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Near Ende, Flores
By ElGrandeAdi

Gunung Inerie near Bajawa, Flores
By ElGrandeAdi

Where's the dragon slayer, Rinca Island, Flores
By ElGrandeAdi

On the way to Tana Toraja, Sulawesi
By ElGrandeAdi

Erika! riding into a wall of pain in Central Sulawesi
By ElGrandeAdi

Where did the road go? Lake Poso, Central Sulawesi
By ElGrandeAdi

Bridge over Tentena, Central Sulawesi
By ElGrandeAdi

Bandar Seri Begawan's main mosque
By ElGrandeAdi

Erika! riding along Tutong Beach
By ElGrandeAdi

Rice paddies and mountains in Aceh
By ElGrandeAdi

Waiting out the rain, Perak
By ElGrandeAdi

Not very obvious but it's a pass at 5300m

Taking a break in a forest in France. So fresh and quiet.
By Alex

You're not there yet !

Steep palm oil hills in Aceh, Sumatra
By ElGrandeAdi

At the Equator Monument in Pontianak
By ElGrandeAdi

Aaldrik and Sonya
By Aaldrik and Sonya

Tore's drinking near Accra

Myrthe pedaling on the Altiplano

Agouti patrol on the rocky pass from hell

Carpenters working on a traditional Torajan barn
By ElGrandeAdi

Alanya 8:00 in the morning we just arrived

Kyrgystan - Kashgas - Kailash - Katmandu

The Pedal4Peace team: Amir & Hassan (the peace pedalists) now are riding bicycle for their nation's green movement for Democracy in IRAN.

Intense grades are common everywhere

Short after their departure for a 19000km trip around the world

Andrew and Friedel just arrived in Kyrgyzstan
By Andrew and Friedel Grant

The artic highway in Finnmark (between Russeness and Alta) Norway

Friedel with a koala sign in Australia
By Andrew and Friedel Grant

The BR 116 road south of Lages in Santa Catarina Brazil

Using baby powder can save your butt !!! Actually I'm a bit abusing here
By Alex

It was such a heavy down pour of rain and snow that the road itself disappeared at points in time. When a caravan of tourists filled Land Cruisers drove pass us they wondered what exactly we were doing out there on such a day. Peiku Tso Tibet.

Jan experienced differents types of roads. Here it's bad

Baltit Fort in Karimabad with Ultar Peak in the background. The fort's about 700 years old and was in ruins the first time I went to Pakistan. It's been restored over the last six years with money from the Aga Khan Foundation and gives great views ou

Last stop before Syrian border it s first day of Bayram (end of Ramadan) everybody can eat again

Bear tracks in Kamchatka

Beat resting in China

Benoit Lemaire around the world

Sleeping in a sheep-fold

Bicycle rocket? Missile display outside Port Hueneme
By Mike Vermeulen

Fellow cyclists, Selangor
By ElGrandeAdi

Steve's bike in Gambia.

Great picture of Thomas's bike when he was biking in Mexico
By Thomas Schleicher

Ben and Ryan reach the Mexican border after 2140 miles in 37 days of cycling.
By Ben Mathews

At Pfeiffer Big Sur, we didn't need the tent; we just slept out under the trees. It was pretty awesome.
By Ben Mathews

Ryan being dwarfed by the gigantic sequoia redwood trees in California.
By Ben Mathews

Here's an example of one of our campsites, at Sunset Bay State Park. Here I am, dutifully cooking breakfast, while Ryan is off taking photos. Thanks for the help, Ryan! Just kidding, breakfast was always really easy, since it was just oatmeal.
By Ben Mathews

Even the bikes get tired sometimes.
By Ben Mathews

More bikes than cars in this town

On the way to Baeza
By Paul van Roekel

Mike's bike in Tasmania
By Mike Vermeulen

Antoine and Olivier biking in the rising sun to get some fresh air

The road D102 in northern France is just perfect : flat desert quiet great scenery...
By Alex

It's not rare to meet llamas when biking in Bolivia.
By Alex

Finally getting to the sea

The Border to Norway near Mo I Rana

On the Chili / Argentina bordure

The best reward after a night's riding: a big breakfast in a roadhouse (here in Mataranka)

Hey Baz can you see any Kebab-shop?

Local traffic, Sumatra
By ElGrandeAdi

Cycling out of Buni village Chitral district NWFP Pakistan July 1999
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Mike Venamore pausing in Burghausen

Burnt Earth Collage, Sarawak
By ElGrandeAdi

Lake Toba, Sumatra
By ElGrandeAdi

Riding the Cabo del Gato 'highway' requires excellent bike handling skills

Just after we ve spotted our first Camel

Camp on the frozen sea. They say the first night in the Artci is the worst

Sweden provides a lot of space for individual holidays freedom of roaming and overnight camping and most beautiful lakes all long the way from G?teborg to the norwegian border...

Camping in Arizona

Camping on the Salar is beautiful but you'll have to deal with wind and salt

On a camping place at the end of the first day

Table mountain and arrival in Cape Town after 17 months and 30000km.
By Eric and Amaya

Mud on Waltraud's bike after the rain on the Birdsville Track

30 km past Cavati-Fla

Niah Caves National Park, Sarawak
By ElGrandeAdi

The Chaco hot and long

Jirka and Baz are leaving Praha (Czech Rep.) for India. They're standing on the famous Charles Bridge

Childrens in Tamga Issyle kul Western Kyrgystan

Remote and barren aksai chinese plateau

Clouds over the tracks

If you're a fan of deserts and like travelling them than Mexico is your place. Lots of them. On top of that the contrast to the Pacific Ocean
By Thomas Schleicher

Cycling from Barla to Isparta

That sure is a nice ride

Grand Saint-Bernard between Italy and Switzerland.

Beat Heim on his TransHimalayan tour

Jan on his way to Coober Pedy

Copenhaguen city of bicycles. Near Stroget Copenhagen Denmark

Bicycle traffic control in Cordoba. Even in the large congested cities bikes are welcome

Crossing el Salar de Uyuni

On the road to nowhere

Crossing the Rhine near Koln. It sometimes take you hours to find a boat to cross a river.
By Alex

Just before crossing an ocean of mud. We actually turned back...
By Alex

Cycling among sheeps
By Andrew and Friedel Grant

Beat Heim in one of his 2 tours in Iceland. Pretty bad sky

A great place to camp lonely but a stunning view. Northern Tibet (southern Qinxhai province China)
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Corax is checking out the road condition. It's national highway 315 200 kilometers east of Qiema Xinjiang Province China
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Camp in the desert

Camping on a hilltop in the desert

Cycling in the desert

Red dirt path

Two contrasting ways of traveling mountainbike and dog sled.

Gary thought about trading his recumbent tandem for this one

In the muntains of North Sumatra
By ElGrandeAdi

Erika! navigating a piece of broken road and palm oil trucks, Bintulu-Bakun Road, Sarawak
By ElGrandeAdi

Western Kalimantan riding
By ElGrandeAdi

Entering Aceh, Sumatra
By ElGrandeAdi

The oil palm lined road is long in Sabah
By ElGrandeAdi

Resting with the Cotopaxi in background
By Paul van Roekel

Ed and Myrthe obviously happy being on the magical Salar de Uyuni

The 2 Xavs on El Salar de Uyuni

Just entering Chubut, there's still a long way to Ushuaia...
By Alex

Crossing the equator line

Ready for take off...
By Sascha Normann

Gary and Rose posing with some fellow bikers

This primitive ferry carried us across the Brahmaputra River a river that would have be to big for us to cross on our own. The river's source is located close to Mt. Kailash. We had been more or less following the course of the river up until this po

Markus trying to find a good track in the Xinjiang province China

Celebrating the crossing of the finish line in Ushuaia after 15300km in 12 months

First camp site in Egypt. So nice to finally (had had a break of a full 7 weeks...) be on the road again
By Janne Corax

Our first campsite of our trip was next to the Fraser River on McMillan Island near Fort Langley British Columbia

One of the many flat tires due to thin wheels on a heavy bike

Leaving Nove Mesto on their way to India

Andrew and Friedel in Svetov Dolina
By Andrew and Friedel Grant

Cactus and sunset in Mexico
By Thomas Schleicher

In the mountains of North Sumatra
By ElGrandeAdi

Flooded road in the Republic of Congo. You'll have to go to their website to find out the solution !
By Eric and Amaya

Giraffe crossing ahead.
By Eric and Amaya

The endless plains of the Gobi Desert

Going up the Bratocea (1263m)

Xavier on the Golden Gate in San Francisco.

Typical Mongolian road sign

View over the Canyon at 2900 m above the sea level in Boulder Colorado USA

Grazalema's main plaza makes a nice spot for lunch

Waltraud on a small track crossing the border between Chile and Argentina

Showoffs-- Gujarat balancing act

Hills and palms, palms and hills (Sabah)
By ElGrandeAdi

Iris cheating ! Actually hitch hiking back to Bangor

The home for the night. Well, that's a nice setup !
By Andrew and Friedel Grant

Feeling homesick ? Just do like Jirka who's from Praha (Prague cz)

Hornbills on Pangkor Island, Perak
By ElGrandeAdi

Iris in pain in Horton plain

Another bordure the hungarian one this time

Everybody's in an uproar because two foreign tourists have arrived.
By Eric and Amaya

Andy cycling past an iceberg

Alone in Iceland's myst

A stop for morning tea.
By Eric and Amaya

Hammering on through the vast Western Sahara...camel sightings aren't uncommon.
By Eric and Amaya

Camping in Mauritania as we approach the end of our epic Sahara ride.
By Eric and Amaya

Some nasty roads, something we probably wouldn't have bothered to take a picture of six months later since potholes and red earth roads had become so 'normal'.
By Eric and Amaya

A 'shortcut'.
By Eric and Amaya

We met these boys in Mali. They had just been circumcised and were being kept with a sort of shaman who was protecting their spirits.
By Eric and Amaya

Being a foreign infidel on a bike has its benefits - there were a few of us waiting at the border for the Kashgar dash. We got processed by the Immigration officials first before being kicked out of the country. It's a 214 km ride from Sost in Pakist

Wendy at Indian Head Saskatchewan

Gary on an Irish road

Going down La Isla del Sol (on the Titicaca Lake Bolivia)

On the magnificent Izu Hanto peninsula south of Tokyo.
By Alex

Trying out an Indian superbike in Jalgaon

La pause au bord de la route

The most oriental point of all america (Punta de Seixas) next to the city of Joao Pessoa Paraiba. They reach that point after 140km that day.

This guy sitting over there is Juan Carlos Lizana. He's 48 and is travelling for 17 (SEVENTEEN) years on his bike which weighs 80 kg. He's an artist in woodcarving and sometimes stops at a school for a couple of months and does a project there with t

Iris arriving in Kadjebi

Waltraud on the main track in the Kamchatka valley in the shadow of the big volcanos in Kamchatka

Pakistan on the KKH Karakul lake with Muztagh Ata in the background

Pakistan on the KaraKoram Highway Beat camping somewhere near the Karakul lake

Leaving the city of Kashgar we head south and east to Tibet. South of Yecheng Xinjiang China.

Olivier and Antoine entering Kenya on their way back to France

Khunjerab Pass (4650 m). The Pakistan/China border
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Antoine fighting his way through kids

Waltraud's bike and the volcano Klyuchevskoy in Kamchatka

On the way to the Indonesian border from Serian, Sarawak
By ElGrandeAdi

Liyang at the the top of the Kunjarab Pass the stone pillar marks the border between Pakistan and China

Pakistan on the KKH The famous Kunjerab pass 4730m

Crossing the Kunlun Shan Mountains. Before Dahongluitan Xinjiang China.

Myrthe looking at La Paz on the road to El Alto

Comanche is the village that host the most incredible flower in the world. It flowers only once every hundred years. There s only a few left in the world they re all in Comanche Bolivia.
By Alex

Lake Kara Kul 3700m (12210 ft) up in the Chinese Pamir mountains.

The view out towards the Himalaya from the first summit of the Lalung La Pass in Tibet. This was taken at an altitude of about 17 000 ft - I know that gravel road looks like easy cycling but just try riding uphill on it! At 17 000 ft there's only abo

100 km south of Taglang La. On the road from Leh to Manali in India

I saw him in China, it was a year ago and he still makes me laugh !
By Alex

One of the most visited site in France : Le Mont St Michel.
By Alex

One of the longuest suspended bridge in the world Le Pont de Normandie.
By Alex

First picture of the day. Nice view of Gary and Rose bike too

Rosalba and Max at Ljupvatnet Norway

It was always a welcome sight to see another cyclist. Without any gears on his bike he must have had a rather tough time of it. Tingri Tibet.

Local girls on the screamer

In the Argentina's pampa you can bike without seeing anyone for hundreds of kilometers

Logging boat near the Bintulu - Bakun road, Sarawak
By ElGrandeAdi

Palm Oil Hell in Sabah
By ElGrandeAdi

Another funny road sign

Tom at the Lulusar lake upper Khagua Valley
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Small epiceries are great for lunch. You get to know the local products moreover.
By Alex

Tim trying to find something to eat

A bicycle cafe in Penang (?)
By Andrew and Friedel Grant

Andrew and Friedel arriving in Malaysia. Careful with the bikes please !
By Andrew and Friedel Grant

An elephant sign in Malaysia
By Andrew and Friedel Grant

Andy on the Mawson trail in the Flinders Ranges

Beautiful skies over Mendoza. Might be windy though

If you're a fan of deserts and like traveling them then Mexico is your place. Lots of them. On top of that the contrast to the Pacific Ocean
By Thomas Schleicher

Mexico 3Km away from the tropic

Bridge in Butterworth, Penang
By ElGrandeAdi

Somewhere in the many mountains of Andalucia

Mountain road near the Eufrat river gorge eastern Turkey
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Cycling on Mt. Nipfjallet Dalarna province Sweden
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Mt Kinabalu as seen from Ranau (Sabah)
By ElGrandeAdi

When biking in Ireland you'd better be ready for some rain action

Beat Heim taking a mud bath during his Ladakh and Zanskar tour in India

During their crossing of the Taklamakan desert Janne Corax and Nadine had to face some pretty lonely moments
By Janne Corax

The roads are narrow but well kept. The quality of the untarred ones is so good that I don't have to fear broken spokes any more.

Parked in a no-spitting zone

Hard to find a tree to shelter in here

We should definatly have more of these in Europe

I lift my bike onto the base of the monument that carries the globe telling everybody where he is. I adjust my camera on the tripode and have the self-timer take a lovely picture of me and the late night sun...

One of Sascha's beautiful pictures. Don't forget to check out his website !
By Sascha Normann

Tibet On top of Nyalam Tong La. In the Background: Shishanpagma(8012m)

At the little village of Langfjord I quit the main road and turn straight north for ?ksfjord. I have decided to shorten the way by going by ship. I spend the evening walking around the village as the MS Nordnorge will arrive at midnight

On their brazilian beach ride Saivani Dai and Ara had to cross rivers. They always found someone to cross them the bikes and the gear to the other side.

Biking on highways under construction is great.
By Alex

Getting ready for a 19000km trip around the world

Coming from the Hawea Lake

What being 'on the road' really means ! Nice view of that wonderful sky we had during the trip
By Alex

Tim huffing around the last switchback to Onion Saddle he even is carrying the trash on the back.

Oregon's coast around Manzanita

The perfectly shaped Osorno volcano

Palm Oil Collage from Sabah
By ElGrandeAdi

Palm oil plantation, Perak
By ElGrandeAdi

Between Tibagi and Alto-do-Amparo in Parana Southern Brazil

Plan du lac in the Vanoise Park.

Fred has a new riding partner

Gary on top of the pass between Kenmare and Killarney.

The Passu Glacier in Gojal Northen Pakistan. There's a great little place to stay near here called the Batura Inn what used to be Chinese officers' quarters during the initial construction of the KKH. The scope for trekking in the area is immense. If

Passu in Gojal Northern Pakistan

In Patagonia

Mighty peaks on the chinese/nepalese bordure

This man was part of the People's Liberation Army and could careless that we were trying to go to a closed area. Xiadula Xinjiang China.

In the Peruvian mountains. On the way to Bolivia

Peter in the foreground and breathing razor blades near the top of the Khunjerab Pass (4730m or 15609 ft) the border between Pakistan and China.

Iris resting in fron of the ancient city of Pollonaruwa

Ed leaving a bridge over the Uruguay river

Beat Heim posing on his TransHimalayan tour

Hang-on boys and girls summer is coming !
By Sascha Normann

Snow is visible near the 3600 ft. summit of the Puerto de Tiscar

The sweeping road to Puerto del Viento--Pass of the Wind

Bicycle Baba on a steep track in Kaghan Valley.
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Repairing a rack. Let's hope it wasn't not made of aluminium...

Tracks along a railway

Our bikes in the rain on the Birdsville Track

After a heavy rain the sun is coming out and covers the surrounding landscape into a breathtaking intensive colour. In Mallorca.
By Sascha Normann

Andrew posing before entering Rajasthan

Rakaposhi (7788m) one of several BIG peaks lining the route of the KKH

Rantepao life stock market, Tana Toraja (Sulawesi)
By ElGrandeAdi

Great picture of what you would see if you'd be biking Ireland on the rear seat of Gary and Rose's recumbent tandem

Red Canyon in UTAH USA

Riveting roadside rack repair. From BikeBrats during their 1998 tour in India

Resting in Bulgaria
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Shayne takes a break in the long grass north of Douglas Manitoba

Biking through rice crops in India

Shayne and Blue heading east through Surrey British Columbia

Ground slide along road 1 in California. A beautiful road thanks to the great scenery it has on the ocean

A sign for wombat (not hedgehog) in Tasmania
By Mike Vermeulen

It was not long until we hit the first obstacle a rather large scale rock slide that must have just happened within the last half hour

John points out what the sign was trying to alert us to 'Rock Falling Area'. Barabise Nepal

The Romanian bordure crossed late in the evening

The new bridge over Ronda's Tajo gorge. A gust of wind caught the hat of the bridge's architect as he scrambled over a parapet to inspect the recently completed structure. As he reached for his hat he lost his balance and fell over 100 meters to hi

A farm called Rostock

A typical Norwegian scene: snow fields clouds cold rain. (Route 17 to Nesna Norway)

We made nothing more than 20 kilometers from 6 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon against the Patagonian wind. Then the road turned into the wind and we ended the day with 170 km

Working our way through the Sahara sand

Saivani Dai and Ara are leaving the salinas crossing by boat a place infested with mosquitos and cangrejos (no idea what that is...)

The bay of San Sebastian in the Basque Country (near Spain :-))
By Alex

Could be the Sahara but it s in the Himalaya

Tana Toraja (Sulawesi) collage
By ElGrandeAdi

Olivier in an african savane. Africa is not often choosen by world tourer but definately is a great experience

What biking in Scotland often is... Hills stone walls grass and quietness. A biker's dream
By Alex

Tent with a sea view tonight !
By Sascha Normann

My shadow while cycling
By Alex

The early morning makes long shadows

Sheep and goats often pose more of a hazard than autos

Great shelter for the coming storm

Meet the new Shimano ring matching the environment
By Niel Fox

Beach life in Aceh, Sumatra
By ElGrandeAdi

Andrew and Friedel in Singapore Airport for a flight to Australia. Those who have taken the plane with their bike know how ridiculous, cumbersome and cool at the same time you can look !
By Andrew and Friedel Grant

Welcome to Slovakia. Actually their first bordure by bike

Sometimes Janne got the feeling of being very small on the enormous plains
By Janne Corax

A beautiful morning high on the tibetan plateau Northern East of Tibet (Southern E of the Qinghai province China)
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Biking in Arizona
By Paul van Roekel

Tore cycling in a snow field in La Pampa

We woke up to a wonderful light covering of snow. Askin China Xinjiang China

On the way down from The High Tatras Slovakia
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Brunei's source of wealth
By ElGrandeAdi

Yeah, it's an highway...
By Alex

St Wolfgang in the Salzkammergut Area in Austria

Stephan Stoermer in Turkey.
By Stephan Stoermer

Andy riding through the wide Mongolian steppe

Steve Bryant taking a rest in Gambia

Iris on a very straight road going to Armagh

Another great picture from Saschas trip in Nothern Spain.
By Sascha Normann

When I was telling you they had strange camp sites habits..

It's quite difficult to get lost in Australia because only one long highway runs from Darwin to the south.

The local police had taken him under their wing and were escorting him through their area. As you can see from the attached photo they appear to be quite friendly so I don't think that he was being arrested!

Camp at Subash with Muztagata (7546 m) in the background. Xinjiang Province China
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Sunset on Passo del Berninona. In Granbenden Switzerland

Local riding in the sunset
By Niel Fox

The top of Sustenpass in Switzerland. Motorcyclists like to leave stickers

Active volcanoe, Berestagi, Sumatra
By ElGrandeAdi

Thomas climbing a hill in the Lyngseidet area. On his way to the North Cape

Waiting for the boat to cross to Puerto Ibanez in Chile
By Alex

Caught cheating !
By Alex

China Taklamakan after Dunhuang

The sun is setting beyond the Crocker Range (Sabah)
By ElGrandeAdi

Katherine and Liz in Oregon. There's some nice downhill coming for them !

Entering the Death Valley
By Mike Vermeulen

Thomas is giving his new back tyre a last pump and getting ready to leave Bonn

Khunjerab Pass (4650 m). The Pakistan/China border
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Thomas getting ready on his last day before reaching his goal. He has to go back to Bonn also though...

The Dam over the river Rance in Normandy.
By Alex

The well feared tunnel near Sm?rfjord has been tamed. In former times the road was not tarred and there was no ventilation and not a single light for about 2700 meters

Stephen waking up in an irish youth hostel. Can't remember the name of the town though.
By Alex

We were in the middle of nowhere. After a sudden turn we faced that sedimental cliff and that church at his bottom. The storm was coming and the sun was behind us but we couldn't stop looking at the scene.
By Alex

Waiting for the ferry in Norway

Mathura cycle shop

Thirst in the Namib Desert at 45?C

Camp on the Tibetan plateau
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Restaurant in South America (Bolivia ?)

Tim resting on the side of the road just before another high pass

Cindie looking down at the city of Guanajuato where they hope to learn more Spanish

Along the road to Zanskar

Crossing the Belgium/Netherlands bordure
By Alex

Always wondered when to use your compass ?

Riding into Kuala Lumpur, Selangor
By ElGrandeAdi

Tsunami Destruction, Aceh, Sumatra
By ElGrandeAdi

Leaving the bike alone for a trek along the Batura Glacier

Fat tyres for a good looking road. But it usually doesn't last long especially in South America
By Niel Fox

Rosalba begins the Trollstigen's climb in Norway

Max and Rosalba are taking a break on their way up in Trollstigen Norway

Crossing the Tropic of Capricorn

Nadine and Corax on a rough truck journey from the Taklamakan desert to the Qinghai Plateau
By Tom Hermansson Snickars

Matmata to Douz Tunisia

Crossing the bordure to Turkey

Turkish road

Turn-off to Bakun Dam, Sarawak
By ElGrandeAdi

A dream for many bike tripers out there: reaching Ushuaia at the bottom of America

Venice Beach during The nice day in June 1998

After a 2 hours climb in Germany
By Alex

Cindie in a mexican village. Not too crowded

Crossing villages in Nicaragua

Jean-Paul is heading towards a big volcano. It culmits above 5000m !
By Alex

Jirka and Baz seem to be very good at finding very strange camping spot. They found that one just before entering Slovakia. Near Doning

Taking water from a public fountain in south america

I arranged water containers in the front

Pangkor Island, Perak
By ElGrandeAdi

Baz filling up the water bottles

Hiking track at Wengen in Bernese Oberland.

Blue and Wendy riding into a prairie headwind in Alberta

This bridge was only about three or four inches wide. The bikes were to heavy to carry so we rolled them over the bridge slowly and carefully. By the time that John got out the river his legs were numb from the icy waters. North of Ali Tibet.

End of the road that happens sometimes. There you're happy to have those big tyres..
By Niel Fox

Biking in south America

Yaks - the coolest cattle on the planet? I rode through several herds after leaving Pakistani Immigration. During the summer they get driven up to the high altitude pasturelands that line the Chinese border.