A lonely Climate Strike Ride, The Great Divide, and how to carry a pool noodle through North America.

Suddenly my bike started sliding around, and it felt heavier than before. I tried to push harder. It did not work. Just to the opposite: Everything stopped moving. I was stuck, stuck in the mud. That’s not what I expected. I expected an easy day, mostly downhills on dirt roads. Yes, they gradually got wetter. […]

Just a flight away

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From the beach to the snow to the sands of the desert.

There are not that many places that encompass a regional diversity in micro-climates and geological landscape such as Southern California. One can easily cycle up from the beach, through the sprawling suburbia of the West Coast, get stuck in snow, fog and rain on the mountains, just to suddenly race down to the desert badlands […]

Foldable bikepacking

The Virtues of mixed-mode travel with a folding bicycle. There is an infinite number of ways of travel, but our nature and force of habit let us stick to just a few. I love traveling by and with a folding bike for the very reason, that it allows me to jump between these different […]

On borders and border walls

I love to climb mountains. Be it by foot or on a bicycle. There is something to it, but don‘t ask why. It‘s not about the physical challenge, though that‘s definitely a part of it as well, it‘s about exploring the surroundings, the world we live in, and – maybe – finding a broader perspective, […]

Into the wilderness of suburbia

A ride along the coast from San Diego to Los Angeles. As always I headed out too late, keep going out of and back into the apartment hunting for a forgotten helmet or a fill of the water bottle. Eventually, I did sit on my bike and set off for a ride that should take […]

Ups and downs on the top of Taiwan

From sea level to cloud level. “What have I gotten into? And: Why? I ask myself lying on the ground, exhausted. I have a stitch and clear signs of hypoglycemia. I try to focus on my breath and watch the blue sky, the rocks towering high over me. I am just about halfway through. I […]

Digital detox on a train through Hunan

I watch as the screen crumbles. Flickering shapes. At First, it seemed still partly usable. But as soon as I touched the screen, it spread, covering the display in a flashing mess of noise and random patterns. I sigh. I am sitting in the canteen of a campsite hidden away in the Western part of […]

Berlin reaching for the sky

5 underrated historical sites in Berlin. Berlin is a vibrant city dotted with historical landmarks, references, and memorials, with excellent food, coffee culture and party spread in between. Yet there is so much more to it than the Berlin Wall, Brandenburger Tor and the Reichstag, the sites we all well know. What comes after being […]

Life on Rails – Southwest by Southwest Chief

“Traversing the North American continent by rail makes no sense. It is not—and, really, I cannot stress this enough—a rational thing to do.” This is what I recently read in some hip travel magazine about a journey through the U.S. on a train. I do not agree. Or maybe I do, but then what would […]