Here's our route around Taiwan.
The total distance was about 600km with several thousand metres of climbing over the Central mountains.
The total distance was about 600km with several thousand metres of climbing over the Central mountains.
17/03/2017
12/03/2017
Book - Eastern Tibet - Sichuan
We made a book of our journey through this part of Sichuan. Specifically we cycled through the Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures of Aba and Garze. There are maps and some route information. We didn't make it for anyone else. Just for us, but you're welcome to have it. If you want to buy it then you can get it as a pdf with the link below.
The book should be previewable here: (be patient)
If you want the book for free the whole book is downloadable by clicking here.
The book should be previewable here: (be patient)
If you want the book for free the whole book is downloadable by clicking here.
04/12/2016
Route and GPS Files for Eastern Tibet
Here's our route and all the places we stayed.
Here's also a folder containing all the fantastic maps that we used:
The fantastic maps from Gecko Maps - Eastern Tibet have also been scanned and their are some copies there if you need to print some out. Make sure you print the key I was too lazy to join them up.
Here's also a folder containing all the fantastic maps that we used:
The fantastic maps from Gecko Maps - Eastern Tibet have also been scanned and their are some copies there if you need to print some out. Make sure you print the key I was too lazy to join them up.
Eastern Tibet Route
We flew to Chengdu, stayed with the lovely Sarah and Scott, two English teachers and then set off by bus to Songpan. From there are after a detour to Jiuzaighou to see the lakes we headed up and West into the Tibetan Autonomous Zone around Aba and across the high grasslands.
We then rode to Ganzi / Garze and then across towards the Southern Tibetan highway. From there we rode back to Kangding before heading back to Chengdu. Our journey was around 1700km and involved huge amounts of time spent between 3000m and 4500m. We camped most of the way, although hotels were also easy to find and cheap to stay in in smaller towns.
We then rode to Ganzi / Garze and then across towards the Southern Tibetan highway. From there we rode back to Kangding before heading back to Chengdu. Our journey was around 1700km and involved huge amounts of time spent between 3000m and 4500m. We camped most of the way, although hotels were also easy to find and cheap to stay in in smaller towns.
07/02/2016
Cycling route information around and through KL
Here is a folder of route information around Kuala Lumpur:
It includes:
It includes:
- Routes that get to the area where we live (avoiding all big roads)
- A route to the city centre on lovely little roads (gorgeous route)
- A pdf of the brilliant Bicycle Map Project for KL: http://studio25.my/map/140919_KLCTRMAP_S25.html
- Installation files for the Malaysia Map project - an accurate and detailed version of the Open Street Maps version. This version can be added to Garmin Basecamp software and then installed for free on any Garmin GPS
- Lots of shorter circular routes from our house or nice rides that start nearby.
16/12/2015
Leo in the Weehoo in Malaysia
A Sunday morning ride around the outskirts of the Paya Indah Wetland about 30km south of KL. In the park we saw some very large hippos up close along with a few crocodiles and then we went for a bike ride.
02/11/2015
Olympic Peninsula & Cascade Range GPS Files
Here's our route around the Peninsula:
And here's the files:
09/07/2015
WarmShowers at its best with Darren and Cyndi
The Sherwood forest gathering
While camping on the shore of Lake Quillan we met Dagmar and Scott who invited us to a gathering of friends in the quirkily named Sherwood Forest on the Long Beach peninsula. It involved a detour but was SO worth it. Communal cooking, campfires, music, fireworks for July 4th and lots of child friendly activities.. sandpit, swings, pirate ship.....and a brilliant tidal beach sheltered from the customary winds of this area.
Food was announced with the ring of a bell and the pizza oven was put to good use. There were rope swings in the forest and the chickens and dogs proved a real hit with Leo, as did all the friendly people.
07/07/2015
Jelly fish collecting
We love Leo's desire to collect stuff he finds, but old washed up Jelly Fish weren't exactly our favourite thing. He kept asking us to hold them!
01/07/2015
The coast
Wild, windswept beaches with huge numbers of driftwood logs. Amazingly beautiful and atmospheric.
Leo loved it
A return WarmShowers
In summer 2014 we hosted Eric, an American guy who stayed with us for a few days and entertained Leo quite successfully. When we knew we were flying to Seattle we realised that Eric might know stuff about getting to the ferry from the airport so we got in touch. Amazingly he offered to pick us up from the airport and host us for a couple of nights so that we could get over our jetlag.
When we arrived, his wife Loretta and his daughters Sophie, Lucy and Maria made us feel very welcome despite us throwing the girls out of their she-shed in the basement. We recovered, had a trip to REI and then rather wonderfully Eric rode us into Settle down the amazing network of trails that linked Bellevue with the city centre. We had a great day especially because most of the journey was downhill although I suspect Eric had a harder time getting home.
25/06/2015
Have we left Norway yet?
Poulsbo is a small town on a peninsula on a peninsula. It was on our way and had a nice park in the forest and easy access to a good beach for Leo to forage for crabs, so we spent the afternoon there. It was settled by Norwegian fisherman and the people of the town are still really proud of their Norwegian heritage. Leo was quite excited at all the flags and we nearly got him to sing his Barnehage song: 'Sundelia Barnehage hey, hey, hey!!!' but he got all shy when we got the camera out.
05/08/2014
Carretera Austral slideshow
Photos taken along the route of the Carretera Austral between Ralun and Villa O'Higgins
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