29-31st May 2014 13km by bicycle Riding into Xian, a few rest days were need, both for my body and the bike, which was due for a service. The...
28th May 2014 11-38’C 360km Maijishan – Xi’an
27th May 2014 16-28’C 312km Longnan – Maijishan Grottoes Setting out from Longnan, we stopped for fuel not far out of town, at a huge petrol station, the same type...
25th May 2014 11′-31’C 320km Zhangzha – Tielou – Longnan (Gansu Province) It was a very cool morning leaving Zhangzha, but the sun was shining and...
25th May 2014 8-16’C rainy 0km on bike Jiuzhaigou National Park I spent a cold rainy day today exploring the stunning Jiuzhaigou National Park. Jiuzhaigou...
24th May 2014 11-24’C 243km Maoxian – Songpan – Zhangzha (Jiuzhaigou) Today the ride from Maoxian to Zhangzha took me back up onto the Tibetan plateau...
23rd May 2014 15-29’C 305km Chengdu – Beichuan – Maoxian The Chengdu traffic gods went easy on me this morning on the way out...
20th-23rd May 2014 0km on bike I’ve been really feeling like I needed a rest day, as I’ve been riding and changing flat tyres for two weeks, non-stop. So...
19th May 2014 24-30’C 248 km Emei – Leshan – Chengdu Last night the bike was parked in the kitchen area of the hotel...
18th May 2014 15-26’C 280km Hanyuan – Ya’an – Emei After the lead car made an ’emergency’ stop to buy cherries, which left me...