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champasak

on the way from the tad lo oasis i got confronted with sorrow a little too soon. as i stopped for a drink the earth shook and a bursting sound came from down the street. a house had collapsed and by the time i reached the scene, crying people were carrying their loved ones, dead… Continue reading champasak

tad lo

as soon as i left the main road i ended up with a dirt road which leads towards the bolaven plateau and its waterfalls. i ended up in tad lo. a place with only a handful of guesthouses and a laid-back atmosphere that embraces you. the guesthouse had a wonderful garden and when it rained… Continue reading tad lo

vientiane to savannakhet

after searching the internet and asking around in vientiane it seemed impossible to get a boat downstream towards the south of laos. maybe i get another chance in cambodia to travel on rather than along the mekong. the day after the match between serbia and germany i was back on my bike and the route… Continue reading vientiane to savannakhet

cycle-mekka

i heard many good things about laos from other cyclists and it became one of the most popular cycling destinations in southeast asia. the first one i met was joel from denmark on his roundtrip through thailand and laos. his blog. on my last stop before vientiane in phonhong i met gaelle and… ben from… Continue reading cycle-mekka

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laos

the crossing from china to laos is quite easy. you get your visa on arrival without any delay. except that i had a group visa which i had to leave with the chinese and no exit stamp in my passport when i arrived at the lao side and soi had to make an extra run… Continue reading laos

wanderlust

another blog, this time in german. the guys from erfinder.at have their own ways to get over or fuel their wanderlust. usually inventions and all sorts of clever ideas are presented on their blog, but excited about being present at the worldcup in south africa, the travel bug won over and so as a small… Continue reading wanderlust

invitation for dinner

i grew fond of the chinese food quickly. i have a sheet of paper with me explaining that i am a vegetarian, if my pronunciation failes me once again, and most of the times it turns out right. sometimes i even get invited if people want to show respect for me traveling by cycle or if i… Continue reading invitation for dinner

flower movement saved

after i lost my rose from the flower movement (or it was stolen, the case is not closed yet) i was given this real one by passing school kids.    it is always wonderful to see how they fight their shyness until one of them waves or says something and soon you are surrounded by the… Continue reading flower movement saved

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cyclemasala back home

after more than half a year on the road, morgan and battista found their way back to switzerland. here are two posts where at the very end you can see our reunion in kathmandu as i was just arriving from pokhara and they were coming back from a month of trekking: http://cyclemasala.ch/fr/post445.html and at dinner,… Continue reading cyclemasala back home

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