This blog is an intro in a break from my bicycle journey. Upcoming month I travel around in Chengdu with on my back a big yellow bag and on my side a cheerful blond lady. I get back on my…
Kyrgyzstan is beautiful. One of the most impressive countries I’ve seen so far. I only cycled through a small part of the country from Uzbekistan to China. It is partly Pamir Highway. It seems that here are still nomads living…
I quickly departure from Ferg’ona to the border of Uzbekistan with Kyrgyzstan. Perhaps the border is still open when I arrive. The evening is falling and I cycle in front of the two large iron doors of the border post…
“Do you know where I can find the train station?”, I asked from my bike to a staring boy. “Chicken?”, answered the boy. I had that suspicion, this is obviously not working. The language barrier is too big here in…
With a sigh, I sit down against an immense building. It is white and edged with gold. The whole area here is looking very expensive, streets full of big shiny white golden buildings and street lights shining in the same…
A motorcycle stops next to me. He starts a conversation with me in Farsi. I understand little of it but I see that he has good intentions. He reads my letter in Farsi about my journey. He offers to help.…
A policeman looks at me with a deadly serious face from behind his desk. I smile kindly to him. From head to toe he scans me, then makes eye contact and ask: “Are you sick?” A large question mark pops…
A year ago I decided to throw my life a bit upside down. Without much international cycle experience and together with some random purchased gear and a bike, I left Rotterdam on February 2, 2015 to attempt to cycle to Singapore…
Tehran is the busy, dusty and chaotic center of Iran. After four months of cycling from Rotterdam in the Netherlands I reached this city. A practical stop because I’m not a city lover. I prefer the welcoming interior of nature,…
After some of the most intensive weeks of my life I arrived in a new capital. After Skopje, Sofia, Istanbul and Yerevan I am now in the capital of Iran, Tehran. I wanted to quickly pass the last 700 kilometers…