sometimes the road was blocked by herds of cows… or as soon as we stopped by village people, screaming boys and girls or schoolchildren on their bicycles… we reached haveri and found a guest house where after some discussion we were allowed to get our bicycles up in our room instead of leaving them over… Continue reading inner india
Category: locations
goodbye beach
we left om beach and gokarna to turn inland towards hampi. soon we found ourselves in deep forests with just our road cutting through. we were sweating up the hills and reached sirsi in the evening. after finding ourselves a guest house we went to the marikamba temple, one of the biggest and most popular… Continue reading goodbye beach
paradise beach
i was about to take a bath the next day when i saw two familiar faces. i recognized marten and manon from the netherlands whom i first met in esfahan and then again in yazd. they were on their way to paradise beach, a 40 minutes walk from om, and after a break for coffee…… Continue reading paradise beach
om beach
we stayed a day longer in gokarna,doing the laundry, sleeping, going shopping and styling our bikes the indian way with colourful stickers of ganesh. the ride to om beach was just 5km but to enter the beach we first had to carry our luggage and cycles down some stairs. when we looked for a place… Continue reading om beach
goa
the first days in goa i stayed with some indian guys which where renovating their house to turn it into a guesthouse. i was their first guest and as construction was still in progress the line between host and guest wasn’t that clear. we had lunch and dinner with 10 people eating together sitting on… Continue reading goa
dubai
i stayed in the youth hostel of dubai, the only budget accommodation in town. ove with his motorcycle fetched me the next day and we went on a city tour. the burj al arab seen from one of the many shopping attractions dubai has to offer. here’s another one… a big shopping mall themed around… Continue reading dubai
hafez
one of the most influential poets of persia is hafez. his tomb in shiraz is a frequently visited place by iranians and his poems are cited in persian traditional music. people are trying to find answers or seek help for decisions through reading verses by hafez. the tomb is surrounded by wonderful gardens, flower beds, and… Continue reading hafez
yazd
the promise of a warm shower made me cycle the last 150 km to yazd in one day. it started to rain just when i pedaled into the city. but it took me another hour to get to the hostel. i had to ask 5 taxi drivers, 7 pedestrian and 9 clerks before i got… Continue reading yazd
toudeshk
the road from esfahan looked like this for miles… …with nothing but a few villages on its way. it was nice to be back in the saddle without any mountain in the way for a change. after arriving in toudeshk and the already normal procedure of asking a handfull of people for directions, some phonecalls… Continue reading toudeshk
goodbye esfahan
after a week of relaxing in esfahan i was eager to get back on my bicycle to continue to yazd. i had a wonderful last day with amelie and till which i first met in turkey. we walked around the imam square, paid a last visit to the tea house and then went to see… Continue reading goodbye esfahan