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Aiming to leave March-April(early May at very latest) 2010
West. Euro - Turkey - Armenia - Iran - 'Stans - Pamir - Kashgar - Tibet etc.
Anyone with similar intentions?
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03-Dec-2009 18:59
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cyclemonkey »
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03-Dec-2009 21:50
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Hi,
am trying to cross from Thailand into Malaysia on the West Coast and saw on the map that there is border crossing between Khuan Don (Thale Ban National Park) and Kaki Bukit. Has anyone taken it and knows whether it's open to foreigners and whether there are some steep hills around there?
Thanks a lot!
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03-Dec-2009 01:53
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03-Dec-2009 17:07
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I am from the UK and I am planning a world cyling trip. I plan to get a ferry across the caspian sea and cycle through the "stans" and into china (Tibet) and down to Nepal. Does anyone have any ideas about visas for the "stans" and Tibet? When i contact the embassies here in the UK i get very little help. It seems that in Tibet and china I have to be part of an organised tour and that i cant get a visa to just cycle on my own. Can anyone offer me any help?!
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03-Dec-2009 00:40
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03-Dec-2009 07:01
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hello,
does anybody cycled reciently in cardamom mountains, cambodia?
i believe it is posible to cross from west (near pailin) to south east, at least, my map shows it. but does the road exist on reality?
thanks
salva
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02-Dec-2009 06:46
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yelnep »
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03-Dec-2009 06:52
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We are cycling Northwest Argentina - Humahuaca to Tucuman so far and some in Buenos AIres and Uruguay, Trip report and photos at www.crazyguyonabike.com.lwanker Too much to repost here - Hope this helps someone Laura
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01-Dec-2009 10:17
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Albin_2 »
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02-Dec-2009 09:15
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Albin_2 »
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Last winter I bought a Chinese made Trek in Bangkok for some 350 Euros and pedaled around Thailand and Laos. It was all very nice.
Now I would like to do something similar, but in India.
I would be very happy to buy another Trek, somewhere in the south, maybe Bangalore. Early January.
Do you know if that is possible?
Would prices be much different from Thailand?
I have traveled extensively in India before, but then on trains and buses.
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30-Nov-2009 20:06
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Nicolai1976 »
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02-Dec-2009 19:51
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Cycling solo around the world for years, you obviously have a lot of time to yourself, to think, to reflect, to try and keep your mind a little active. Some of that time, I´ve spent making up all these hit lists, best of lists and other silly things that you might (might not) find useless.
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30-Nov-2009 19:56
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Nicolai1976 »
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03-Dec-2009 09:21
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Sitting in my hotel room in Tangier at the northern tip of Morocco, just a few hours before I’ll catch a ferry across the Strait of Gibraltar to Algeciras, Spain, I feel extremely excited that I’m going back to mainland Europe, 3 years and 5 months (or some 52.000 km) since I left it in Istanbul during the World Cup Soccer in June 2006.
It’s impossible for me not to get emotional about the whole thing, about the fact that I’m going to pull this mad round-the-world-by-bicycle expedition off, that I’m going to finish it, finish what has been my dream and my life for the last 1.327 days. Every piece of DNA in my body knows that this is the very end of what at first (and at several times after, believe me!) seemed like an almost impossible dream of infinite asphalt, when Martin and I took off in Copenhagen, April 2006.
Thinking about this on my way to Tangier yesterday I had a str...
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30-Nov-2009 17:07
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30-Nov-2009 17:07
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Has anyone been cycling all the way up Aucanquilcha?
I heard a lot of stories but no-one that could tell me how much really is cyleable?
How much do I have to push?
I heard after 17.000feet it's too sandy.
Any eyewitnesses?
Plus: Is there any other places for an atempt? I've been up on the high ladakhi passes, but thats only semi-high.
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30-Nov-2009 14:06
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30-Nov-2009 14:06
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Hi
I am a 61 y. Swiss Globetrotter more then less my hold live. Was the last 6 years in Thailand and now I stay in Santa Clarita California USA to prepare my “Velomobile-Expedition” around South-, Central-, Alaska, North- America and Canada. On an tricycle from Sidewinder
You can follow my Adventure on my Website:
www.velomobile-expedition.weebly.com
The World is small…
Maybe see you around the corner :-)
Look on my profile what I done so far as well
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30-Nov-2009 13:44
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ridewriter »
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03-Dec-2009 21:18
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True partner sought for the long haul trek. Non-tropical, long-distance, high altitude cycling anyone? I am looking for an easy-going male companion, ideally aged 30s-50s, for a trip this spring/summer and hopefully into the future. I am female, in the early stages of trip planning. Right now I have late March to early August as the biking window, and possibly longer. Not sure where I want to go yet, open to suggestions. I'm thinking about about Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and northwest China. Weather on the mountain passes at that time is of concern. I'm not looking to set any records or chase an ego trip. Just looking for a new, low cost,untrafficked place to ride in the landscapes I've come to love. Sheep, goats, donkeys, camels, horses and yaks suit me fine. I am an experienced long distance tourist. Fast on the downhills and a bit slow on the climbs and into the wind. 50 miles/80 kms ... more »
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30-Nov-2009 01:58
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downtheroad »
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03-Dec-2009 06:53
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Very sad news for the bike touring world. Anne Mustoe: headmistress and round-the-world cyclist recently died in Syria at the age of 76 The Times
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29-Nov-2009 08:40
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kenbelly »
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30-Nov-2009 06:15
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kenbelly »
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Evening all,
I'm going travelling in March 2011 and in the meantime i have the lovely process of deciding what i want to do and where i want to go....different thoughts go through my head all the time and the idea of cycling around Europe has recently crossed my thoughts, for those of you who have gone out and done it why did you decide to do it, what have you got out of biking it rather than on a train or driving etc? Also what does biking bring which is different to other travel experiences?
Thanks,
Ben
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29-Nov-2009 02:57
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thomash2 »
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02-Dec-2009 23:53
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knullrufs »
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Hello,
Was wondering if anyone could tell me about buying Giant touring bikes in Taiwan?
I left the only bicycle I bought in my life in Tokyo after completing my tour in Japan because the airline wanted $450 to take the bike on the plane to Singapore. I came to Singapore to work because I ran out of money, and thought I'd just head back to Japan in the summer to ride again and then take it to somewhere else, wherever I end up. But after long hours of stressful work I now want another touring bicycle to do some short trips up north into Malaysia, but here in Singapore there are mainly custom touring bikes which range from 1800-2500 SGD to build. There is a Raleigh Sojourn for $1400 SGD but it looks really heavy and I've never used a drop bar before. There is one shop that sells the Giant Great Journey for $1200-1400 SGD, but only the 2008 model.
I had the Giant Great Journ...
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28-Nov-2009 11:28
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lightstays »
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30-Nov-2009 08:10
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Looking to cross the north coast of SA this spring. Anyone have experiences cycling west to east from Venezuela? It looks like the coastal route continues south into Brazil after Suriname and to the mouth of the Amazon via BR 56. It looks pretty remote and rough. I'd be riding a mountain-rigged Specialized Tricross. Thanks!
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