The New Zealand part of our 1987-1989 world tour. When we arrived in New Zealand it felt almost like coming home: the weather was crispy, later even downright cold. We bought hats, shawls, gloves and an extra sleeping bag, but we still suffered badly from the -10°C nights at the base of Mt. Cook. The […]
The Nepal part of our 1987-1989 world tour After three months of cycling through Europe (from Holland to Greece) we arrived in Kathmandu. It took us a week to overcome the culture shock: we experienced our flight as a journey back in time, arriving in “medieval” Kathmandu. But when we had overcome the initial shock […]
Starting to pack is the beginning of every trip. The video shows us packing for a 4 week cycling trip to California. It starts as a chaos and ends with two fully packed flight bags. Use this Multi lingual packing list
This page is dedicated to the bikes we ride. In August 2017 we got two Travel Lite bikes made by Santos bikes. Both powered by a Rohloff speedhub and a Gates belt drive. We are looking forward to this new riding experience! You can follow us on the official Santos Bikes website or stay tuned […]
The Indonesian part of our 1987-1989 world tour. In Indonesia we immediately felt at home, as Bahasa Indonesia contains many originally Dutch words. We visited the islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali. Sumatra, being the least populated, we enjoyed most. Here we crossed the equator. Java was very busy, but nevertheless we felt safe in […]
The Malaysian part of our 1987-1989 world tour. Malaysia is the only country on our world trip where we did not always feel at ease. Although the society seems to be peaceful, we felt a strong undercurrent of racial tensions. But still, on the quite busy west coast we enjoyed the tree firns and the […]
The Indian part of our 1987-1989 world tour. Arriving in India we lost our heart to this amazing country with the size of a continent. Yes, we visited a lot of India’s tourist highlights like the burning ghats of Varanasi, the Taj Mahal, the beaches of Goa and the temples of Sravanabelagola, Madurai and Mahabalipuram. […]
The Australian part of our 1987-1989 world tour. After India this was the second country we lost our heart to. The endless red sand, the heat, the road trains, the vast distances and the kangaroos in early morning light in the Northern Territory all made great impression on us. Less than one car passing in […]
The Thai part of our 1987-1989 world tour. Country of Buddhist temples and ancient royal cities. We cycled through the vast ruined cities of Ayuthaya, Sukothai and Lopburi. Not only the ancient royalty is interesting. We never visited a country where the royal family is so much honoured. Even in the smallest village every day […]
This is the World Tour section of our website. From july 1987 until july 1989 we made our world tour by bike. In two years we cycled almost 30.000 kms through Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It’s a long time ago, so you won’t find any practical information here. But you can still enjoy […]
The Singapore part of our 1987-1989 world tour After almost 5 months in India we experienced another culture shock when we arrived in Singapore. I’ll never forget the difference between the toilets in the Madras airport, where the cleaning lady slept on the floor in the toilets, and the spotlessly clean toilets of Changi Airport. […]
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This page is dedicated to the bikes we ride. We ride custom made Explorers made by Snel Tweewielers in Utrecht (the Netherlands). These bikes never let us down, not even on the toughest roads. Never had a broken spoke due to the quality hand made wheels. The strong Tubus bike racks carried all our luggage […]
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