May 15, 2014 | Asia, Blog
Breakdowns: exchanged the rear wheel saddle chewed to pieces by a stupid dog speedometer only 5 punctures !!!!! handle bar grip broke after a crash 3 chains 3 torn gear shift cables 2 mirrors replaced 3 tail lights (2 were stolen) rear tyre replaced...
Apr 25, 2014 | Asia, Blog, Iran
From Qom I continued northeast and made a lot of headway. In the evening, unfortunately, although it was already dark, I had no place to stay. There were open fields everywhere, which are not good places to pitch a tent, and I wasn’t too enamored with the...
Apr 19, 2014 | Asia, Blog, Iran
I arrived at the harbor in Bandar Abbas in the morning and was immediately treated as a special case at immigration. I was allowed to pass a long queue of people and was first to be cleared through customs. That is still always very embarrassing to me. The...
Mar 29, 2014 | Asia, Blog, Oman
I was able to return to the trail again through Wadi Khabbah. A beautiful dream-like landscape surrounded me, but I had to work hard to get to the vistas. Once again, the road led along extremely steep, endless curves up the mountain. I...
Mar 8, 2014 | Asia, Blog, Oman
Dubai, a sea of Skyscrapers, big shopping malls, multicultural and big cars. For a short time I thought I’d arrived in Manhattan. The traffic is mad. Full of bigheads driving their fancy cars without any consideration for anyone else...
Jan 24, 2014 | Asia, Blog, Iran
Iran is thrilling. The people are extremely friendly, the mosques stunning and the culture varied and not easy to understand. I don’t regret visiting it at all , moreover, I am so happy to be able to learn more about the country. Iranian women have...
Dec 29, 2013 | Asia, Blog, Iran
I really enjoyed my time in Tbilisi a lot. I liked the city and I had big luck with my hosts. First Niko, a Georgian guy, and a few days later Taylor from the States. Both really nice blokes. Tbilisi is in a desperate shape in some areas, but this is exactly what...
Nov 24, 2013 | Asia, Blog, Georgia, Turkey
Finally I decided I should go to Iran. Therefore I needed to head back west, to the city of Erzurum, to get my visa at the Iranian consulate. I also wanted to pick up my parcel which was sent from home to a hotel in Erzurum. It contained warm clothes, new tires and...
Oct 19, 2013 | Asia, Blog, Turkey
Because of two rainy days, Rafael my present cycle partner from Spain and me extended our stay in Göreme and enjoyed the company of Anna and Olli from New Zealand as well as Lulu from China and Michael from France and listened to their bike stories. It was cold....
Oct 2, 2013 | Asia, Blog, Europe, Greece, Turkey
Acropolis & Co were ticked off soon and didn’ t impress me much. Dimitris, my warmshower host in Athens, spoiled me with local food and heaps of information. Super. If I have a look at the world map seeing the short distance I covered so far it looks really tiny...
Sep 11, 2013 | Albania, Blog, Europe, Greece
I chose the road along the southern side of the Shadarsko Jezero Lake to get to Albania. But it wasn”t as easy as you might think. It was above 40 C and quite hilly, so I sweated a lot that day. But the scenery was pretty so it was worth every single drop of...
Aug 12, 2013 | Blog, Bulgaria, Europe, Montenegro
My buttom bracket is damaged, but sadly the two mechanics I found were realizing after an hour fiddling around that they don’ t have the right part for it. I finished my time in Bulgaria with the visit of the impressive Rila monastery. The last couple of...
Jul 25, 2013 | Blog, Bulgaria, Europe, Romania
In a small town in Transilvania quite close to the Trans Faragasan Pass, I was invited to stay in a weekend cottage. It was Sunday evening and the owners were just ready to leave. They gave me the keys, they left the fridge full of food and they let me pick my...
Jul 6, 2013 | Blog, Europe, Romania
At first Romania presented itself as wet and cold. The people instead warmhearted, open and curious. The country is more modern than I expected it to be. Even if there is no running water inside the houses and wells and outdoor toilets in...
Jun 29, 2013 | Blog, Europe, Romania, Ukraine
Before I cycled off to the Ukraine I needed to say good bye to my new friends Michal and Freida where I was staying for a week while I waited for my new camera. We had a lot of fun together and especially Freida, the dog, didn’t want to let me go again. The...
Jun 14, 2013 | Blog, Europe, Poland
Krakow was rather disappointing. I expected more, but I was really lucky because I had a great host through “warmshowers” in a shared flat with 6 vegetarian flat mates. They gave me a big welcome and they hosted me like a king. I stayed for 3 nights before...
Jun 14, 2013 | Blog, Europe, Poland
I left Prague on the 24th of May at midday. It´s always a bit tricky to leave a city on a pushbike and also a bit annoying and usually takes longer than expected. But I finally managed to get away from the traffic and I was looking forward to get back to more...
Jun 3, 2013 | Blog, Czech Republic, Europe
Finally. my trip “Lets go East” started on the 14th of May 2013. It wasn’t easy starting, no not at all. Especially saying good bye to my mum was really hard. I pedalled along the “Bergstrasse”, the sky was grey. But honestly not just the...
