11/20/2022 – 12/28/2022 After a short flight from freezing Kazakhstan, we arrive in the morning in sweltering Bangkok. We are relieved when we are reunited with our bicycle kits. As…
Kazakhstan: an unplanned surprise. Extreme weather, endless roads and extraordinary people
Kazakhstan is the largest country in Central Asia! You can hardly imagine that in terms of surface area, the Netherlands occupies only 1.5% (!) of Kazakhstan’s territory, but has almost…
Kyrgyzstan: from fermented horse milk to fresh camel milk
Welcome to the land of nomads and mountains. No less than 94% of Kyrgyzstan is mountainous landscape with peaks reaching above 7000m and eternally covered with snow! We feast our…
Uzbekistan: land of golden smiles and selfies!
The land of honking cars, selfies, gold teeth, cotton balls, cows on the shoulder and waving people. Uzbekistan amazes us. We share the roads with overloaded Chevrolet vans and other…
‘Welcome to Iran my friends’
Iran! A country we knew in advance that traveling was going to be a challenge. Getting a visa, no way to get money from an ATM, the climate, the rules….
524 Days On the road
26 Countries Visited
19.369 KM By Bike
1230 KM By Train
1211 KM By Boat
2870 KM By Vehicle
3 Flights By Plane
-15 ⁰C Min. Temp.
49 ⁰C Max. Temp.
30 Days of Rain
57,8 KM/H Max. Speed
104 KM/Day Max. Distance
+159.847M -160.254M Altimeters
3140 M Highest Point
120 Nights in Tent
157 Nights At Locals
246 Nights In B&B
1417 Cups of Coffee
1324 Cups of Tea
6 Times Seriously Sick
11 Patched Flat Tires
10 Used Brake Pads