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July 2006:
On my second day in Turkey I got an invitation to the hotel PKK. I was not allowed to reject. After this the Turkish security forces of course had to invite me, too. My bicycle even had to spend a night in a prison cell. Then I headed straight towards Europe. No more arecheological sites. I crossed Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and Hungary. The last days Franz joined me again, we had been cycling together in 2001, and after a couple of days in Vienna I reached finally home.

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June 2006:
I visited more ancient sites in Jordan and Syria and had more troubles with Arab policemen and enjoyed even more invitations for tea. I saw two weddings and got several offers to marry myself, too. Even two men expressed me their love, that was not difficult to reject.

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May 2006:
I spent the whole month in Egypt. Visiting ancient sites, trying to avoid hassles in touristic places and enjoying invitations for tea everywhere else. Crossed the Suez channel and left Africa.

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April 2006:
It was a big release to cross the border from Ethiopia to Sudan. The people hear are incredible welcomming. Though the road through the dessert was tough.

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March 2006:
Crossed Northern Kenya, infamous for drought and bandits. Instead of problems I met a group of 50 cyclist going from Cairo to Cape Town. The more problems I met in Ethiopia. The children gave me a hard time.

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February 2006:
After rushing through Tanzania on a transit visa I arrived a little bit sick and tired in Nairobi. Here I am waiting for a Sudanese visa.

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January 2006:
I finally manage to depart from Zambia. Got my watch stolen in Malawis capital Lilongwe and caught by the rain. Still found enough sun to jump into lake Malawi. Entered Tanzania.

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December 2005:
December found me still in Chipata. I made more then just some friends and got an insight in African life beyond supermarkets, mobile phones and internet.

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November 2005:
I found some reasons to spend the whole month in the small town of Chipata.

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October 2005:
Visited dry Victoria Falls in Zambia and the dentist in Lusaka as well as interesting South Luangwa National Park. The people, black as well as white a very friendly.

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September 2005:
In northern Namibia I feel now really like in Africa. Many himba people still dress traditionally, which means they do not dress much. But this atrackts a lot of tourist, so I had often some children running behind me, begging for sweets and anything else. The rough dirt roads are giving the bicycle a tough time.

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August 2005:
Took more time in Namibia. Saw deserted landscapes and red mountains, saw many wild animals und met a lot of nice people.

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July 2005:
After getting organized in Cape Town I cycled to the southern most point in Africa, Cape Agluhas. Managed to pass all along the coast without seeing a whale. Then crossed South Africa on the way north. Did not stop much beside of having welded equipment and bicycle. Broke even a teeth. Then entered Namibia.

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June 2005:
Rushed down from Teresina to Sao Paulo, nearly 3000 km in 25 days. From terrible hot Piaui state to the cool and wet mountain ranges at the tropic of the capricorn. Touched the borders of Brazil's 4 biggest cities (Salvador, Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro) without entering anyone. To escape the horror of Brazil's main transit routes I descended to the coast, dipped into the Atlantic before leaving South America from Sao Paulo airport for Cape Town in South AFRICA.

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May 2005:
Had a tough break down and had to take a truck for reaching Teresina, capital of the Piaui state. Get a lot of help repairing my gear and bicycle by a bicycle factory here.

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April 2005:
Crossed the (burned) Rainforrest of Brasil and an Indian Reserve where people walking around with bow and arrow. From Manaus I took the riverboat down to Belem.

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March 2005:
I am passing rather fast through Venezuela. Fleeing the heavy traffic I cycled a abandoned road along the orinoco and reached 70,000 kilometers in my journey.
Went slower for crossing the Gran Sabana, enjoyed the landscape, many waterfalls - though not the Angel Falls - and finally climbed the table mountain Roraima.

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February 2005:
After spending more than one month at the Colombian Caribic coast, waiting for a letter from home, I have to hurry to reach Venezuela.

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January 2005:
Nearly one year after I left Tierra del Fuego I finally reached Cartagena in the far north of Southamerica.

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December 2004:
After one month in Ecuador, with a lot of climbs and downhills and a short visit to the limits of the the "jungle" I arrived in Colombia.
The country is not that dangrous like you could guess if you read the paper. I expect to have a good time here. We will see - I will let you know.

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After some trekking in the Cordillera Blanca near Huaraz I left the mountains for the coast. Arrived in the "Casa de Ciclista" in Trujillo as ciclist number 601. After hanging around with all the other cyclists and the nice family I left for Ecuador, once angain with Matthias.



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