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Goodbye Central-Asia
The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Tuesday, September 25, 2007. We're sitting on the upper deck of the ferry to Baku, staring at the endless sea (which ends in Azerbaijan). Who would have believed we'd reach so far! Maybe only Erez from Beeri ;-). Even Gal didn't believe, at the time, that we'll reach the Caucasus. Only after the mountains of West-Sichuan, China, did she understand she can cycle anywhere, and that Turkey is on the way. Gal was bit by a dog. Coffee with the captain and his first officer. The pea...
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Goodbye China
The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Thursday, July 26, 2007. 26/07/07 - Goodbye China. After 4.5 months, we left China. We were excited at the border, it surprised us. For some time now we were ready to leave. We were tired of too many things. We were tired of the bureaucracy; from the constant was of visa-extensions, to the small things, like entering our censored blog or even sending a CD with digital pictures, by post. Communism also killed religion. There is no religion in China. None at all! And on the Chin...
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Goodbye Thailand
The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Friday, January 12, 2007. We’re back in Nong-Khai, soon to cross the friendship bridge to Laos. As usual, sitting on the river bank, sipping our beer, enjoying the sunset (inform us when you’re tired of sunset beer tales/pics, reading this at work). We have a list of “things to do”, which Gal keeps away from Rami (so our day will not be too busy); today we bought a spare tire. So, we have time to write our thoughts/conclusions of Thailand. We haven’t seen tourists for ov...
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Goodbye Vietnam
The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Saturday, March 10, 2007. Due to the concern for Ramis. Hernia) and the future of the trip, we were not really. In the mood of being 'tourists' in Hanoi. We were a whole week in the city, in ' Kims. Do' hotel, a cute. Little hotel, which took us as 'part of the family'. They even got used to the idea of having 2 bicycles in their kitchen, even tough they refused, first. And in the small alleys, eating on every second food stall and drinking extremely. We finally saw food.
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Ho Chi Ming trail
Ho Chi Ming trail. The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Thursday, March 1, 2007. Traffic in Vietnam is the worst we’ve seen! Much worse than Bangkok, worse than riding a motorcycle all around India, even worse than the costal highway in Israel on weekends! Millions of 10-year old maturity on scooters, zigzagging, thinking it’s a computer game, and crossing a junction is a bonus. Very quickly we removed the flags from our trailers, because the locals thought it was part of the game. A new road, 2 lanes (wow! We're...
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Kyrgyzia
The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Saturday, August 25, 2007. Welcome to Kyrgyzstan 26/07/07. We crossed the Chinese border through a concrete building. Our luggage was X-rayed, our mechanic tools were inspected (due to the X-ray), and we said good-bye, Gal with tears in her eyes. Sort of a normal border crossing. It looked like an army base from the 50's. Small wood shacks, with asbestos roofs, junk everywhere, dirt roads – a mess. Eater is being brought by tractors from a river 11km away! Sometimes, during th...
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laos, first 3 weeks
Laos, first 3 weeks. The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Saturday, February 3, 2007. Please forgive us for the very short post on the last two weeks. we were not in a writing mood, maynly due to Laos being very touristic. Another reason is Tom, who joined our team for the last two weeks. But we hope youll enjoy the pictures and remarks. Were 3 weeks in Laos, back in Vientiane, sitting in our local coffee shop, drinking excellent Lao-coffee, all excited about Gals’ first solid - - - - - in 5 days. A week later Ra...
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Litang to Garze
The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Saturday, June 2, 2007. It took some time to find a decent hotel, in Chinese standards (not Tibetan nor backpackers standards). After 3 nights of camping, we choose to spoil ourselves. Litang is situated in a wide valley, 4,100m high, surrounded by barren mountains. The Lonely planet guide book was finally accurate: The place seems like the wild west, just replace the horses with motorcycles! The road from Zhongdian to Litang. E It detailed distances, altitude of valleys and p...
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Parents to the Rescue with New Bicycle Wheels!!!
Parents to the Rescue with New Bicycle Wheels! The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Sunday, July 1, 2007. What are Parents good for? To rescue and assist their kids. But as long as it is for healthy problems, that's fine. Our latest "job" was buying sturdy bicycle wheels that will support an armored tank (rear weight of about 130 kg) and sending them to Urumqi, almost the most western part of China! Woo, not so fast! Now the wheel was ready for shipment. Ah, not yet! We are told that the shipping price depends ei...
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Rain, Hail, Snow, Wind and a broken rim
Rain, Hail, Snow, Wind and a broken rim. The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Saturday, 16 June 2007. On the way to Qinghai. Drying yak shit for fire. Monastery and prayer flags. We hoped Manigange will have hot water. We were disappointed. The whole village (=Tibetan town) didn't have even running water. We took the best shitty hotel in town. It had toilets in our floor, but words cannot describe. We enjoyed doing laundry and washing ourselves in the freezing river. Washing in the river. Of coarse, it started to...
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So, is it any fun?
So, is it any fun? The Silk Road Bicycle Trip. Monday, March 5, 2007. 3 months ago, a bit after we left Bangkok, after less than 500 k"m, Rami. Asked Gal: "So, is it any fun? Of us had an answer. Not even a clue. Since then, the question has aroused. A few times, causing us to laugh, yet with no definite. 2 days ago, when we thought our trip will suddenly end, the answer hit us in the face. Hernia - Part 1. The major reason going to Hanoi was for Rami. To see a doctor. During the last 2-3 w eeks. Why loo...
