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South India by Train – From Mumbai to Kerala
A bustling cosmopolitan with food to die for. Pristine beaches and calm and tranquil backwaters. The city of Mumbai and the Southern Indian states surprised us in so many ways. This should be your next holiday destination.
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Hiking the Manaslu Circuit – A Himalayan Adventure in Nepal
After six months of dragging around our heavy hiking boots, we were finally able to put them to good use. Our next Himalayan adventure would be on foot. Hiking the Manaslu circuit trek.
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Cycling in Nepal – Bikepacking the Annapurna Circuit Trek
The Annapurna Circuit Trek is one of the world’s most beautiful high altitude hiking trails. It winds through some of the world’s tallest mountains in the breathtaking Himalaya’s. We cycled over dirt roads, climbed along steep cliffs and pushed our bikes over the snow covered Thorung La pass, the highest hiking pass in the world.
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Cycling Nepal – From India to Pokhara and the Annapurna Circuit
Nepal is a land of discovery with rich ancient cultures and eight of the ten highest mountains in the world. But we were not the first to discover this poor and simultaneously wealthy country. Tourism is the largest industry, pumping big bucks in the economy, but bicycle tourists are still quite rare. Immediately as we…
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Cycling India – From Delhi’s Chaos to the Himalayan Foothills
India is not the first country that comes to mind on a bicycle tour around the world. But we were drawn to the culture, the cuisine and the warm climate. We were looking forward to all the chaos, which somehow always seems to work out exactly how it was supposed to. We’re just not sure…
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Kazakhstan – Almaty, Charyn Canyon & the Kolsai Lakes
Our first impression from Kazakhstan wasn’t the greatest. The Almaty Region completely made up for that. Together with Sabina’s parents we enjoyed all of Almaty’s luxuries and discovered the regions unique canyons and lakes.
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Cycling Kyrgyzstan – Hitchhiking Across the Country by Bike
Sometimes you visit a city or a country and you just know you will be back one day. Kyrgyzstan was like that for us. We had seen and heard amazing stories of people bikepacking this rugged country. We had just missed the boat this year. It was October, so too late in the year to…
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Cycling the Pamir Highway (Part IV) – Ak-Baital Pass to Kyrgyzstan
Our third week on the Pamir Highway led us through the famous Wakhan corridor. A historical, remote and beautiful region, with only a river separating Tajikistan from Afghanistan. We passed old ruins, military bases and wheat fields, and everyone we met greeted us with a smile and a heartfelt invitation for chai.
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Cycling the Pamir Highway (Part III) – The Wakhan Corridor
Our third week on the Pamir Highway led us through the famous Wakhan corridor. A historical, remote and beautiful region, with only a river separating Tajikistan from Afghanistan. We passed old ruins, military bases and wheat fields, and everyone we met greeted us with a smile and a heartfelt invitation for chai.
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Cycling the Pamir Highway (Part II) – Qal’ai Khumb to Khorog
The stretch between Qal’ai Khumb and Khorog was only 240 kilometers. But with bike issues, military visits and patients along the road it was a very eventful couple of days. There are a million amazing camp spots on the Pamir, but some days it seemed nearly impossible to find one. We were locked in between…
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