Preference
The city is famous for its rickshaw jams.
Even though the trishaws regularly stand still, the locals still prefer riding in one above walking to their destination.
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Bangladesh – rickshaw graveyard
Abstract art
When they can no longer be repaired, they’re brought to Dhaka’s rickshaw graveyard.
It’s an eerie, yet strangely beautiful sight.
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Bangladesh – rickshaws
Flamboyant
Every inch of a rickshaw; from the handlebars to the saddles and awnings to fenders, is embellished.
But it’s the frames where the artists go wild. Film stars, gun-toting heroines, villains, lions, ships, birds, planes and even flowers can be viewed on rickshaw undercarriages.
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Oman – bicycle touring
Cycling
Oman is barren yet the diversity in desert landscapes is enormous.
After weeks of touring by bicycle, our skin dried out and we were continually covered in sand.
We had turned into desert rats.
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Oman – camping
No problem
Wild camping is legal in Oman.
Since there’s almost nobody around, we’d just pull off the road and set up our tent.
Even when we camped behind a government building, the Omanis didn’t bat an eye.
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Bolivia – Parade
Show off
We could hear the brass band blasting. Then came the dancers, whirling around.
Bolivians love performing in parades, even when there isn’t a spectator in sight!
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Bolivia – bicycle touring
Cycling
Bolivia isn’t the easiest destination to ride through due to the sand and high elevations.
But pedaling across the Salar de Uyuni has to be one of our all-time favorite cycling experiences!
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Bolivia – spectators
Spectators
Bolivians flocked to the Independence day celebrations, turning the town into a great place for people watching.
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Bolivia – train graveyard
Relics
Just outside of Uyuni lies the abandoned Cementerio de Trenes.
The rusted locomotives and rail cars have long been corroded by the salty winds.
It’s an eerie, yet strangely beautiful sight.
Another Uyuni impression:
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Bolivia – busses
Creative
Dull, plain busses are just so passé.
Why not do as the Bolivians do and jazz up public transport with some bad photoshop.
These rolling works of art regularly screamed past us.
They were also a godsend when after pushing 8 hours through the sand and washboard we declared, “Enough is enough!”
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Argentina – bicycle touring
Cycling
The never-ending Ruta 40 led us through Argentina.
Accompanied by a playlist of road trip songs that played through our heads – the miles flew by.
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Cycling in Bagan
Cycling
During the midday heat, we would sit in the shade of a famous temple. (Note: deserted pagodas are atmospheric, but touristic ones have vendors selling ice-cold drinks.)
Then when the temperature cooled, off we went.
Our favorite time was sunset.
It was magical, riding past fields of pagodas bathed in the golden evening light.
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Myanmar – cycling
Celebrities
We’re just Western cyclists.
But for the girls, we were foreign, new and exciting!
They wrote down our names and beamed while standing next to us.
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Irrawaddy boat trip
Slow boat
From Bagan, we caught a ride on the local freight boat to Pyay.
It was a leisurely three-day journey.
We just sat on the deck, viewing the scenery and watching everything that happened around us.
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Myanmar – bicycle culture
Trishaws
In Burma, sidecars are attached to standard bikes.
The trishaws carry everything from goods to passengers. They even make comfy spots for a bit of shut-eye.