All information on these pages is based in our personal experiences while cycling through the Karoo in South Africa in September and October 2008. This page describes the day to day route we followed. We flew to Cape Town and followed a inland route through the Western and Eastern Cape provinces, including towns as Stellenbosch, […]
1 mei: we ontwaken uit onze fietswinterslaap op de boot naar Newcastle, op weg naar Schotland. Mei is er volgens de statistieken de droogste maand. Gezien de reputatie van het Schotse weer en onze hekel aan regen lijkt het ons een goed idee daar rekening mee te houden. We maken dankbaar gebruik van het Britse […]
On these pages you’ll find all the information you need for a bicycle-trip around the island of Sri Lanka. We’ve included information about maps, accommodation and routes. And a detailed description of the route we followed. We’ve made this trip in September and October 2004. Starting in Negombo and traveling clock-wise around the island for […]
Het grote voordeel van overnachten in zo’n Engels danwel Schots Bed and Breakfast is zeker het ontbijt. Op gebakken ei, toast, worstjes, enorme stukken bacon, fruit, yoghurt en veel nog meer fiets je moeiteloos tot aan de lunch. Zeker als de gruwelgerechten haggis (schapendarmen) en black pudding (varkensbloed) ook op het menu staan. Die vullen […]
In San Antonio, een stoffig dorpje op 3775 m op de puna, hebben we twee dagen heerlijk uitgerust. Helemaal niks gedaan, behalve een taxi regelen naar de top van de hoogste bergpas van Zuid-Amerika. Wijs geworden van onze laatste poging een hoge pas op te fietsen (die was ” slechts” 4071 m) proberen we het […]
In April and May 2019 we toured the Western Balkan (Albania, Northern Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina and Croatia) for 4 weeks. The 1200 km trip started in Tirana (Albania) and ended in Split (Croatia). The bay of Kotor (Montenegro)
In september 2007 we spent our holdays cycling in the western part of Uganda. From Entebbe we cycled to Fort Portal. We spotted chimpanzees in Kibale Forest, crossed the Equator and cycled into Queen Elizabeth NP on the only road where cycling is allowed. After crossing the Rift Valley we cycled into Lake Mburo NP. […]
All information on these pages is based on our personal experiences while cycling in Alaska in September and August 2000. We cycled 1600 kms from Anchorage to Valdez, Fairbanks, Denali National Park and finally back to Anchorage. There is a separate page with all the practical info on cycling in Alaska. Overview of our route […]
All information on these pages is based on our personal experiences while cycling in South Africa in September 2002. We flew to Durban, cycled along the south coast, turned west and crossed Lesotho. We continued through Golden Gate and Royal Natal National Parks, via Howick and Pietermaritzburg cycled back to Durban. “Is it safe to cycle […]
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. Map of Bhutan with our route from Paro to Luentshe Paro – Thimpu The […]
All information on these pages is based on our personal experiences while cycling through Iceland in August and September 2003. We flew to Keflavik Airport (near Reykjavik), cycled to Geysir and Gulfoss. We followed the Kjölur route through the highlands and continued to Akureyri and the famous Myvatn area. From there we traveled by bus […]
In May 2018 we visited Scotland for a five week round trip from Newcastle. At this moment you can browse our photo page. Our route is on a fully annotated Google Maps map. A day-to-day report on this trip can be found on our blog (in Dutch – Google Translate available) Or enjoy the 10 minute video report. […]
Vanuit ons vliegtuigraampje zien we diep beneden ons een golvend landschap in bruintinten opduiken. We horen het bekende “cabin crew prepare for landing…” en vlucht TK352 waarmee we 6 uur geleden om middernacht vanuit Istanbul vertrokken maakt nog een scherpe draai. In ons blikveld verschijnt een machtige bergketen met besneeuwde toppen. Daar gaan we over […]