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The team of three – Bicycle touring Southern France Country: Spain and France From Barcelona to Avignon Lesson learned: Rivers grow after the rain Most wonderful miracle: Picnic with friends at the beach Animals we saw: earthworms and flamingos Days on the bike: 7 Kilometers cycled: 413 Average kilometers per […]

Confusion and cold – Bicycle touring in Spain Country: Spain From Madrid to Barcelona Lesson learned: A warm meal can change everything Most wonderful miracle: The firefighters from Molinas de Aragón Animals we saw: earthworms and ravens Days on the bike: 6 Kilometers cycled: 382 Average kilometers per day: 63.66 […]

Analyzing my own culture – Three weeks in the familiar unfamiliar Germany Country: Spain and Germany From Madrid to Germany back to Madrid Lesson learned: It’s all a question of the point of view Most wonderful miracle: Tartar bread rolls and licorice Animals we saw: cats, dogs, cows Days on […]

Discovering the Mexican Caribbean by bicycle Country: Mexico From Bacalar to Cancún Lesson learned: Monkeys and jaguars live further away from the highway Most wonderful miracle: turquoise Caribbean beaches Animals we saw: cicadas, butterflies, a baby crocodile, snakes, tarantula, colorful birds, iguanas, dragonflies, salamanders, geckos, chameleons, iguanas, mosquitos, pelicans, seagulls […]

Maya ruins and rain forest – Yucatán by bike Country: Mexico From Escárcega to Bacalar Lesson learned: It’s possible to build a wheel in 1 ½ hours Most wonderful miracle: The seven-colored lagoon Animals we saw: cicadas, a wild boar, peacocks, tarantula, colorful birds, iguanas, salamanders, geckos, mosquitos, and a […]

Cycling Southern Mexico – Tabasco and Campeche by bike Country: Mexico From Córdoba to Escárcega Lesson learned: If you drink five liters and sweat six liters you never need to pee Most wonderful miracle: 3000 year old Olmec heads Animals we saw: cicadas, butterflies, frogs, snakes, colorful birds, iguanas, dragonflies, […]

The highest point in five years – Cycling the Central Mexican mountains Country: Mexico From Mexico City to Córdoba Lesson learned: Master google believes a river could be a road Most wonderful miracle: Volcano vistas with blue skies Animals we saw: donkeys, horses, goats, dogs, sheep, cows, pigs, chicken, butterflies, […]

When culinary dreams come true – Cycling from Michoacán to Mexico City Country: Mexico From Morelia to Mexico City Lesson learned: Loot out for shelter after the first thunder Most wonderful miracle: Exquisite delicacies for a couple of pesos Animals we saw: donkeys, horses, mosquitoes, frogs, goats, Days on the […]