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Bicycle Touring the Pamir Highway: part 1 leaving Bishkek
When you dream of something for more than a decade, expectations are correspondingly high. Over the years, we’d crossed paths with scores of cyclists who’d gushed about the sublime beauty of the Pamirs. Most of them left out the part
Cycling Central Asia: So Many Choices!
The Good Ole' Days I hate having choices. A decade ago, when we first began touring through Africa, route planning was far more clear-cut. Studying our Michelin Africa map usually turned up just one possible route, perhaps two options in
Changing Continents: Biking Central Asia at Long Last
Bye-Bye New York! Hello Kazakhstan! Changing Continents There’s something disconcerting about jetting half way around the world by plane when you’re more accustomed to rolling slowly across continents. Not that the flight between New York and Kazakhstan was all that
Down to the Last Drop in the Arizona Desert
I was down to my last half liter of water. Bumping along a rough track in the Arizona desert, this lack of H2o was some cause for distress. We ought to be passing a ranch about now. But where was
Random Saddle Tales
Big Mountains, Colorful Lagunas and a Land Cruiser Invasion
“We’re going out for a while. If any tourists show up, just tell them to wait.” Yeah, alright, sure…we’ll do that. You can count on us–two random cyclists—to take charge of the Bolivia Immigration Post. From the Chilean desert town
We made It (but just barely)!
We made it (to our own great amazement)! A whopping 3,563 kilometers around just one of Indonesia’s 18,307 islands. In comparison, London to Istanbul measures 2,994 kilometers. Maine to Florida just 2,560 kilometers. So we’ve covered a lot of kilometers
Bicycle Touring in the Indian Himalaya: Spiti and Lahoul Valleys
The high Himalaya looms large in cyclists’ lore. Over the years we’ve been privy to plenty of tales of ferocious headwinds, debilitating altitude sickness, and freak summer snowstorms. Finally it was our turn to ride some of the world’s highest
Pedaling through Paradise
We’d been hearing about New Zealand’s charms for years. One of the best cycling destinations in the world we were told. Rugged mountain passes, spectacular coastal roads, stunningly beautiful countryside and miles and miles of unpaved backroads where the sheep
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