Travel Reports and Pictures – Reiseberichte und Bilder
The first thing I do in Hungary is storming the local bakery. The coffee culture is big in Hungary and according to that I have a lot of cycling stops along the day. Another positive thing is the well signed and maintained Danube cycling path. It’s easy to avoid heavy traffic and find small and [...]
Cycling out of Istanbul isn’t any easier then cycling in a few days ago. The traffic is very intense like on the eastern side of the metropolis. Dino and I still cycle together for a day and after our last Iskender Kebab and a big hug we say good luck and good bye to each [...]
Cycle through Turkey together with Dino, an Italian cyclist coming from Mongolia. It is good to have company during the long and enduring stretches along the northern Turkish coastline. The stage from Georgia to Istanbul can be divided in two completely different parts. The eastern part, where the road is flat and progress fast and [...]
Georgia is the land of castles and wild landscape. It’s perfect for adventure cycling and is permanently inviting you for just another detour. At the beginning I ülan to go to the coastal city of Batumi as fast as possible, but then I meet two german cyclists who recommend a little gravel detour to the [...]
I hear a lot of positive things about Armenia from other cyclists which recently travelled the country. So I am eager to check it out by myself.
Entering Armenia by bicycle is only possible from the North or from the South. Borders to Turkey and Azerbaijan are out of historical reasons closed. So I cross the [...]
Finally made it over the Caspian Sea and I am getting closer and closer to Europe. Taking the boat from Aktau (Kazakhstan) to Alat (Azerbaijan) is really easy and the ride is a real pleasure.
Cycling wise, I am a bit fitter again then I was in Uzbekistan. Azerbaijan is still very hot but flat. I [...]
It’s all about cities in Uzbekistan. The Uzbek people preferred to settle for centuries, while other central Asian people decided to stick to their nomadic lifestyle. You can feel that, visiting the rich on culture Uzbek cities. Just check out the pictures and you will see.
Uzbekistan is super-hot to cycle and I am still sick [...]
So far the toughest cycling on this trip was Bolivia. Concerning this I have a new favourite now: “Tajikistan”. Height, climate, food quality Tajikistan beats Bolivia or at least equals it. It was almost the same height, similar climate and the food was almost as bad. A perfect country for a new adventure!
Times are tough [...]
Kirgizstan gets a gold medal in free camping! The country is amazing. High mountains, wide valleys and only very few people make Kirgizstan the perfect playground for adventurers. I cycle on the “famous” M41 from the capitol city Bishkek to Osh, a town further south. I changed my cycling routine a bit. In the morning [...]
My last minutes in China, or will it be hours? The authorities check my passport again and again. Why so many different Chinese visas? How long did I stay, here, there…? Travelling is expensive, how do I finance all this? Finally the stamp crashed into the document and I was able to move a few [...]