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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: 34.91 km
Ride time: 4:05:16
Average: 8.55 km/h
Altitude: 3750 m
Total: 27420 km
Just before leaving Tupiza I noticed that one of my breaking cables was about to fail. I thought it was ...
Distance: 43.95 km
Ride time: 3:10:15
Average: 15.08km/h
Altitude: 2850 m
Total: 27385 km
The cycling in Bolivia was smooth, easy and relaxed. This was actually not how I had imagined things to be at ...
Distance: 59.16 km
Ride time: 3:46:15
Average: 15.75 km/h
Altitude: 3187 m
Total: 27341 km
I was feeling excited as I left Villazón behind and began on the first kilometers of cycling in Bolivia. My ...
It seems like they don't use any kind of indoor heating here in Bolivia. I'm staying in what is apparently the nicest hotel in town, but the temperature in my ...
Distance: 109.81 km
Ride time: 5:59:41
Average: 18.30 km/h
Altitude: 3447 m
Total: 27282 km
My feelings that it would be a cold night turned out to be true. At midnight I woke up to ...
Distance: 55.14 km
Ride time: 4:38:12
Average: 11.90 km/h
Altitude: 3693 m
Total: 27172 km
There is no reason to get going too early these days. The nights are cold up here at 3000+ ...
Distance: 45.47 km
Ride time: 3:09:34
Average: 14.43 km/h
Altitude: 3012 m
Total: 27117 km
I was leaving Tilcara in a happy mood. This place is truly a jewel up here in the far ...
Distance: 31.63 km
Ride time: 2:44:27
Average: 12.06 km/h
Altitude: 2465 m
Total: 27071 km
Since it's winter here in the Southern hemisphere it gets dark rather early - these days around 6 pm. You ...
Distance: 56.68 km
Ride time: 4:42:25
Average: 12.06 km/h
Altitude: 2099 m
Total: 27039 km
Before heading off for today's ride, I was enjoying a coffee at my balcony overlooking the central square in Jujuy. ...
Distance: 96.55 km
Ride time: 5:40:13
Average: 17.04 km/h
Altitude: 1259 m
Total: 26983 km
The eternal dilemma of a cyclist; I had loved my time in Salta, but I was also getting ready to ...
