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Hi, my name is Thomas Andersen. In October 2010 I left Denmark by bicycle, not knowing what to expect. What followed was an epic journey.
I have cycled through Eastern Europe learning all about the local beer, I have been chased by dogs in Turkey. I have pedalled through Syria before the war. I have been a celebrity in Malaysia, and worked on a huge cattle station in Australia.
I spent the year of 2014 cycling through South America which looked like this!
In 2016 I flew to Cape Town and cycled back to Denmark where it all started 6 years earlier.
I hope you will enjoy your stay on this site. Come along by checking out the diary below, and also the feeds on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Distance: 106.9 km
Ride time: 6:00:07
Average: 17.8 km/h
Max speed: 56.2 km/h
Total: 49396 km
Compared to the last four days of dirt road riding in the middle of nowhere, today's ride into Kigoma ...
Distance: 87.7 km
Ride time: 6:00:06
Average: 14.6 km/h
Max speed: 38.5 km/h
Total: 49289 km
During the night I had seen the thunder far away in the direction I would be riding today. Usually ...
Distance: 105.6 km
Ride time: 7:49:24
Average: 13.5 km/h
Max speed: 37.8 km/h
Total: 49202 km
I have a detailed map on my phone for this part of Tanzania - and my map doesn't show ...
Distance: 122.0 km
Ride time: 7:37:52
Average: 16.0 km/h
Max speed: 41.0 km/h
Total: 49096 km
In the night I had heard thunder and rain from my tent, but luckily the weather was nice and ...
Distance: 115.2 km
Ride time: 7:11:11
Average: 16.0 km/h
Max speed: 55.1 km/h
Total: 48974 km
I had been looking forward to hit the dirt roads of Tanzania - with a certain amount of anxiety ...
Distance: 93.2 km
Ride time: 6:35:07
Average: 14.2 km/h
Max speed: 51.1 km/h
Total: 48859 km
Another day on a brand new road with no traffic. If all cycling in Africa was like this... well, ...
Distance: 137.1 km
Ride time: 8:35:53
Average: 15.9 km/h
Max speed: 47.2 km/h
Total: 48766 km
After a steep climb up to the border town of Tunduma I left the traffic behind and headed into ...
Distance: 92.9 km
Ride time: 5:49:01
Average: 16.0 km/h
Max speed: 50.8 km/h
Total: 48629 km
The climate is pretty perfect up here at 1800 meters above sea level - nice cool nights and mornings, ...
Distance: 76.7 km
Ride time: 5:58:15
Average: 12.8 km/h
Max speed: 50.4 km/h
Total: 48536 km
It's interesting how cultures change when you cross borders. In Malawi and further south people have been incredibly friendly ...
Distance: 81.4 km
Ride time: 5:56:32
Average: 13.7 km/h
Max speed: 47.9 km/h
Total: 48459 km
I could have stayed much longer in Malawi but decided it was time to move on towards country number ...
