In August and September we travelled by bicycle in Mongolia. The trip took four weeks to complete. The total distance cycled was around 900 kms. We started and ended our trip in Ulan Bataar. We first hired a “taxi” to take us out of town. We started cycling near Amarbayasgalant then travelled west to Erdenet […]
In October 2006 we cycled around Sikkim (India) and Bhutan. This page contains background info about our Bhutan tour. We cycled from Paro in the west of Bhutan to Luentshe in the east of the country. The trip took two weeks to complete. Bhutan tourism policy and cycling Contrary to what a lot of people […]
This article was previously published in a Dutch cycling magazine. It tells the story of our 1993 bicycle trip to Ecuador. Our tourreport The republic of the Equator While the plane was descending to Quito for a brief moment I thought I could see of the equator. Of course I knew it’s an imaginary line […]
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All the information on this page is based on our personal experiences while cycling through Lesotho in September 2002. Our visit to Lesotho was part of a longer bike trip through South Africa. We flew to Durban, cycled along the south coast, turned west and entered Lesotho through the Sani Pass. We traveled through mountainous […]
On the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia Als je op de hoogte wil blijven van onze fietsavonturen die we via het fietsblog Heimwee naar de Horizon publiceren kun je je hieronder aanmelden voor de e-mail service. Zodra wij dan een nieuw berichtje posten krijg jij een mailtje met een link. Makkelijk toch? Je kunt ook […]
Vrienden op de fiets There’s a special B&B organisation that caters for cyclists: vrienden op de fiets (friends on the bicycle). In their booklet you’ll find 3600 addresses where you are welcome for a bed and breakfast for a maximum of euro 19 per person. Warm shower list or couchsurfing Stay at people’s home by […]
As Holland is as flat as a pancake you won’t need a lot of gears. Fore the same reason you don’t need a state of the art lightweight bicycle. In fact any bicycle will do. A few gears may help you in case of a strong headwind. You can bring your own bicycle or rent […]
The paved main road west out of Keetmanshoop (2 supermarkets) is in perfect condition. The first 35 kms are easy. The turnoff to the D545 is clearly signposted. A Rest Area 1 km west from this junction hardly offers any shade. looking down the Fish River Canyon Note: on the maps we’ve seen not all […]
We cycled in Iran in october 2015. In four weeks we cycled some 1100 kilometres from Kashan to Shiraz. Iran is not a perfect country for a cycling trip: lots of desert and sometimes very heavy traffic. But Iran offers compensation for these nuisances: the most friendly people we ever met and one of the […]
We used two printed maps mostly to have an overview of our route. The Nelles Argentina North (1:2.500.00) and the Freytag & Berndt map of Argentina (1:1.500.000). We also used the Open Street Map on our Garmin Oregon GPS and occasionally the OSmand, off-line map app on an Android smartphone. There are not that many […]
About this site This site is a personal homepage. Here you’ll find all information you need to prepare a cycling tour in Holland. It is 100% non-commercial so you cannot book hotels or bike trips here. The site exists since March 2003 and is in English only. About the authors This site is designed and […]
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Op onze rustdag in Shei-Pa National Park genieten we van de herfstkleuren. Zeer bijzonder in de tropen, de Taiwanezen komen er speciaal voor naar dit hooggelegen park. herfstkleuren Bij onze overnachting is een diner in buffetstijl inbegrepen. Wij zijn de enige niet-Aziaten tusse de honderden lokale toeristen. tussen honderden Aziaten De volgende dag peddelen we […]
