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On the 2nd of February 2014 we embarked on our long desired adventure: Cycling east from Rotterdam with Nepal as destination. As we travel and meet people our horizon will broaden, follow us and see the world with our eyes. Through this website you can explore the places we see, read about the people we meet on the road, learn about the topics we find interesting & inspiring and read more about our thoughts, feelings and what makes us wonder… We travel unsupported and rely on our own funding. Here on twisting spokes we will share our story.

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Returning through Europe: Poland

Crossing the border from Görlitz to Zgorzelec was a big step. Our first task was to find a place to change money because we had no Zloty in our possession yet. Zgorzelec was a good [...]

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  • Monks at Labrang Monastery

    Xian to Labrang en-route to the Amdo Tibetans

    Contemplating on our route through west China we noticed that we had a chance to experience the life of the Amdo Tibetans. So we quickly decided on going west from Xian instead of south to [...]

  • Wild camping china

    From arid Gobi to lush Great Wall of China

    We took a day to settle back in to China, enjoy Chinese food and the bustling streets of Erenhot. This is a city in Inner Mongolia an autonomous region in China, also called Ereen or [...]

  • Tsagaan Sar, a different New Years celebration

    In Mongolia there are two major traditional holidays. One is in summer and is called Naadam, the other is in winter and is called Tsagaan Sar or white moon. Tsagaan Sar is the celebration of [...]

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  • Wild camping china

    From arid Gobi to lush Great Wall of China

    We took a day to settle back in to China, enjoy Chinese food and the bustling streets of Erenhot. This is a city in Inner Mongolia an autonomous region in China, also called Ereen or [...]

  • cycling the gobi

    Cycling the Gobi, a desert with surprises

    It was hard to leave Ulaanbaatar. Our winter break had been good in many ways. We had created a nice social life, gotten to know quite a few really nice people, established bonds with Mongolians [...]

  • south route to Ulaanbaatar

    Following the south route to Ulaanbaatar, it changed me!

    In Altai I had time to think and decided on a change of plans. I now was planning to follow the south route to Ulaanbaatar. The original plan was to cycle north from Altai to [...]

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  • Stunning steep roads and jungle adventures

    ‘Left, we need to stay on the left!’ we were shouting at each other every time we re-entered the road. We had crossed over from Laos to Thailand and had not realised we also had [...]

  • Yunnan a tropical endeavour

    The final chapter of China had begun. We were cycling from Lijiang through Yunnan province to the border with Laos. We were at lower altitude and it was getting more warm and humid. We were [...]

  • Santos travelmaster

    Holidaying, WWOOFing, cycling

    It was time for a holiday! Susanne’s family were visiting. Afterwards we would be cycling back to the farm where Susanne volunteered before, while Martin was in Denmark, and then we would cycle back to [...]

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  • Santos travelmaster

    Holidaying, WWOOFing, cycling

    It was time for a holiday! Susanne’s family were visiting. Afterwards we would be cycling back to the farm where Susanne volunteered before, while Martin was in Denmark, and then we would cycle back to [...]

  • WWOOFing: Lifting pine tree out of the sand

    WWOOFing at an organic pine tree farm in South Korea

    Before arriving to South Korea we had the plan to find a place to WWOOF. For people not familiar with this term it means: Willing Workers On Organic Farms. We would like to learn more [...]

  • My experiences as a volunteer in Ulaanbaatar

    After knowing that Martin and I would split up for a while (because he was cycling through Mongolia) I started looking into what I could be doing. First my eyes were set in southern China, [...]

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  • Twistingspokes Yellow River

    Qingdao to Xi’an: peaches for everyone

    What would China have in store for us this time? After cycling the Northwest and Northeast we are now on our way from Qingdao to Xi'an to shortly get back on the Silk Road. In [...]

  • The Great Wall hike at Jinshanling/Gubeikou

    After cycling alongside the Great Wall for quite some kilometers we were ready to start ascending it. We had picked the village Gubeikou as our starting point from where we wanted to walk to the [...]

  • Old Ankara road

    Friendly dogs on the old Ankara road

    We were ready to take on the rest of Turkey, although saying goodbye was a little bit sad because the stay at Ali, Martin's ex-colleague, had been very nice. Also we had the experience of [...]

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On our way to Kathmandu part 132019-03-27T17:24:00+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 122019-03-27T17:26:05+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 11 “The Road to Bishkek”2019-03-27T17:27:22+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 10 “The Pamirs!”2019-08-15T10:03:23+02:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 9 “Khorog to Murgab”2019-03-27T17:28:50+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 8 “Bukhara to Khorog”2019-08-15T10:03:23+02:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 7 “Desert Dash”2019-03-27T17:30:36+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 62019-03-27T17:30:39+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 52019-03-27T17:31:01+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 42019-03-27T17:31:30+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 32019-03-27T17:34:55+01:00
Days of Cappadocia2019-03-27T17:35:09+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 22019-03-27T17:35:24+01:00
On our way to Kathmandu part 12019-03-27T17:35:59+01:00
Biking in the Pyrenees2015-11-11T05:22:55+01:00

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