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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.
While looking for flights from Cairo to Casablanca I noticed that Tunisair was one of the cheaper options. The trip would include a 20 hour stopover Tunesia. Since I had ...
Distance: 53.5 km
Ride time: 3:05:58
Average: 17.3 km/h
Max speed: 31.7 km/h
Total: 53670 km
In Cairo I was staying at a small hotel in the city center, an easy 10 minute walk from ...
Distance: 81.0 km
Ride time: 4:52:02
Average: 16.7 km/h
Max speed: 34.6 km/h
Total: 53550 km
The desert surrounding Cairo is located at a plateau at 500 meters above sea level. This meant that I ...
Distance: 112.2 km
Ride time: 7:56:35
Average: 14.1 km/h
Max speed: 26.6 km/h
Total: 53469 km
I was a bit surprised to see a police car on the street as soon as I opened the ...
Distance: 117.3 km
Ride time: 8:22:08
Average: 14.0 km/h
Max speed: 25.6 km/h
Total: 53356 km
The head wind was still out in full force, but the temperature had come down from 45 to a ...
Distance: 76.3 km
Ride time: 5:19:13
Average: 14.3 km/h
Max speed: 33.1 km/h
Total: 53239 km
Last night I had fallen asleep in my tent behind a mosque, expecting a quiet night at the tiny ...
Distance: 67.7 km
Ride time: 5:17:03
Average: 12.8 km/h
Max speed: 24.8 km/h
Total: 53163 km
After the rest day in all the comfort Hurghada has to offer, it was a bit of a shock ...
Distance: 58.6 km
Ride time: 4:16:15
Average: 13.7 km/h
Max speed: 36.7 km/h
Total: 53095 km
In true Egypt style the police showed up at my hotel as I was getting ready to leave in ...
Distance: 84.7 km
Ride time: 4:29:09
Average: 18.9 km/h
Max speed: 34.2 km/h
Total: 53036 km
I woke up at 5 and was ready to cycle by 5:30, trying to beat the crazy Egyptian heat. ...
Distance: 67.4 km
Ride time: 3:33:37
Average: 18.9 km/h
Max speed: 29.5 km/h
Total: 52951 km
The Egyptian economy has been hit hard by the development in the region the last 5 years. This means ...
