Cycling from Rotterdam to Singapore (2015)

Rotterdam to Singapore eps7 – Southeast Asia [VIDEO]

February 20, 2016

And there it is! The latest video! The past few days I have worked on the process to bring my experiences in Southeast Asia together in a video. Also in there, a brief review of the entire journey. Like all…

Home sweet home

February 5, 2016

There I am. At the airport in Amsterdam. After a 14 hour flight from Singapore. With a big smile on my face. And yes, he is there too, my worn-out bike that I have taken out of the box before…

I did it! I cycled from Rotterdam to Singapore!

January 23, 2016

I see a gray big building with a tower in front of me. Woodlands, says a road sign with big capitals. This is it. This is my last border crossing. Large buildings on the other side of the river are…

Counting down in Malaysia

January 19, 2016

When I cycled into Malaysia, I knew that it would be different. The country is a mixture from cultures and the most Malaysian people are Muslims. But nobody told me that it is a totally different world from Thailand. It…

About protection of nature in Southeast Asia

January 16, 2016

This article may be confronting. I discuss the hard truth about nature in Southeast Asia and even predict its future. As a world cyclist I raise money for the protection of endangered species in Southeast Asia. I share in this…

Back in the saddle for the last part of thailand

January 10, 2016

“Mister bicycle, you put bicycle there and wait.” I wait. There appears a bottle of water from behind a little hatch. “You like Thailand, mister bicycle?” A bag of cupcakes follows. I pick out a cupcake. “You take two mister.”…

New Year on a desert island

January 3, 2016

I met Shade on Boxing Day. We had a great night at one of the beaches on Koh Lanta. “Look at that Henk, there are islands on an island! This place rocks!” It was indeed beautiful. It became low tide…

The final leg to Koh Lanta for Christmas

December 23, 2015

Mosquitoes. Mosquitoes every night. Zebra mosquitoes, small, fast and you’ll not notice anything about it. When the sun has set and I pitch my tent. They attack me. Not a little bit. The mosquitoes here in the Thai jungle are…

The creepy creature

December 14, 2015

It’s dark. I lie in death silent in my tent. At least for five minutes I hear something snooping around. This time it’s not a wild dog. No, it should be something smaller, maybe a big spider. With my head…

A day in the life of a cycle traveler in Thailand

December 5, 2015

A day in the journey from the Netherlands to Singapore on a bicycle. In Thailand. The land of temples, forests, farmer fields, crazy traffic and delicious street food. I start this day peacefully in a Thai temple where monks host…

Cycling from Rotterdam to Singapore (2015)

Rotterdam to Singapore eps7 – Southeast Asia [VIDEO]

Home sweet home

I did it! I cycled from Rotterdam to Singapore!

Counting down in Malaysia

About protection of nature in Southeast Asia

Back in the saddle for the last part of thailand

New Year on a desert island

The final leg to Koh Lanta for Christmas

The creepy creature

A day in the life of a cycle traveler in Thailand

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