Couple days off in Chengdu visiting the pandas and eating local Sichuanese Hotpot. You'll have to click the link to see where the zombie food comes in to the story!
Read More »Not Out Of The Woods Yet: Getting To Chengdu; Days 85&86
Not quite done with the dirt roads and construction but a definite improvement over the past few days! Only two more days before getting to Chengdu but before that we stay overnight with a Tibetan family.
Read More »Welcome to Western Sichuan- Days 82-84
Head crouched down, visor so covered in dust that it was impossible to see through anymore, shoulders sore from days of keeping the bike upright through potholes, over cliff side landslides, and around trucks determined not to deviate from their path. This was more or less the scene a couple of days into our western Sichuan excursion.
Read More »The 12th Annual CIMA International Motorcycle Exhibition
Passing through Chongqing, the motorcycle manufacturing capital of the world, just in time for the 12th Annual CIMA Exhibition where we participate in a couple of events plus a radio show while we're in town!
Read More »Days 80-81: An Adventure Out West
With a specific date by which we need to arrive at Chongqing, we have some decisions to make about whether to get there early or take a nearly week-long detour west towards Tibet on some roads that may or may not turn out to provide some challenges.
Read More »Days 77-79: Through The Land Of Tourists
We start entering some exceptionally scenic areas of China including one of China's most popular tourist destinations, Jiuzhaigou National Park. Not an easy road to get there though passing over a mountain pass and navigating around endless landslides.
Read More »Days 75-76: The 10,000 Buddhas Temple
A couple short days as we take a visit to another famous Buddhist attraction along the old Silk Road. Turned out to be a great visit despite it being during the busiest travel season in China as we accidentally find ourselves on a secluded mountain hike!
Read More »Days 72-74: A Trip Around Qinghai Lake
Wondering what that circle in the center of our GPS track is? We took a day to tour around China's most famous lake, the high altitude Qinghai Lake before heading onwards on our path.
Read More »Days 69-71: Cold Days, Speed Controls, and 15,000km
Though not as long or difficult as our stretch on the G219, our trip north from Lhasa and out of Tibet was not without its challenges! But by the end of the three days there was no denying we were starting the next big leg of our journey.
Read More »Days 66-68: 3 Days in Lhasa; 1 Work, 1 Play, and 1 Sick
Three days off in Lhasa as we spend time catching up, recovering, and resting from a long trek across the province. Lots of sights to see too as we stop in at the Johkang Temple and Potala Palace.
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