Published in Road to the Rising Sun·Nov 18, 2019Autumn cycling in South KoreaShort yet vivid and pleasant. These are probably the best words to sum up our 2,5 weeks in South Korea, a country which can only be reached by either ferry or plane, unless you can find a way to cross North Korea. Obviously, we played it safe and took a…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Published in Road to the Rising Sun·Nov 2, 2019China, a country with multiple faces: our journey and impressions on the bicycleOur two months of cycling in China have been an amazing discovery. We had very little expectations & many stereotypes before entering it and yet we were stunned by the enormous complexity of such a gigantic country and the beauty that lies in the mix of its traditions and modernity…China8 min readChina8 min read
Published in Road to the Rising Sun·Aug 25, 2019One month of nature in its purest form in Tajikistan & KyrgyzstanBeing for more than 8500 km on the road means that we’re far from home in the unknown. The unknown makes our journey very exciting and feeds our curiosity. Yet, it also makes it all more intense. Fortunately, intensity consists of a mix of different elements such as history, people…Cycling8 min readCycling8 min read
Published in Road to the Rising Sun·Aug 15, 2019Tour of Turkmenistan: race against timeCycling has never been a story of kilometers for us. We cycle because we want the road to become the journey rather than the destination itself. For us it’s all about being close to people and nature. Basically, feeling what we’re surrounded by. However, we had to make one exception…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Published in Road to the Rising Sun·Jul 23, 2019Cycling through Iran: a very intense yet extremely rewarding experienceEach time we enter a new country, we know we’d better be prepared to learn how local life works and what rules apply in this new environment. …Iran8 min readIran8 min read
Published in Road to the Rising Sun·Jun 19, 2019Exploring the unthinkable: Iraqi KurdistanOur journey by bicycle makes us challenge the beliefs we hold about the world and makes us see things as they are with our own eyes. We feel very strongly that it is not enough to just live in the world as it is, to just accept reality as it’s…8 min read8 min read
Published in Road to the Rising Sun·May 30, 2019The end of our 2 unforgettable months in Turkey!We entered Turkey at the beginning of April with the idea to stay for a few weeks and then move on to Georgia and Armenia. Turkey turned out to be such a fantastic country to cycle in that it made us change our plans: we ended up staying for 2…Travel6 min readTravel6 min read
Published in Road to the Rising Sun·May 9, 2019Turkey: the country that made us change our travel itineraryIt took us a bit more than 2 months yet it is now official: we’re out of Europe. We’ve entered Turkey and, having crossed the Turkish Straits, we have now started the Middle Eastern part of our journey to Tokyo. Our last blog post dates back from 4 weeks ago…Travel6 min readTravel6 min read
Published in Road to the Rising Sun·Mar 31, 2019Impressed by the beauty of the Balkans: cycling from Belgrade to SofiaBefore we started our bike tour through the Balkans, we didn’t really know what to expect from the region. We merely heard about its turbulent history with complicated relationships between countries and perceived it as a stopover on our way from Western Europe to Turkey. We didn’t know much about…Travel5 min readTravel5 min read
Published in Road to the Rising Sun·Mar 18, 2019Fewer cycling paths, more fascinating inside stories and stray dogsZdravo! We’re 2160 km and 6 weeks away from home — we’ve made it to Belgrade. …Biketouring5 min readBiketouring5 min read
