Myanmar – Buddha
A photo gallery of Buddha statues in Myanmar. This country is one of the most devout Buddhist countries in the… world. Almost everywhere you look, there’s a Buddha statue to be seen.
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S.E. Asia – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of South-East Asia bicycle culture. In South-East Asia bikes aren’t only used to get from A to… B. They appear in shop windows, parades, and are even painted on garage doors.
Laos – temples
A photo gallery of the temples in Luang Prabang, Laos. Entering Luang Prabang’s historic wats gave the feeling of stepping… back in time.
Or as another cyclist put it, “I’m not a temple person. But then I thought; do I want to start pedaling up those steep hills again or visit an ancient wat. Buddha won!”
China – bike tourists
In Yangshuo, Chinese tourists rent bikes to see the sights. Their happiness was infectious as they pedaled through the gorgeous… karst scenery.
China – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of Chinese bicycle culture. Their two-wheelers and cargo bikes are workhorses. They’re used to transport goods and… also function as restaurant stalls that can be set up on any street corner.
China – bicycle touring
A photo gallery of cycling through Southern China. This country is what bicycle touring is all about, adventure! Even though… we couldn’t communicate, read signs or even identify what we were eating, we just jumped in. We cycled past sidewalks filled with dancing office workers, street cleaners in high heels and pedaled through some of the most gorgeous scenery in the world.
China – Cycling
Yunnan’s steep gorges are filled with villages and terraced farmland. We saw all of it as we pedaled up and… down and up and down each mountain ridge.
China – restaurant
What’s in the pot? Who knows? Sometimes it was delicious, but other times we discovered beaks and chicken claws. There… were also restaurants where the stench was so bad that we had to hold our hands over our mouths as we scurried by.
India – Chalukyan caves
A photo gallery of the carvings in the Chalukyan cave temples near Badami, India. They are architectural masterpieces dedicated to… the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist religions.
Main street
India can be found in its villages, rich with their countless activities. On the main street of Badami preparations were beginning for the Diwali festival.
India – bus
Upon seeing the window shield covered in flowers we thought, ”public transport isn’t running during the festival.” How wrong we… were…
Lazy Louie’s TransAm songs
In Hartville, Missouri he built the “Lazy Louie bicycle camp”; a popular rest stop for cross-country cyclists. On his old… Gibson guitar, he played his unforgettable bicycle touring songs such as the Biker’s Dream and My hard bicycle seat.
North India – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of North Indian bicycle culture. Here they are used to transport goods and people. They even use… them as market stalls.
Pamirs – near the border
A panoramic view of camping near the Tajikistan border. It was our first campsite on the Pamir plateau and one…
Pamirs – bicycle touring
A photo gallery of cycling the Pamir highway. The road crosses the vast Pamir plateau. It’s an unnerving, bleak place… yet full of stunning high desert landscapes. We would love to ride it again!