere around the corner Laughed about: Australian diminutives Most wonderful miracle: Christmas at the beach Food we ate: Kangaroo, potato salad, seafood, cheese cake, salads and tzatziki Greatest challenge: Finding curd […]
17 Southeast Asian fruits. 1. Dragonfruit 2. Coconut 3. Banana 4. Rambutan 5. Pomelo 6. Mango 7. Mangosteen 8. Lotusflower 9. Jackfruit 10. Guava 11. Longan 12. Orange-Limes 13. Papaya 14. Pineapple 15. Watermelon 16. Sapodilla 17. Durian South East Asia is full of exotic fruits. When bought in season […]
The world’s cleanest bicycles travel to Australia Country: Malaysia and Australia From Bangi to Melbourne Lesson learned: A bike also runs with a few missing screws Laughed about: “Look, other Tourists! Oh, I forgot, they speak English because we are in Australia. They just live here.” Most wonderful miracle: German […]
Cycling Sumatra Part 4: Honks and hills Country: Indonesia and Malaysia From Pemantangreba to Bangi Lesson learned: The Indonesian word for “foreigner” is “Mister” Laughed about: Power-walking to the Pizza Hut. Most wonderful miracle: UNESCO town Melaka and a lonesome beach Food we ate: Rice and Pizza Greatest challenge: Traffic […]
Cycling Sumatra Part 4: Beautiful pavement Country: Indonesia From Pulau Kijang to Pemantangreba Lesson learned: There is no good reason to put oil into a valve Laughed about towards: Cameras, cellphones, tablets, pretty much everything with a lens. Most wonderful miracle: Volunteers repairing the streets and the first road sign […]
Cycling through Sumatra Part 3: Thirteen kilometers in seven hours Country: Indonesia From Katia Dusun Sungay Limau to Pulau Kijang Lesson learned: River water is not potable, not even when boiled Laughed about: Two dirty foreigners swinging their mosquito coils through the rain forest Most wonderful miracle: Emergency-food: dried prunes […]