From Lijian to Yulong National Park (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain) there was a lot of traffic. On the carpark of this 5A tourist attraction accordingly we the discovered the largest get-together of coaches we have ever came across in our…
A short detour – a lucky strike
As we realised that all routes leading north out of Dali were major busy roads, we changed our mind in the last second. Therefore we headed south instead, back to the modern town at first, before riding around the southern…
Traversing Xishungbanna District
We started our route across China in the district Xishungbanna, in Yunnan province. On the map you find the region in the lowest left corner and once we would like to reach the left corner furthest on top… The traffic…
heading north along River Beng
Full of enthusiasm to be moving on again, we left Luang Prabang. Only 8km north of the town we reached the pier, where we also got our tickets for the slowboat on the Mekong. Some of the typical colourful wooden…
Relax – Wait – Sauna
In the early hours between 5 and 10h it is the coolest in premonsoon Lao. Then you sweat only as normal. That are the activ hours. The locals clean, wash, build… and we went for walks and exploring Luang Prabang.…
Some more thoughts about our stay in Northern Vietnam
We found Northern Vietnam suitable for cycletouring. There are many good roads and outside the cities traffic is no problem. The topography is challenging especially together with the hot humidity. We were able to enjoy the beautiful landscape mostly the…
Northwest Vietnam
We are glad to have decided to travel in the mountainous North of the country. In the higher altitude we found some cooler nights and fresh winds. In the evenings it started about a week ago with heavy rain and…
Cycletouring in New Zealand
New Zealanders are very spontanous, uncomplicated and extremly hospitable. They talk to you when cycling and you can easily get into conversation with them. That helps to make travelling this country very easy. The country has many different landscapes. They…