Thanks to Juliane for this translation English version updated! Cycling under the starry sky I’m on the way in the Bolaven Plateau in Southern Laos. A track takes me to the impressive Katamok waterfalls I admire in the evening light before cycling on. Dusk is already falling and I’m thinking about what to do if […]
I cycled the 700 kilometer from Vientiane to Paxse in the south in one week. I was always on the hop, but most of the time on my bicycle. The week in pictures:
Thanks to Daphne for the translation Laos is mountainous, that I already experienced. Until now it has been 1000 meter altitude difference to overcome at a day but today it’s the double. There are two possible ways from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng and I chose the shorter one, but beforehand I let other cyclist […]
#thanks to juliane for this translation Down the river “Laos – South Asia’s forgotten country“, “Off the beaten track“, “unspoiled and undiscovered“ – phrases of random guide books floating around in my head. On my first day, Laos doesn’t look like this at all – Giom and I are sitting in a boat together with […]
Thanks to Daphne for the translation It is pitch dark. Darkness surrounds me, I can absolutely see nothing. A water drop hits my head; the air around me is warm and humid. “Giom, can you switch on the light please?” A few meters from me a bright spot appears and a thin light ray slides […]
Thanks to Juliane for the translation Spending the night in a temple once more we are being asked by the monks if we’d like to join them on their almsgiving tour next morning. Of course we don’t want to miss this opportunity. So we get up early next morning, starting right after the morning prayers. […]
Food is important, especially for a hungry cyclist. Usually I’m so busy eating that I forget to take a picture. In Thailand I did sometimes and show you here what came onto my spoon or between my chopsticks. Attention, please make sure that you eaten well before you look at the pictures or that you […]
One evening we get to know an English teacher. A monk in the temple where we stay had called her to translate. She invites us to visit her school on the next morning and describes the way. We don´t know exactly what is expected of us and what is waiting for us. When we arrive […]
From Bangkok I make a short detour to the south to meet two friends in Chon Buri, who I had met about a year ago in Turkey. Giom from France and Felix from Spain have cycled for a Fundraising project from France to Vietnam and are now going on through Southeast Asia.
Klick hier um den Artikel auf Deutsch zu lesen Many thanks to Juliane for this translation Nepal/Thailand – July/August 2013 After the Annapurna trek I cycled back the 220 kilometres from Pokara to Katmandu. Halfway I noticed that something was wrong. A short glance was enough: the outer tire had burst open right at the […]