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Kepala Batas, Malaysia, September 2013 As part of our two year celebration we would like to introduce you to some of the people that have made our bike travel a constant life lesson. These people have opened their hearts to us in ways we cannot even begin to describe. Their contribution […]

Alor Setar, Malaysia, September 2013 There is no question Asia’s middle class is rising by the minute and Thailand is part of it. A strong middle class will give stability and a promise for a better future to its citizens. We have all read this statement somewhere in one of […]

For many of you who are not familiar with the Warmshower community here it goes defined by themselves on their official website www.warmshowers.org: The Warm Showers Community is a free worldwide hospitality exchange for touring cyclists. People who are willing to host touring cyclists sign up and provide their contact […]

Kratie, Cambodia,  June 2013 It is the summer of 1970, people in Laos are already used to listening explosions every now and then in the forest and worst of all near their homes. By this time around is unthinkable to live close to the Ho Chi Min trail. The cold […]

Xi’An, China, December 2012 It wasn’t easy to find it. His workshop was hidden among several fast food restaurants and hardware stores within the so called Muslim quarter in the city of Xi’An, China. Outside his shop there was a signboard with, of course, Chinese ideograms and a picture of […]

Yunnan, China, December 2013 Biking through the roads less traveled in China makes me forget, that within this borders lie the lives of nearly 1.3 billion people in the world. Of all of those people, 49% of them live in the country side. They are the ones responsible of the […]

Diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesen When we left the Toktogul Reservoir in Southeast Kyrgyzstan behind us the sun just set behind the mountains. We had to hurry up to find a place to camp. To both sides of the road there were high mountains. There was no way but forward. […]

Read this article in Spanish Uzbekistan, November, 2012 We got to meet Gulchenza and her family in Uzbekistan. They gave us a place to sleep and touched our hearts with their hospitality and charisma.  Our aim is to promote travel empathy through bike travel. A great way to do so […]