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The story of how I saved money, quit my job, sold my possessions,
and set off to endlessly travel by bike around the world.
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Equipment Pages Index
Introduction
How Much to Bring and Weight
Some
Advice About Advice
A Note to Perspective Sponsors and Gear Suppliers
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more about Sponsorship)
START
HERE for Touring Bikes and Commuting Bicycles
Custom Touring Bicycles and Bike Upgrade Buyers Guide
Bicycle Touring Frames
The
Steel Repair Myth.
Steel
and Aluminum Derailleur Hanger Repair.
Bicycle Touring Wheels
Phil Wood: The Best Bicycle Hubs
Panniers / Bike Bags
Cargo Trailers Vs Panniers
Tires for Bike Tours..
Bicycle Touring Saddles.
Women's Specific Bike Touring Saddles
Brooks Leather Touring Bicycle Saddle Care and Conditioning
Bike Computer
Touring Handlebars, Bar Ends, Adjustable Stems, and Padded Grips.
Kickstands
Sealed Cartridge Headsets
How to prevent flat tires
Bike Route Trails and Maps
Camping
Buying Camping Equipment
Tent and Ground
Cloth
Sleeping
Bag
Sleeping
Pad
Camp Stove
Pots and Pans
Water
Filter
First
Aide Kits
Solar Power for Camp
Clothing
Bike Touring Shorts
Electrical
Short-wave
Radio
Computer
Internet
mp3
Bicycle touring lights
Books
Packing list
Pictures of Equipment Failures
Shopping
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Pictures of Sichuan, China.
Chengdu, to Zongdian, China
(Sept. 4 - Oct. 29, 2005) |
Picture of Vince pushing his bike through a Chinese street market.
Cindie and Vince preparing to enter the 4.5 km tunnel: Notice that the
indicates that bikes are not allowed but we had to get to the other side.
4 Kangding,
Sichuan, located in Southwestern China.(September 2005)
Picture of Kangding, China. |
Image of Tibetan artwork. |
Picture of Tibetan women pushing a large prayer wheel.
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Mugecuo Lake near Kangding
Mugecuo Lake at 3700 meters (12,136 feet).
Picture of blue mountain flowers.
7 Xinduqiao to
Tibetan Home Stay.
(September 28 - October 3, 2005)
Photo of Cindie with our bikes at one of many passes. |
Picture of Tim in front of a Tibetan village. |
Photo of Cindie with Tibetan women in their kitchen. |
Photo of Tibetan women washing straw and grain in a creek. |
Picture of Tim at a high pass, notice the extra luggage from my bike.
Thank you Tim.
Picture of Cindie riding in the rain out of the Tibetan village towards the next
high pass.
9 High
Pass of 4718 meter (15,475 feet) to Litang
(October 6 - 9, 2005)
Cindie reaches the highest altitude of our entire 3 1/2 years of bicycling
around the world. 4718 meter (15,475 feet) A week later we beat this
record by 100 meters but it was very exciting at the time.
Picture of two Tibetan girls hanging around our campsite.
Brrr, at least some of the snow has melted. |
Photo of Cindie and our loaded touring bicycles surrounded by a crown of
curious Tibetans in their small village. (Can you find Cindie)
This lady was just as interested in us as the kids were, she did not mind
getting her picture taken either, I wonder how old she is? |
Tim first arriving in a comfortable hotel room in Litang. after 6 days of
camping and hard riding at high altitude. He is ready for a hot shower and
shave. |
Litang Lamasary Tibetan Buddhist Monk Monastery
with Photo,
Pictures of, Images, Picture from.
(October 1, 2005)
The Tibetan monastery in Litang. |
Photo of young monks studying at the monastery. |
This must be the Buddhist version of hell. |
Photo of a large drum inside the main building of the monastery.
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Photos of former Dali Lamas and maybe the young one on the left.
Litang to
Sumdo, Tibet (Sichuan, China)
(October 12 - 15, 2005)
Photo of our highest camp ever, 4581 meters (15026 feet). All of our water froze
overnight.
Photo of Tibetan nomad tent and family that had moved to a lower elevation.
Photo of Cindie enjoying hotpot with a group of Chinese. |
Photo of Cindie with the monk who gave her the white scarf and blessed her and Tim.
Come on Tim, I am cold. |
Image of Tim approaching another cold wind swept Tibetan pass at 4769 m or
15, 416
feet
Photo of alpine valley in Sichuan province China.
Photo of Cindie resting on the side of the road, thinking where is that bus. Tim
took my rear bags and put them on his handle bars, yes he could ride that beast.
Photo of our campsite with the best view in China.
Picture of Tibetan musicians singing traditional folk songs from Tibet.
INDEX #3:
SE Asia / China
11-22-04 to 9-15-06
December 16- January 16, 2005
Cambodia and Angkor Wat
Poipet to Tien Bien, Cambodia |
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Best Place to see Pictures
Cambodia Thumbnail Pictures
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(January 16 - February 17 , 2005)
Vietnam #1.
Tinh Bien to Cau Ganh, Vietnam |
Tim's Emailed Newsletters
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Best Place to see Pictures
South Vietnam Thumbnails
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May 22 - June 27, 2005
Guizhou and Hunan,
China
Congjiang to
Zhangjiajie National Park China |
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Best Place to see Pictures
Pictures of Guizhou, China.
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(July 16 - Sept. 3, 2005)
Inner Mongolia and Shanxi, China.
Beijing to Xian, Shaanxi, China |
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Best Place to see Pictures
Thumbnail pictures from Inner
Mongolia, China.
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Full size Picture
Pages
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Beijing to Jining, Inner Mongolia.
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Grasslands of Jining, to Wuchuan (near) Hohhot
- Hohhot
to Bautou, Inner Mongolia, China
- Wudang
Lamasary
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Bautou to Yulin, Shanxi, China with Photos from Genghis Khan's Mausoleum.
- Yulin to
Yanan, Shaanxi, China
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Chairman Mao's Headquarters and Residence in Yanan, China.
- Yanan to
Xian, Shaanxi, China.
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Terracotta Warriors #1
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Terracotta Warriors #2. |
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(Sept. 4 - Oct. 29, 2005)
Sichuan, China
Chengdu, to Zongdian, China
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Best Place to see Pictures
Sichuan Thumbnail Photos
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Full size Picture
Pages
- Giant Panda
Breeding Center #1
- Red Panda
in Chengdu, Sichuan, China #2
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Chengdu to Kangding.
- Kangding,
Sichuan, located in Southwestern China.
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Mugecuo Lake near Kangding, Sichuan, China.
- Kangding
to Xinduqiao
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Xinduqiao to Tibetan Home Stay.
- Tibetan
Home Stay to 4718 meter (15,475 feet)
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Litang, Sichuan, China.
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Litang Lamasary Tibetan Buddhist Monk Monastery
- Litang
to Sumdo, Tibet
- Sumdo to
Xiangcheng
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Xiangcheng to Derong, Tibet.
- Derong,
Sichuan Province to Tibetan Shangri-La, (Zongdian) |
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(Oct. 30 - Dec. 24, 2005)
Yunnan, China
Zongdian to Mohan, China
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Best Place to see Pictures
Yunnan thumbnail photos
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(July - Sept. 15, 2006)
Malaysia #3 and Singapore.
Taiping, Malaysia to
Singapore |
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Best Place to see Pictures
Malaysia #3 and Singapore
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