Biketouring South Korea: Looping around the peninsula collecting stamps in a bike passport [Cycling from Seoul to Busan]
Biketouring journal covering South Korea and the roads from Seoul to Busan with a detour to Jeju Island and looping back north to Sokcho and the DMZ. I cycled the entire set of certified bike pat... Read More
Biketouring Mongolia: True remoteness, rolling steppes and nomadic herders on horseback [Cycling from Khovd Aimag to Zamiin-Uud via Ulaanbaatar]
Biketouring journal covering Mongolia and the roads from Khovd Aimag to Zamiin-Udd via Ulaanbaatar. I traveled on my bicycle over the rolling steppes witnessing the traditional life of the nomadi... Read More
Biketouring China: Great Walls, Forbidden Cities and beer in Qingdao [Cycling the regions of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Beijing and Shandong]
Biketouring journal covering China and the crossing of Xinjiang from Kazakhstan and the Assy Plateau to Mongolia and the roads through Inner Mongolia to Beijing and Qingdao. I traveled on my bicy... Read More
Biketouring Kyrgyzstan: Yurts, mountain passes and horse milk [Cycling from Osh to Bishkek]
Biketouring journal covering Kyrgyzstan and the roads from Osh to Bishkek. I cycled over the Kaldama Pass and Kara-Keche Pass to Son-Kul Lake and onwards over the Kalmak-Ashuu Pass to Kochkor. Read More
Biketouring Uzbekistan: Hitting the Silk Road old towns through immense heat, sand and dust [Cycling from Karakalpakstan to Fergana]
Biketouring journal covering Uzbekistan and the roads from Karakalpakstan to Fergana via a short transit through Tajikistan. On my way I visited the old Silk Road towns of Khiva, Bukhara and Sama... Read More
Biketouring Kazakhstan: Vast emptiness on the steppes of the Ustyurt Plateau [Cycling from Kuryk to Beyneu]
Biketouring blog covering Kazakhstan and the roads from Kuryk to Beyneu. I cycle across the Ustyurt Plateau via the underground Mosque and pilgrimage place of Beket Ata before heading for the Taz... Read More
Biketouring Sudan: How I ended up in the middle of a war between a rebel faction and the national military [Cycling from Wadi Halfa to Karima]
Biketouring blog covering the story of a demanding recovery both physically and mentally from a big crash and how I escaped after being caught in a war between the Rapid Support Forces and the Suda... Read More
Biketouring Saudi Arabia: Cycling across the land of sand from the Empty Quarter to the Red Sea Coast [from Rub Al Khali to Duba via Riyadh, Hail and Al Ula]
Biketouring blog covering Saudi Arabia and the roads from the Empty Quarter to the Red Sea Coast Read More
Biketouring Oman and the Hajar Mountains: Coastal roads, steep gravel madness, goats everywhere and date palm tree oases in spectacular wadis [cycling from Shinas to Ibri via Nizwa]
Biketouring blog covering Oman and the Hajar Mountains where I cycle from Shinas to Ibri via Nizwa Read More
Biketouring Oman and the Musandam Peninsula: Why you should think twice about cycling to this Omani exclave [cycling from Al Dara border crossing to Khasab]
Biketouring from UAE to the Omani exclave of Musandam and the town of Khasab. With a ferry connection to Shinas and the mainland of Oman. Read More
Winter break in Dubai: Just an average beach resort city experience
Taking a break from biketouring in Dubai. Definitely not a paradise for cycling but tailor made for the rich and wealthy going on a beach vacation. Read More
Biketouring Iran Part 2: Sand dunes and desert experiences from Isfahan to Bandar Abbas
The second part of my bike touring blog for Iran. From Isfahan to Bandar Abbas. From sand dunes in vast desert landscapes, under starry skies and rising blood moons to gas station camping and a s... Read More