From Laos to Thailand
One day, at nightfall, I’m still on my bicycle. I am in Thailand. It is 5:00pm and the sun put his latest smile on this piece of earth. Where am I going to sleep? Every day it’s a challenge to…
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Cycling from Rotterdam to Singapore (2015)
The old man
Midday in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. It’s a busy town along the Mekong River. On the street corner you’ll find tuc-tuc drivers, they spend their time shouting to the tourists: “Tuc-Tuc? Tuc-tuc?” On the edge of the river there…
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The wrong waterfall
“Are you from Catalonia in Spain?” I approach a guy with dreadlocks. I hesitated for some moments whether it wasn’t the guy from last night in a bar. “No I’m from Germany, why do you ask?” I tell him about…
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Rotterdam to Singapore eps6 – China [VIDEO]
And finally! After months of pedalling through China, I managed to put it all together in a video. I spend at least five days of editing and think it’s by far the best video! From the most western part of…
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Closing chapter China, reaching the tropics of South East Asia [PHOTOS]
From desert to vast steppes, snowy peaks, big lakes, rivers, waterfalls, highlands and large green forests. China has it all. I have made an attempt to cycle in two months through this country. I have failed incredible. Still, even though…
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My lucky day
Do I read that correctly? Does it saying ‘hot spring’ on that road sign? I exit from the paved road towards a valley. Will it really be true? A hot bath? No, this can’t be true. Maybe just some hot…
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Unexpected generosity
After several days touring in the highlands of Qinghai-Tibet I arrived in the village Qumarleb. I walked into a restaurant to eat something. Of course the menu on the wall was unreadable. There were some pictures of the local yak…
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The wonderful Tibetan culture
“There are wolves, it is dangerous,” I read on a screen. “The police will not allow you to take this road,” this appears not much later on the same screen of a Chinese girl. Thorsten told that in the Lonely…
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Rotterdam to Singapore eps5 – Central Asia [VIDEO]
A new episode of Rotterdam to Singapore by bicycle. Enjoy an atmospheric video in the countries Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Please consider to make a small donation to my fundraising page for the World Fund for Wildlife. I do this…
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