2019-08-24 Start: 10:00 / Arrival: 16:45 Distance: 65km / Gained height 1150 hm Forecast was uncertain, so we were as well – even tought about another rest day. Projected was heavy rain, not the best circumstances for passing a mountain with 650m of height. Decided to give it a try as we needed to make some progress. In the beginning
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2019-08-21 Start: 10:00 / Arrival: 14:15 Distance: 36km / Gained height 367 hm Forecast for the day was heavy rain and it was right. While getting breakfast at the convenience store it already started. Still ok for riding, but we didn’t know how it will be during later the day. Planned for today was 100km with loads of height meters
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2019-08-21 Big moment, getting the packages from the reception and building up the bicycles after the transport. Luckily everything went well, nothing was damaged – so we’ve got two working bicycles now in front of us, ready for the trip. While building up, some curiouse local approached us, trying to convince us for staying one day longer in Sapporo and
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2019-08-21 Travelling to Sapporo is quite a big trip. Took us almost 18 hrs, 2 flights and a train. But everything went so smooth – Jan was so kind to bring us to the airport in Düsseldorf by car, so no carrying the boxes with the bicycles by train, thank you my friend! Flight was good, arrived even earlier in
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This years trip will be touring around the northern tip of Japan – Hokkaido. Just finished the bike for the trip. It’s a Nishiki Ultra Tour frame from 1985, produced in Kōbe. Actually the brand is K.K. Kawamura Cycle (株式会社カワムラサイクル), as Nishiki is an alias so the name is easier to remember for westerners.
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2018-11-09 Slow start again into the day after that massive tea haul yesterday. Luckily Kuan-You was also a little bit late due to excessive karaoke, so I could take my time. Went to get some chopsticks, but couldn’t find the Sogo market so finally went to that first record store I visited when arriving here again. You know it’s some
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2018-11-08 Slow start into the day. Went to get some nice taiwanese tea. Found out, that one of the places to shop is just around my corner. It was down to earth shops with no fancy tourist or gift packaging – you only pay for the quality of the tea. So bought 1 kg of different oolongs at Wang tea
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For this current trip in Taiwan I bought some additional electronics, as I was travelling alone. Beside small traveling headphones, the most utilitarian device proofed to be a cheap tablet. Normally I’m not that digital, although it is my job. But these things I found really helpful, so might share them. Powerpack Haven’t got a hub powered dynamo, so taking
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2018-11-07 Start: 10:00 / 107 km / 532 hm While leaving dreadful Hsinchu, I was quite undecided on which route to take – either through the mountains or on the sea. Chose the sea route and it turned out to be fairly nice, nothing comparable to yesterday’s constant autobahn. Allthough being a little bit adventurous due to constant construction works,
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2018-11-06 Start: 11:00 / 101 km / 665 hm This was the most boring ride of the whole trip. Thought it would lead along the seaside, but it was just a sideway accompanying a huge motorway along the coast – for most of the time. Didn’t saw much of the sea, constant noise from the motorway, so loud I wasn’t
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