Xinjiang Cycle Tour: VeloTramp Summer 2017
The worst thing you can do to a person who struggles to make decisions is give them a lot to choose from. I know. I am that person. The problem is especially trying for me when I like all the… Read More
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Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring. Welcome Back.
Winter comes just about everywhere. Even here in my Chinese hometown of Jianou, just a short hop north of the Tropic of Cancer, winter comes. To be sure, the very short and mild winter we get here doesn’t bear any… Read More
Spa Therapy: A Relaxing Afternoon in Jianou
It’s a beautiful, warm Autumn Sunday afternoon in Jianou. What can I do with it? I know! How about gather some friends together and head to the spa? That’s right. The spa. In China, a trip to the spa is… Read More
All the Tea in China: A Ride to the Tea Plantations of Jianou
Jianou is a small city tucked away in the mountains of Fujian province China in the heart of tea and bamboo country. There is also some rice farming in the area but it is tea and bamboo that stokes the fires of… Read More
Tips for Long Distance Travel in China
Traveling in China is completely unlike travel I have experienced in other countries. First of all, China is a huge country, much bigger than people realize. So when you are traveling within it’s borders you are likely to encounter flight… Read More
China Summer Riding Tour: Thanks for Riding Along
There are many sayings about where your home is. Some say that home is where your heart is, or where you lay your head at night. It may be where you park it, or where you hang your hat. This… Read More
Altitude: The VeloTramp in Gansu
The ride out of Lanzhou was a silky smooth transition of leg over leg as I pushed my way up the gradual but insistent incline. I felt strong as I pushed my heavy laden bike up the narrow byway to… Read More
The Deserts of Northwest China: A VeloTramp Summer
4 to 5 weeks riding the historical Silk Road through the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts. Man, I love the sound of that! One of the reasons I was so interested in coming to China to teach English was the large… Read More
I Went for a Ride on a Sunny Afternoon
It was a pleasant 14 degrees and sunny when I headed out for a ride this afternoon. It was precisely for this kind of winter weather that I was drawn to live here in southern China. In recent years I… Read More
Wuyishan: A Photo Essay
My most recent bike trip to Wuyishan wasn’t quite the trip I had envisioned. The weather turned out to be much rainier than had been forecast and some heavy rains and a cancellation meant that the number of attractions that… Read More