Fascinating Cambodia
LONGEST UNSUPPORTED E-BIKE EXPEDITION IN THE WORLD – Stage 1 – Siberia, Mongolia, China, Vietnam, Cambodia – 2015 to 2017
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Skinned dogs
The dancing king of Cambodia
Landed in maximum security prison because of visa overstay – Ajaci’s vaccination certificate
Almost blew himself up – problems with Ajaci’s vaccination card
Dear friends of the great journey,
Perpetrators create victims, victims become perpetrators
Killing Fields
Dust, sweat and Phnom Penh
Abundance of Asian activity and Ajaci’s experiences with lotus flowers
Abandoned summer residence of the king – A dead body is a real problem
A sensible plan – Fooled by monkeys
Corruption, a completely normal part of income?
Shortly before heat stroke
You can sell your hamburgers to your Trump supporters
Too good to be true and yet reality
Delicious for some, creepy for others
Landed in paradise
Sweating 106 kilometers – Aggressive Frenchman
River trip into the world of colors – the decline of a country
At the Finns in the Riverlodge
Across the border to Cambodia – summary of the trip so far
Last trip in Vietnam
Floating market – snakes in the fridge
Mouse baby as a marker pen – In the fairytale world on the Mekong
Mekong Delta
I look into the eye and feel the pain
Saigon, former village in the forest
In the direction of Ho Chi Minh City
The finger circles over the chicken drumsticks like an eagle
Crocodiles – Caught in the tropical jungle rain
Sopranos in the jungle
Riding an e-bike in the national park – TCM responsible for the extinction of rare animal species – cruelty to animals
By the tropical river
Your dog must have a price, right? – Voltage drop causes unrest
Service life at least 10,000 km
Invited to dinner at the Zenkloster
Little Paris – crazy house – With the artist Duc
Drawbar break – Elephant waterfall
Drawbar crack
Does riding elephants make sense? – Ivory trade and conversation with the mahout
In paradise and tormented by thousands of malaria mosquitoes
Attacked by an elephant – The horror has a name
Stopped by a selfie fan
Taking things slowly
A picture book cycling day that can be addictive
103 kilometers per day and 2,218 vertical meters
Seal and Golden Book / Diary of an expedition dog
Escaped traffic hell, landed on the gravel and clay road
Inaccurate navigation – stranded on Highway 1A
Enchanting old town Hoi An
Sunshine
Contaminated sea and positive memories
Motor under water – unforgettable birthday – crazy idea
Depressing wetness
Imperial City of Hue
The forbidden city
Flat land – Navigation
Euphoria and the wonderful feeling of belonging a little bit
Extraordinary, unforgettable turn of the year
Tunnel rats
141 km – constant rain – flat tire – bizarre
Dark Cave
Claustrophobia in the hole – Just survived – Paradise Cave
4.5 kilometers in the belly of mother earth – Phong Nha Cave
House by the lake
Bomb in the garden and contaminated for the next 300 years
Perfect cycling day
Food dog
Nightmare – brake failure, boiled eggs and smelly water
Rice noodles, warplane and Ajaci’s reference book
A relaxed day
South on the famous Ho Chi Minh Highway
A strong start to the day
With the war veteran
Will Mai Chau let us go?
Summary and Christmas greetings from Vietnam
Unplanned night under the open sky
Memory effect and like a boomerang
Important meeting – nervousness before setting off
Cheated – lied to – stolen from and rejected
Filming for TV – Not getting away
Drone flight and border crossing
In the house of the film producer Hung
Mystical – dangerous brain constructs
In delirium
In the gorge of the rock face – To well-being
TV appearance on Vietnamese television – rich experiences
Tam Coc – creatures from the past – river caves under the karst mountains
Ancestor worship
Sinking World Heritage Site, Monkey Island and Friendship Award
Halong Bay – land of dragon legends
The aluminum welder – The oldest capital of Southeast Asia – Rich and powerful
Scouting the route – frame breakage crosses our plans again
The woman in the moon
Test drive and attacked by the cow
Poisonous snake won’t let me into the room
From poor wretch to resort owner – Lovemarket and corruption
Dangerous animals and gentleman / Diary of an expedition dog
Tanja’s birthday – thunderstorm and good that we were slowed down
Accident and a stroke of luck
Life in the rice field
Friendly reception
What kind of beings are we humans?
Surprise package and tropical fruit
Will the floor pan last another 300 kilometers?
Hostile look
143 years of oppression and the fight for freedom
1,703 vertical meters, 118 daily kilometers, the consequences of plant toxins and much more
Like flying drones over the pass road and a hammering ascent into scurrility
Thank you, we’re not buying any poultry today – Sunday market in Sin Ho
Above the clouds and the pulse of life
Dog theft, tortured for better taste and vigilante justice
Discover the slowness of travel and a simpler time
Ripped off, repair and drive through rice fields
Is the friendliness of a country reflected in its cab drivers?
What is behind it
In the valley of clouds and memories of the Vietnam War
Born on the sunny side / Diary of an expedition dog
Prostitution at the border and first moments in Vietnam
Last trip in China and summary of the past 12 months
Rainy season, open skies
Across the red carpet into the Shadian mosque
Start of the monsoon
Lotus plants and mosquitoes
Nomadic life / Diary of an expedition dog
World of fantasy – Shilin Stone Forest – UNESCO World Heritage Site
Abrupt end and great gift
Weather change
Tanja regains the joy of cycling
Superhuman powers, heat and an invisible border with Yunnan province
Mud holes, a heatwave and a nocturnal visit from the prospector
David and Goliath and storm
There is no constant on an expedition trip
At an altitude of 3,300 meters, gravel road, breakdown and heavy thunderstorm
Days of rest and muse
Rockfall, dangerous gusts of wind and bizarre gorges
A guest at Leibo University
Narrowly avoiding disaster through self-inflicted injury
Life in China / Diary of an expedition dog
Sucked in by yawning black holes
The time bomb is exploding piece by piece
Energy management in the Min Shan Mountains – route closed to foreigners due to nuclear power plants
Extreme fog – Biting monkeys – Above the clouds and nauseous
Largest Buddha statue in the world
Subtropical waterfall gorge
Working with panda bears
100 hours of continuous rain
Night drive and rice wine
3,000-year-old kingdom, yoga and tai chi
Panda bears, the national symbol of China
Wenshu Monastery and the temptation to stay there longer
A grueling, breathtaking train journey and tricky border crossing
The separation is difficult
The rhythmic pulse of an ancient city
In the center of traffic hell
A pleasant day without challenges
First signs of spring
Welcome to beautiful Sichuan
Unavoidable collision
It’s getting tight
Nuts instead of a hotel
On the edge of the abyss
In the labyrinth of valleys, gorges and narrow roads
Sleet and alone in the dark world
Dancing dragon lions and glowing lanterns
Sacrifices at the temples of the gods
Chinese New Year – banishing the demons
Waiting for spare parts and organization in the background
You don’t need big gifts to be happy
Stopped by a breakdown at minus 17 degrees
Cold snap
Crossing the Huashan Mountains
Breathtaking peaks
From the smog to the smog – changing sprockets on the road
Tactics to escape the smog – gear change and peaceful emperor
Chinese film
The days between the years
Terracotta army
Inexplicably under their spell
Life in the imperial city of Xi’an
In the cauldron of the imperial city of Xi’an
Life-threatening smog
Rattling lungs – Throbbing hearts – Never-ending incline
Escape the madness
In the caves of the foundation of power
Christmas greetings
Winter has caught up with us
172 km of mountains – the highest demands on technique and body
Escaped through the eye of the needle
Overlooked by China’s rapid progress
Life in the Hutong and an involuntary city tour
‘Wuuuuchchchch!’ it hisses from the fog
A new dimension of curiosity – Inside the rock caves – Schnapps in exchange for a photo
Life-threatening road of a hundred thousand trucks
The new 500 watt Bosch batteries and increasing truck traffic
Do you like schnapps?
A look into the past
Fortress at the Wildganstor Pass
In the world of China’s backyards and alleyways
Oldest and tallest wooden pagoda in the world
Hanging monasteries and hygiene
Cave dwellings and sometimes it’s good to say no
World cultural heritage
Great Wall of China – Smoking tires – Slaughtered dog
Disoriented and like flotsam on the ocean
Itinerary change
Close to despair
Nerves of steel
Explosion
Encounters and the Chinese police your friend and helper
Icy squalls at your back
Off to the land of superlatives, contrasts and surprises
Life in the Chinese city of Erenhot
Through the magic door / Diary of an expedition dog
Farewell
Are there miracles?
At the border camp
Dangerous trident thorns and organization of the border crossing
A dream from which we would prefer not to wake up
Reported to the police and planning for desert crossing
Sacred place and destruction of the intellectual elite
Inferno of wetness and like in a Mad Max movie
132 kilometers headwind, heat and no human settlement
Dreaded wind in the Gobi Desert
Birthday and rancid meat
The long break takes its toll
Off to the Gobi Desert
7 a.m. in Ulan Bator / Diary of an expedition dog
A world of contrasts, thieves, beggars and the super-rich
Pickpockets
In the center of hell
Every decision has consequences
The director and party leader
Hunted by wild dogs
Charging technology and solar
Food poisoning
Bicycles may not cross the border
Summary of Russia / Diary of an expedition dog
Unpleasant encounter
Taiga Camp
Time of the homeless, drunks, stranded people and criminal creatures
83 km route, unexpected challenges and breakdowns
Hot start
Longer than planned
Arrival in Ulan Ude
Transsib – Taiga – Lake Baikal
Trans-Siberian Railway / Diary of an expedition dog
Cab / Diary of an expedition dog
They call me wolf / Diary of an expedition dog
The merciless
Before Vladimir came, my world was still in order
Divine ray
Second departure
Fear of death / Diary of an expedition dog
Reorganization of the trip
Day X / Diary of an expedition dog
Departure
Final work
Liberté / Diary of an expedition dog
Traveling more comfortably in a caravan / Diary of an expedition dog
How it all began / Diary of an expedition dog
Preparation for the e-bike expedition
