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Straßburger Weihnachtsmarkt

Straßburger Weihnachtsmarkt

Straßburger Weihnachtsmarkt Es ist unser erster Besuch in Straßburg. Wir kommen gegen Mitternacht mit dem Bus an und wollen eigentlich schon gleich am nächsten Morgen weiter, doch auf den ersten paar Kilometern in der Stadt wird uns schon klar, dass wir mindestens einen Tag hier einplanen müssen, denn es gibt […]

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Dawson City: The Golden City

Dawson City: The Golden City

Vancouver, Canada, September 2015 It was the center of the Klondike Gold Rush, that began in 1986 and ended three years later 1899. It was the capital of the Yukon, until the Alaska Highway was built and that honor was passed on to Whitehorse a city about 500km south of […]

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One day, nine stories. Empathizing with other travel cyclists

One day, nine stories. Empathizing with other travel cyclists

One day, nine stories. Empathizing with other travel cyclists We cycle most days and every now and then we meet other cyclists. Often there is talk about gear, camping possibilities nearby, the route, visas and other cycling friends who are somewhere ahead or behind. But Roberto and I rarely have the […]

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Hari Raya in Malaysia

Hari Raya in Malaysia

Hari Raya in Malaysia. Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia 2013 Finally I was about to see my good old friend Apit again. It had been four years. “Maybe you can join us for Hari Raya”, he proponed. Back in Germany I used to be the local German to guide Apit through weird […]

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Songkran in Nong Khai

Songkran in Nong Khai

Songkran in Nong Khai: Alor Setar, Malaysia, September 2013 I was standing in the back of the running pickup truck when I saw the pistols. They were just kids, they yelled “foreigners” and came running to shoot us. I had my gun ready, aimed, and splashed plenty of cold water […]

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Delicious Cambodia

Delicious Cambodia

Malaysia, September 2013 The Khmer food of Cambodia can be a real treat. As bike tourists we cycled through the countryside, far away from Western restaurants with Pizza and Burgers. Instead we had the fortune to try the local food. The base of Khmer food is rice. Usually a pot […]

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