http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/ Free Solo 2007 en-us Also, bin ich angekommen in Europa. Paris. Hat mich gleich wunderbar schmerzhaft in die Arme genommen, ordentlich zugedrueckt und mir in wenigen Tagen klar gemacht, dass die Uhren und werweisswassonstnochalles ab jetzt wieder anders ticken. Die Kaelte und eine Fieberattacke... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/003175.php After a long pause here are finally news from the second half of my cycling tour through Tibet. As indicated in the last blog, I left the town of Ali by myself taking a different route than Benni, Mandy and... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002947.php Ein tibetisches SERVUS beinand an alle daheim und in der sonstigen Weltgeschichte! Wir sind in Ali, der einzigsten "Stadt" im Westen Tibets, die diesen Namen verdient. Der Weg hierher war lang, kalt, steil, schwer und unglaublich erlebnisreich. Fuer ca. 1000km... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002867.php I've left the russian influenced zone of central asia and am now finally in a complete new World: China! This really is a whole new chapter in my travels, it feels so crazy to be here. Crossing the boarder was... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002824.php The Jungfernfahrt on the bicycle is successfully completed, I'm now in Osh. But man, this IS a bloody different game! The km-clicks were sometimes so long apart, I thought I never arrive. No wonder, my bike, including front and back... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002799.php My time in Kyrgyzstan began with a wild party with russian mountaineers in the town of Osh. Victor from the travel agency in Tashkent, where I had sent my passport to and where it still hadnt arrived :(, had invited... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002765.php The first week in Uzbekistan I stayed in the famous Silk-Road-Cities of Bukhara and Samarkand with their many, many places of muslim worship. One wouldnt believe it, but there are quite a few tourists here, especcially french, that admire the... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002763.php Not only did I want to stay in Georgia, but Georgia didn't want to let go off me either! When I showed up on the boarder to Azerbaidshan the Georgians demanded some obscure blue paper I didnt have and sent... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002707.php Der Start in Georgien war ein ueberraschend unproblematischer Grenzuebergang aus der Tuerkei. Nicht mal 2h und die Horrorstories ueber korrupte Grenzbeamte erweisen sich als nicht zutreffend. Wie ich spaeter rausfinde aber auch erst seit Praesident Saakashvili (der nach Shewardnazes Rausschmiss... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002715.php Hello all, I'm still alive and riding. Arrived yesterday in Tbilisi, Georgia. On the way, I again browsed through Jordan in only one day and extended my visa in Syria, because I had such good time in Damascus. After visiting... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002686.php As the picture implies, I managed to get myself and the bike to Israel. I was so happy and still couldnt believe it worked. Seeing road signs to Jerusalem just felt unreal. The crossing involved getting an exception for riding... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002640.php After recovering from whatever made me sick so much I left the now unclimbed Mountains of the Ala Daglar. I guess I have to come back one day! My new direction was south, heading over Antakya to Syria, stay there... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002639.php Nach 2-3 Tagen in Kappadokien hatte ich genug von den Backpackern. Eigentlich sind die meisten Touris gar nicht so schlimm, aber das Verhalten der Einheimischen ist in Touristenorten oft vom Kommerz gepraegt, nicht mehr urspruenglich und authentisch. Da helfen dann... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002638.php I know I'm quite a bit behind with my blog. This is why I'll keep this one short. Hopefully... Waiting in Ankara for the visas was a bit boring. The only thing impressing there were the taxis I thought. So... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002637.php Als Teil meines Reisetagebuches, aber auch als Anregung für Touren der DAV Hochland Jugend/Jungmannschaft schreib ich über die Kletterei bei Antalya jetzt mal in deutsch. image Sportklettern in Geyikbayiri... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/naumann/002604.php