Bicycle Touring resources
'This is how we eat while cycle touring' is a part of the series “This is how… by TwistingSpokes.com”. We all know that the intake during a multi month or year cycle journey is crucial to have enough energy to cycle up all those climbs and to keep the body warm. We have found it to be [...]
'This is how we camp' is a part of the series “This is how… by TwistingSpokes.com”. Camping while on a journey like ours has become a way of life, a ritual. When we camp we relax and make ourselves as comfortable as possible. Usually when we say camp we are wild camping or, called by some, stealth [...]
'This is how we navigate' is a part of the series “This is how… by TwistingSpokes.com”. How do we navigate through the vast amount of roads in China, cities as Teheran and Istanbul, Turkmenistan desert, forrest of Albania, the plains of Mongolia? And the list goes on. In reality it is not as complicated as it sounds [...]
This is how we manage our budget is the third part of the series “This is how... by TwistingSpokes.com”. Many people traveling for a long time by bicycle think of their budget or finances before and during their journey on the bicycle. We are the same and think it can be nice to share so maybe we [...]
'This is how we chose our bicycles' is the second part of the part of the series “This is how... by TwistingSpokes.com”. How to choose a touring bicycle is maybe the most covered subject about bicycle traveling, so again we will not talk about how to choose a touring bicycle but rather give you an insight on [...]
'This is how we decided to travel by bicycle' is the first part of the series “This is how... by TwistingSpokes.com”. In this part we cover the process of deciding to travel by bicycle and how we got to the point of departure. If you have been following us from the start you already would know some [...]
We have now cycled more than 19000 kilometers and we now feel it is time to share "This is how" we do this. 'This is how...' by TwistingSpokes.com will consist of several subjects on the aspects of bicycle touring, traveling and living on the road as you can see below. We will try to publish a new subject [...]
We have gotten to know the city of Ulaanbaatar reasonably well because Susanne stayed here more than two months and Martin almost six weeks. It is a city of contrast. We both felt very comfortable in Ulaanbaatar. Maybe even too comfortable. For us it was the first city in a long time where everything was available although [...]
It was amazing! Arriving to Urumqi after cycling there all the way from the Netherlands. It was quite a huge milestone for us. But it was also a bit daunting because during the last days of the year we'd had some deep conversations about what next. The plan was clear but the feelings not so much. We [...]
Below you will find information regarding the processes of applying for the Iranian and Central Asian visa on the road in Ankara and Tehran. We found the process of applying for visa fairly simple and we didn't encounter any problems during the applications. The only thing is to be well prepared regarding documents and they will always cost [...]