Shopping for buddha’s large and small, goldplated and wooden, cheap and expensive: Buddhas for sale for alle purposes in this shop in the busy streets of Bangkok Click picture to show or hide descriptive text… 1 of 6 pages
In October and November 2001 we cycled from Vientiane (Laos) to Siem Reap in Cambodia. We traveled through Eastern Thailand, following the Mekong River for some time and visited the famous Khmer ruins in the southern part of East Thailand. We entered Cambodia at Poipet to end our trip at Siem Reap.
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 all traffic came to a halt when the […]
All information on these pages is based in our personal experiences while cycling through Iceland in August and September 2003. We flew to Keflavik Airport (near Reykjavik), cycled to Geysir and Gulfoss. Followed the Kjölur route through the highlands and continued to Akureyri and the famous Myvatn area. From there we traveled by bus to […]
In November 1998 we cycled around Central Myanmar; including highlights as Bagan, Mandalay and Pindaya in our itinerary. On this page you will find a description of the route we followed. Our route Pyinmana – Yamethin 90 km The road we followed north was highway nr. 1; the main north-south road. Despite its importance, this […]
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We’ve arranged the impressions of our world tour by country. Follow one of the links below to browse through our pictures with descriptive text. Want a more interactive experience? Try our Google Gmap version of this map. India Nepal Singapore Malaysia Indonesia Thailand Australia New Zealand
Our first trip outside Europe was way back in 1985 and brought us into a very different culture: Japan. We have always hesitated to put our information on our site as it might be outdated. But then in 2001, we read Josie Dew’s “A Ride into the Neon Sun: A Gaijin in Japan” and nothing […]
This page is a part of the pages describing our 2000 Alaska trip from Anchorage to Valdez, Fairbanks and Denali National Park. As Denali NP is a destination that can be easily visited by bicycle independently from whatever you want do else in Alaska, we have collected all our info about cycling in Denali on […]
We often get questions about the trips we made, the sort of bikes we use etc. etc. We have collected these questions and the answers on these pages. However, if you have a question about ‘cycling around the world’ you’re always welcome to ask! . FAQ’s about Namibia How are road conditions in Namibia. Can […]
On this page you’ll find all the information you need for a bicycle-trip through the dry south west of Namibia. We’ve included information about maps, accommodation and routes. A detailed description of the route we followed. We made this trip in September/October 1996 in the triangle Windhoek, Keetmanshoop and Swakopmund. Please also check out our […]
On these pages you’ll find all the information you need for a bicycle-trip through the dry south west of Namibia. We’ve included information about maps, accommodation and routes. A detailed description of the route we followed. We made this trip in september/october 1996 in the triangle Windhoek, Keetmanshoop and Swakopmund.
Paul in off-season Denali National Park. Read more about cycling in this Alaskan National Park. Cycling Around the World is 100% non-commercial, maintained by Paul van Roekel and Anja de Graaf, who live in the Netherlands. All information on this site, is based on bike trips they made since 1987. Don’t know where to go? […]
Update information about the Namibia area we traveled in 1996. Since then a lot has changed as Ursula from Keetmanshoop e-mailed us in June 2001. “…Keetmanshoop and the South of Namibia has developed a lot. In such an extend that Keetmanshoop has now even a flying school. We at the flying school was advertising for […]
