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Back on the bikes into a white Christmas

Back on the bikes into a white Christmas

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 […]

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Into China’s most Chinese city

Into China’s most Chinese city

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 […]

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Bicycle friendly freeway towards Kashgar

Bicycle friendly freeway towards Kashgar

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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Heaven and Hell in Bishkek

Heaven and Hell in Bishkek

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 […]

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The high price for cheap gear

The high price for cheap gear

By bicycle through Kyrgyzstan Country: Kyrgyzstan From 38 km before Ala-Bel Pass to Bishkek Days on the bike: 3 Kilometers cycled: 107.2 Average Kilometers per day: 35.7 Total Kilometers cycled till Bishkek: 7775.66 Total days traveled till Bishkek: 396 Lesson learned: 25 and 38 kilometers is no difference for car drivers Laughed about: […]

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Into the Kyrgyz Mountains

Into the Kyrgyz Mountains

By bicycle through Kyrgyzstan Country: Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan From Tashkent to 38 km before Ala-Bel Pass Days on the bike: 5 Kilometers cycled: 253.5 Average Kilometers per day: 50.7 Total Kilometers cycled till Nearly Ala-Bel Pass: 7668.46 Total days travelled till Nearly Ala-Bel Pass: 393 Lesson learned: Three days are […]

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Cotton fields on the Silk Road

Cotton fields on the Silk Road

Country: Uzbekistan From Samarkand to Tashkent Days on the bike: 4 Kilometers cycled: 318.41 Average Kilometers per day: 79.60 Total Kilometers cycled till Tashkent: 7414.96 Total days travelled till Tashkent: 381 Lesson learned: Do not take the Uzbek registration bureaucracy too easy Most wonderful miracle: Meeting a collegue from high […]

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Between buckling calves and donkey carts

Between buckling calves and donkey carts

Country: Uzbekistan From Bukhara to Samarkand Days on the bike:4 Kilometers cycled: 264,55 Average Kilometers per day: 66,14 Total Kilometers cycled till Samarkand: 7096,55 Total days travelled till Samarkand:373 Lesson learned: Melon is a better snack than junk food and cookies Laughed about: ourselves for not being able to ever […]

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