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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: 86.5 km
Ride time: 4:35:36
Average: 18.8 km/h
Max speed: 42.5 km/h
Total: 36032 km
I had packed my bicycle and was ready to leave my small hotel in the morning as I spotted ...
Distance: 111.9 km
Ride time: 5:12:59
Average: 21.5 km/h
Max speed: 56.9 km/h
Total: 35944 km
I was expecting another super hot day as I left Leon and headed inland. And heat was what I ...
Distance: 93.8 km
Ride time: 4:31:06
Average: 20.8 km/h
Max speed: 40.0 km/h
Total: 35829 km
Considering I was leaving Managua in the morning rush hour, the traffic was not bad at all - or ...
Distance: 113.2 km
Ride time: 5:31:26
Average: 20.5 km/h
Max speed: 47.9 km/h
Total: 35728 km
Everything is very compact here in Nicaragua. Yesterday night I had left the beautiful Island of Ometepe. Today the ...
Distance: 32.7 km
Ride time: 1:32:33
Average: 21.2 km/h
Max speed: 54.7 km/h
Total: 35615 km
It was interesting to hear Sabrina talking about her job at an organic farm on Ometepe over lunch. They ...
Distance: 39.3 km
Ride time: 2:25:58
Average: 16.2 km/h
Max speed: 49.0 km/h
Total: 35582 km
It was my plan to do a little tour by bicycle around the beautiful Ometepe Island. It was also ...
It really is a very low key place over here on Ometepe island - I don't think stress is a big problem for the people living here. I'm staying at ...
Distance: 61.1 km
Ride time: 3:09:23
Average: 19.4 km/h
Max speed: 47.5 km/h
Total: 35542 km
With only 20 km to the border with Nicaragua it was time to say goodbye to Costa Rica. What ...
Distance: 109.2 km
Ride time: 6:12:45
Average: 17.6 km/h
Max speed: 45.4 km/h
Total: 35478 km
Reaching the northern parts of Costa Rica, the landscape is turning more dry - very different from the otherwise ...
Distance: 101.1 km
Ride time: 5:29:45
Average: 18.4 km/h
Max speed: 53.6 km/h
Total: 35367 km
I found a small road on my map and decided to give it a go. I was rewarded with ...
