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  • CHINA

    Himalayas?

    After 1650km of sand and dust I was thrilled to start a 2400m and 120km climb up to the mountains. Finally, back to the Himalayas! Though the day after the climb…

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  • CHINA

    Connected

    I camped multiple times behind telecommunications towers as they were often the only things giving shelter from the road. #biketouring #China #Xinjiang #TaklamakanDesert #November2015…

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  • CHINA

    Friendship Highway

    At the time of meeting two Tibetan (!) biketourers, I didn't know that they would be the last cyclists on way for a long time. The excitement was mutual despite the…

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  • CHINA

    Why am I here?

    The challenge of riding the Taklamakan wasn't a physical (biketouring rarely is), but a mental one. Weeks of nearly unchanged scenery on a perfect new road caused my motivation to decline…

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  • CHINA

    Hospitality in the desert

    One evening motorbike of fully covered man come to my side while riding. They seemed to be curious of this strange tall person riding a bicycle against a sandy storm in…

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  • CHINA

    Welcome Sand!

    您好! Back five weeks and to the beginning of China. Many long distance cyclists I know have taken a train across the Western China, as obtaining a three month visa on the road…

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  • CHINA

    UPDATE: Life goes on

    Just a quick real time update from China. During the past three weeks I cycled 2500km across the Taklamakan desert (the second biggest sands desert in the world) and a 3000m…

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