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Karlsruhe, 06.07.2026

Days 1443–1465: Usedom – Karlsruhe • German Legal Situation Regarding Wild Camping

Crossing Germany to Reach the Finish Line

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Halle (Saale), 21.06.2026

Days 1426–1442: Klaipeda – Usedom • Our Luggage Distribution

Around Kaliningrad and the Polish Baltic Coast

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Klaipeda, 26.05.2026

Days 1405–1425: Narva – Klaipeda • Menstrual Hygiene on a Long-Distance Cycling Trip

Baltic Forests and Beaches

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Valga, 10.05.2026

Days 1392–1404: Moscow – Narva

Back to Europe Part II: Moscow and St. Petersburg

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Narva, 04.05.2026

Days 1380–1392: Sokcho – Moscow • How-To Report About Our Return to the EU/Estonia From South Korea by Trans-Siberian Railway • The History of the Transsib

Back to Europe Part I: The Trans-Siberian Railway

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Sokcho, 09.04.2026

Days 1360–1377: Busan – Sokcho

South Korea: The Ideal Transit Country

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Busan, 24.03.2026

Days 1337–1359: Ise – Shimonoseki • Popular Cycling Routes From Europe to East Asia • The Three Japanese Scripts

Japanese Mountain Road Roulette

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Kyoto, 03.03.2026

Days 1320–1337: Auckland – Toba • History of Japan

Japan in Winter: Land of the Early Setting Sun

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Auckland, 10.02.2026

Days 1305–1319: Owhango – Auckland • Tour Statistics

The Bridges of the Timber Trail

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Owhango, 26.01.2026

Days 1284–1304: Nelson – Owhango

18,690 km Away From Home

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Blenheim, 12.01.2026

Days 1264–1283: Wanaka – Nelson • New Zealand

We(s)t Coast Wilderness

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Wanaka, 15.12.2025

Days 1250–1263: Sydney – Wanaka

New Zealand: Bike Trails of the South

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Sydney, 01.12.2025

Days 1225–1249: Casino – Sydney

English Weather in New England

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Kangaroo Creek, 10.11.2025

Days 1208–1225: Munduberra – Casino • Marsupials

Attack of the Killer Magpie

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Wondai, 24.10.2025

Days 1185–1208: Hughenden – Munduberra • Camels in Australia

1800 Kilometers of Outback

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Barcaldine, 04.10.2025

Days 1173–1185: Cairns – Hughenden

From Rainforest to the Outback

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Gordonvale, 17.09.2025

Days 1164–1173: Dili – Cairns • Background to Aborigines

Six Days Of Vanlife

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Darwin, 10.09.2025

Days 1150–1163: Atambua – Dili • Background to Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Last Corner of Southeast Asia, Heart of the Coral Triangle

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Atambua, 24.08.2025

Days 1133–1149: Labuan Bajo – Atambua

Steep and Sick on Flores and West Timor

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Labuan Bajo, 07.08.2025

Days 1122–1132: Bakas – Labuan Bajo

Endless Honking on Lombok and Sumbawa

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Bakas, 26.07.2025

Days 1109–1121: Yogyakarta – Bakas • Background to Indonesia

Reunited in East Java and Bali

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Turen, 18.07.2025

Days 1094–1108: Batam – Yogyakarta

The Infamous Pelni Ferry and Solo in West Java

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Batam, 01.07.2025

Days 1090–1094: Singapore • Milestones and Dogma

40,000 km. 3 Years. Singapore.

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Johor Bahru, 24.06.2025

Days 1069–1089: Kuala Lumpur – Johor Bahru • Water Treatment

Old and New Capitals of Malaysia

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Kuala Lumpur, 04.06.2025

Days 1045–1068: Langkawi – Kuala Lumpur • Background to Malaysia

Malaysia: Diversity in the Streets – And on the Menus!

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Langkawi, 12.05.2025

Days 1030–1045: Phunphin – Langkawi • Our Morning Routine

Rainy Season at the Andaman Sea

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Phunphin, 25.04.2025

Days 1010–1029: Ayutthaya – Phunphin • Emerald Buddha

Beach Camping at the Gulf of Thailand

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Ayutthaya, 05.04.2025

Days 999–1009: Choam Border – Ayutthaya • Our Evening Routine

Thailand: A Promising Country for Cyclists

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Ta Pek, 28.03.2025

Days 995–999: Don Khone – Chong Chom • Rise and Fall of the Khmer Rouge

Four Days in Rural Northern Cambodia

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Don Khone, 21.03.2025

Days 986–994: Plei Kan – Don Khone

Jungle, Savannah and Mud in the Southern Tip of Laos

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Plei Kan, 12.03.2025

Days 953–985: Da Nang – Plei Kan • Gear Updates After 2.5 Years

Goodbye Vietnam

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Da Nang, 11.02.2025

Days 941–952: Cua Lo – Da Nang • Physics of the Bicycle III: Drivetrain • History of the Ho Chi Minh Highway

Cycling the Ho Chi Minh Highway

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Cua Lo, 25.01.2025

Days 923–939: Quan Lan – Cua Lo • Our Finances

Red River Delta and a Bit of Jungle

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Quan Lan, 08.01.2025

Days 910–922: Lang Son – Quan Lan • Physics of the Bicycle II: Hands-Free Cycling

New Year’s Eve in Hanoi and Then off to the Sea

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Lang Son, 27.12.2024

Days 890–909: Lao Cai – Lang Son • Physics of the Bicycle I: Not Falling Over and Curves

In the Mountains of North Vietnam – And Once More to China

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Lao Cai, 07.12.2024

Days 879–889: Kunming – Hekou • History of China VI: Mao Zedong

Bicycle Touring in China: The Pros and Cons!

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Kunming, 25.11.2024

Days 859–878: Leshan – Kunming • History of China V: Chiang Kai-Shek

A Chain of Reservoirs named Yangtze

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Leshan, 05.11.2024

Days 844–858: Yanjing River – Leshan • Visa for China • History of China IV: Sun Yat-Sen

We Are Not Alone in Sichuan

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Leshan, 01.11.2024

Days 836–844: Xi’an – Guangyuan • How Do We Produce Our Podcast Episodes? • History of China III: Cixi

Bad Luck and No Pandas in the Qinling Mountains

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Xi’an, 13.10.2024

Days 822–835: Pingyao – Xi’an • The Terracotta Army • Religion in China

Along the Huang He between Shanxi and Shaanxi

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Pingyao, 30.09.2024

Days 812–821: Hohhot – Pingyao • History of China II: Opium, Boxers and the Unequal Contracts

The Three Walls of China

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Hohhot, 19.09.2024

Days 795–811: Ulaanbaatar – Hohhot • History of China I: Dynasty Overview

From Outer Mongolia to Inner Mongolia

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Ulaanbaatar, 02.09.2024

Days 781–794: Ulaanbaatar • The Mongol Empire (with David) • The Bogd Khan

Karakorum and Ulaanbaatar: The Mongolian Capitals

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Ulaanbaatar, 24.08.2024

Days 753–780: Takeshiken – Ulaanbaatar Tuul • Second Passport

Mongolia: The Last Groundhog Day

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Takeshiken, 21.07.2024

Days 734–751: Zharkent – Takeshiken • Chinese Language and Script

Xinjiang: Everything Is Different in Far West China

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Zharkent, 03.07.2024

Days 724–733: Karakol – Zharkent • Our Office and Studio II • Country Background to Kazakhstan

A Glimpse into the East of Kazakhstan

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Karakol, 24.06.2024

Days 706–723: Osh – Karakol • Country Background to Kyrgyzstan

Horse(droppings)land Kyrgyzstan

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Osh, 05.06.2024

Days 698–705: Murghab – Osh • Tajik Visa and Kyzyl Art Border Permit

Pamir Highway Part III: Ak-Baital, Kyzyl Art and the Land of Marmots

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Murghab, 27.05.2024

Days 690–696: Khorugh – Murghab • Altitude Sickness • The Pamir Highway

Pamir Highway Part II: From Khorugh to Murghab

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Khorugh, 19.05.2024

Days 673–688: Dushanbe – Khorugh • Country Background to Tajikistan

Pamir Highway Part I: Via the Northern Route to the Afghan Border

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Dushanbe, 04.05.2024

Days 665–672: Sharisabz (Kesh) – Dushanbe • Our Office and Studio I

The Hisar Range: Uzbekistan’s Last Hurdle

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Sharisabz, 25.04.2024

Days 661–664: Samarkand – Sharisabz (Kesh) • Timur (With David)

How Timur Looted Together the Treasures of Samarkand

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Samarkand, 23.04.2024

Days 646–661: Khiva – Samarkand

Bukhara and Samarkand: „Capitals“ of the Silk Road

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Khiva, 06.04.2024

Days 635–645: Tazhen – Khiva • Country Background to Uzbekistan

Spring Begins in Khwarazm

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Khiva, 03.04.2024

The Silk Road (With David)

Background Special: The Historic Silk Road

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Kungrat, 29.03.2024

Days 618–634: Astrakhan – Tazhen • Our Bathroom

The Barren West of Kazakhstan

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Atyrau, 15.03.2024

Days 605–618: Stepantsminda – Ganyushkino • Visa for Russia • Chechnya • Kalmykia

Russia: From the Caucasus to the Volga Delta

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Stepantsminda, 25.02.2024

Days 599–604: Tbilisi – Stepantsminda • Gear Updates After 18 Months

Crossing the Caucasus in Winter

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Tbilisi, 18.02.2024

Days 571–597: Tbilisi • Spoke Tension • The Georgian Language

Monasteries, Monasteries and Monasteries With Annika and David

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Tbilisi, 22.01.2024

Days 542–570: Tbilisi • Bike Maintanance After 20,000 km • Christmas Traditions in Georgia

Snowcapped Mountains, Sulphur Fountains

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Tbilisi, 25.12.2023

Days 516–541: Tbilisi • 1907 Tiflis Bank Robbery

About Ninos, Nanas, Goblins and a Bank Robbery

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Tbilisi, 28.11.2023

Days 501–515: Tbilisi • Our Workshop

It’s (Almost) All About Food

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Tbilisi, 13.11.2023

Days 471–500: Tbilisi • Survey among Bicycle Travellers • The Commonwealth of Unrecognized States

A Mixed Bag From Tbilisi

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Tbilisi, 14.10.2023

Days 461–470: Sighnaghi – Tbilisi • Our Kitchen

Autumnal Abano and Arrival in Tbilisi

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Sighnaghi, 03.10.2023

Days 445–459: Marneuli – Sighnaghi • Our Wardrobe

Little Tent on the Prairie

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Marneuli, 17.09.2023

Days 428–442: Yerevan – Marneuli • The Armenians (With David) II

September in Armenia: Hot Summer, Wet Fall

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Vanadzor, 12.09.2023

Days 417–427: Ninotsminda – Yerevan • The Armenians (With David) I • The Armenian Genocide

The Greater Lesser Caucasus

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Ninotsminda, 21.08.2023

Days 403–416: Ureki – Ninotsminda • Queen Tamar and the Golden Age of Georgia

The Little Lesser Caucasus

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Ureki, 08.08.2023

Days 389–402: Tskaltubo – Poti

The Great Greater Caucasus

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Mestia, 31.07.2023

Days 379–389: Kars – Tskaltubo

Gravel Race and Soviet Grace

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Kars, 13.07.2023

Days 358–376: Ürgüp – Kars • Atatürk IV: Turkish Islamism

Along the Euphrates River

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Ürgüp, 21.06.2023

Days 345–354: Soğanlı – Ürgüp • Cappadocia (With David) • Atatürk III: From Coup to Coup

Cappadocia: Landscape Top, Balloons Flop

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Soğanlı, 12.06.2023

Days 336–345: Cendere River – Soğanlı • Atatürk II: Revolution

Deprem, Ice Cream and Mud

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Atmalı, 03.06.2023

Days 323–336: Duhok – Atmalı • Nemrut Dağı • Atatürk I: Rise

Along the Tigris River

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Duhok, 18.05.2023

Days 301–320: Sulaymaniyah – Duhok • The Yazidis

Iraqi Kurdistan Is Green!

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Sulaymaniyah, 28.04.2023

Days 292–300: Abu Dhabi – Sulaymaniyah • The Kurds and Iraqi Kurdistan

The Cyclicst’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Middle East

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Abu Dhabi, 18.04.2023

Days 273–291: Hatta – Abu Dhabi • Our Bedroom II

Oases of Concrete and Steel

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Dubai, 04.04.2023

Days 260–273: Ibri – Al Wajajah • Oman

Oh Man, Oh Man, Oman

Tiflis, 14.11.2023

How to Cycle Saudi Arabia

How to Cycle Saudi Arabia

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Ibri, 16.03.2023

Days 243–258: Riyadh – Ibri

16 Days of Desert: A Chronology

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Riyadh, 28.02.2023

Days 231–241: Buraidah – Riyadh • The State of Saudi Arabia

Campin’ on the Edge Between Camel Market and Shopping Mall

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Buraidah, 16.02.2023

Days 221–230: Medina – Buraidah • Our Bedroom I (Tent) • Mecca, Medina and Muhammad

Princes of Hospitality

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Medina, 09.02.2023

Days 209–221: Wadi Rum – Medina • Arab Revolt (With David)

Desert and Yet Plenty of Water

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Wadi Rum, 26.01.2023

Days 195–207: Be’er Sheva – Wadi Rum • Longtime Travel Bureaucracy Part 3 (Travel Health Insurance)

Wadde Hadde Wadi Da?

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Negev, 14.01.2023

Days 185–194: Jericho – Be’er Sheva • Our Garage III (Panniers Addendum) • Jerusalem (with David)

Holy Cities, Holy Fuss

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Jericho, 01.01.2023

Days 171–184: Larnaca – Jericho • How Come Israel, Golan Heights and West Bank? • Bahai Faith

In the Land of Walls and Fences

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Larnaca, 19.12.2022

Days 156–170: Kyrenia – Larnaca • Longtime Travel Bureaucracy Part 2 (Health Insurance) • A Small History of Cyprus

Crises in Cyprus

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Bogazi, 11.12.2022

Days 146–155: Kemer – Taşucu • Longtime Travel Bureaucracy Part 1 (Unemployment)

Ups and Downs in the Taurus Mountains

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Kemer, 24.11.2022

Days 125–145: Izmir – Kemer • Ancient Greeks in Western Turkey (With David) • Ottomans VII: Turkish War of Independence

Cycling the World of Wonders (Of the World)

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Pamukkale, 02.11.2022

Days 113–123: Çanakkale – Izmir • Troy (With David) • Ottomans VI: World War I and Battle of Gallipoli

What We Do Not Know about Troy

15

Çanakkale, 22.10.2022

Days 102–112: Istanbul-Maltepe – Çanakkale • Our Garage II • Ottomans V: Balkan Wars Despite Reforms

Encounters Along the Sea of Marmara

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Istanbul, 10.10.2022

Days 95–101: Istanbul • Vaccinations III (Other Vaccinations) • Ottomans IV: Endless Crises

Istanbul: Capital of Two World Empires

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Istanbul, 08.10.2022

Days 95–98: Istanbul • Ottomans I–III: Foundation, Conquest of Constantinople, Peak of Power

20626 Square Degrees 1453

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Istanbul, 04.10.2022

Days 83–94: Plovdiv – Istanbul-Sarıyer • Byzantium V: Two Crusades, Partition and Fall

On Four Lanes Over 1001 Hills

Istanbul, 03.10.2022

Best of Balkans

Best of Balkans

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Plovdiv, 21.09.2022

Days 77–81: Vinica – Plovdiv • Orthodox Church and Byzantium IV: East–West Schism (With David)

Finally there is Lidl again!

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Vinica, 15.09.2022

Days 72–76: Ohrid – Vinica • Our Garage I (Panniers) • Macedonian Independence and EU Aspirancy

In the Shadow of North Macedonian Highways

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Ohrid, 10.09.2022

Days 63–70: Tirana – Ohrid • Byzantium III: Byzantine Iconoclasm (With David)

Beach Vacation or Something Like That

8

Tirana, 02.09.2022

Days 55–62: Shkodër – Tirana • Vaccinations II (Travel Vaccinations) • Skanderbeg

We Do Not Kiss Upon Request!

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Shkodër, 24.08.2022

Days 45–53: Žabljak – Shkodër • Vaccinations I (Standard Vaccinations) • Road to the Independence of Montenegro • Enver Hoxha and a Brief History of Albania

From Hiking to Triking

Podgorica, 19.08.2022

Day 44: Žabljak

Misty Hiking in the Durmitor

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Žabljak, 13.08.2022

Days 37–42: Mostar – Žabljak • Our “PR” • Tito, the Partisans and the Battle of Sutjeska

3.24 Tunnels per Kilometer

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Mostar, 06.08.2022

Days 28–34: Bihać – Mostar • Yugoslav Wars II: Bosnian War • The Bosnian Constitution • Byzantium II: Slavic Land Seizure

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Beautiful, but Complicated

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Bihać, 29.07.2022

Days 20–27: Idrija – Bihać • Our Bicycles • Byzantium I: Partition of the Roman Empire • Yugoslav Wars I: 10 Days War and Croatia War

Croatia Consists Not Only of Coast

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Idrija, 21.07.2022

Days 12–19: Innsbruck – Idrija • A Small Introduction to Slovenia

Challenging Alp Passes, Meaningless Construction Sites and the First Accident

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Innsbruck, 12.07.2022

Days 4–11: Waldenbuch – Innsbruck • Preparation and Planning of the Tour

In Ulm and Around Ulm and From Iller to Inn

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Waldenbuch, 04.07.2022

Days 1–3: Karlsruhe – Waldenbuch • Idea of the Tour

First Stop Chocolate Workshop

Karlsruhe, 23.04.2022

Belinda’s Prologue

The Long Road to the Tour

Karlsruhe, 23.04.2022

Tizian’s Prologue

The Pamir Highway

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