Hello we are Matt and Jasi. We are cycling from Jasi's hometown in Switzerland to Matt's hometown in Australia. Currently in Vietnam.
Having the “right” equipment on the road will save you time, money, and bring you more smiles. We spent hundreds of hours researching the absolute ideal devices/items for our tour. After one year we are still using these daily. Trust us, these devices/items simply work! Below is our list of our most important devices/items on…
Like the Nile is for Egypt, like the Yangtze is for China, the Mekong river is for Laos. The mighty Mekong river is everything for the people of Laos. It is on, in and beside the Mekong that life is abundant. It takes only one glance at the impenetrable dense jungle hills to understand why…
Fabian and Irina joined us riding our bicycles through busy India. We had an amazing four weeks cycling through Rajasthan with them. Fabian is a professional videographer and cut together a marvelous 7-minute video about our journey. Make sure to check out his website and subscribe to his youtube channel!
Himalayan Mountains, wildlife and friendly smiles. I think this video speaks for just how friendly and smiling the Nepali people were. The hundreds of waves from curious children and little conversations with locals made Nepal so memorable. In the tourism industry, Nepal markets itself as being a destination where “Once is not enough”. And its…
Nepal and India had given us so much, both good and bad. These countries had tested our resilience and nerves to the fullest. We spent countless nights in dirty hotels and ate food that we feared to get sick of almost daily. These moments had made us stronger and we both agree that reflecting on…
What a difference a border can make. We had just crossed the friendship bridge from Thailand to Myanmar. We had left a world of western luxuries to find a world still clearly struggling from recent hardships. After cycling over the border Jasi and I looked at each other and were lost for words. With our…
Before I start, if you are interested in our stories on the road and not in bike maintenance, then stop reading now. Below is an outline of our bikes, the toolkit we carry and our top 5 tips on keeping your bikes on the road. For our first big tour we needed a bicycle. The…
Ah India, the sights, smells, stares and struggles. India truly does have something for everyone. Through India, we had some of our most memorable and also most forgettable days on the bike. We have more than a few stories to bring home. India has brought personality traits in us, that we never thought existed. Initially…
The Himalayas, the roof of the world, where the challenge of towering mountains brings us all together. We trekked alongside people from every corner of the globe. We traded stories over steaming cups of tea and gave strangers those much-needed words of encouragement. For the last twenty days, we gave our bicycles a rest. We…
I hurry behind my guide through dense jungle. I keep pace as he brushes aside head high grass and leaps over broken branches. My guide suddenly raises his hand, strengthens his grip on his bamboo stick and stops dead still. My heavy feet stumble and my momentum carries me forward into him. He listens intently…
When we first arrived in Mumbai we loved India. We loved the colors, the spices, the mess, the vibrant energetic atmosphere, we loved the food and even the selfie requests. India was such a different experience compared to all the countries we have previously travelled. We dived in head first without holding back and we…
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