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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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My 3 Books
I write, self publish and sell
books about bicycle touring
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May 2010 to present
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Sept 2007 to May 2008
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Sept 2006 to Sept 2007
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Nov 2004 to Sept 2006
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June 2003 to June 2004
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March 2002 to April 2003
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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 Yunnan, Photo Journal
Zongdian to Mohan, China
(Oct. 30 - Dec. 24, 2005) |
Shangri-La, (Zongdian) - Lijiang - Dali, China.
(November 1 -15, 2005)
View of Tim in front of Yulong Xueshan on our way to Lijiang.
Photo of Cindie pushing her bike through the streets of Lijiang.
Picture of Bai women dancing in the market square. |
The water wheel in Lijiang.
Photo of a high mountain prairie with a Tibetan women standing by a stupa.
Photo of Tim as a celebrity in China, everyone wants a picture with the big
guy |
Women in front of drying corn and red chilies drying in front.
Picture of Yulong Xueshan with farmland in the foreground.
Dali to Jingdong, Yunnan, China
(November 29 - December 3, 2005)
A donkey train passed us while we were taking a break.
A market in full swing in late afternoon. |
Picture of Tim holding a bamboo tobacco bong.
A sign showing the dangers of electricity and other precautions. |
A storage shed.
Puer to Jinghong, Yunnan, China
(December 10 -14, 2005)
Taking a break at a pass between Puer and Simao, China.
Tim riding through banana plantation.
Cindie riding towards a new tunnel on the unfinished expressway, this tunnel was
very long. |
Hwy 213 is a muddy mess, note the truck driver is on the wrong side of the
road, this is common in China.
Cindie crossing the new bridge over the Mekong into Jinghong.
Photo of tea bushes. |
Wide streets and bike lanes (this is common in all Chinese cities, however,
palms are not so common.
Tea and more tea, the small white specks are people in the field.
Xishuangbanna
Tropical Flowers and Plants Garden.
(December 17, 2005)
I was told that this is called a butterfly plant.
Hungry fish in the lake.
Close up of a bougainvillea flower. |
A lily pad of a different type.
A flower opening up above a lily pad.
Powder puff flower, now kidding.
Photo of Jack Fruit |
Garden reflecting in the lake.
Jinghong to Mengla to Mohan, Yunnan, China.
(December 17 - 21, 2005)
Photo of Cindie riding through a Dai village.
Locals having breakfast on their tractor.
Photo of a man and women sawing a palm tree.
This Dai village stands in the way of the new expressway, will it be here in
a year? |
Photo of a young Chinese boy eating noodle soup.
Photo of the Mekong river near Jinghong, China.
Photo of Tim riding is southern Yunnan province. |
Photo of Tim and his bike with the jungle behind him.
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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Bicycle Touring
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Filter
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Cycle Touring Racks: Why chromoly steel is best.
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