We are finally getting to grips with the altitude and have arrived in Quito, the capital of Ecuador at a altitude of 2800 metres. Quito...
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Ecuador – first days
Or rather: will we survive Ecuador? Will we survive the traffic, the crime, the food, the altitudes? The Crime in Ecuador Of course we know...
Lima – The “Yellow flower”
Yes, that sounds beautiful. However, in our search for it in this metropolis of 12 million people, we never stumbled across this special flower. We...
Arequipa
Arequipa is the second largest city in Peru. Volcanoes, some covered in snow, rise up behind the houses to an altitude of over 6000 meters....
Peru and its potatoes
Potatoes are simply everywhere! We are the luckiest people in the world right now when it comes to food in Peru. In our German language...
Peru – first days
Peru, country no. 22. South America feels still foreign to us. And we had only just understood a little about Chile, the currency, the people,...
Traveling in Chile
Stop traveling? I was recently asked by other bicycle travelers whether we wanted to go home at all. I was completely surprised by this question,...
Freedom to produce rubbish
Globalisation and consumer culture Did you know that Germany is in 10th place on the list of the most rubbish producing countries per person, with...
Desert
We always have plenty of time to think as we cycle along. Everyone for himself. Minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. And...
Chile – first days
We are in South America, in Chile. Country number 21 on our world cycling tour. Oh man, we're halfway round the world, from now on...
I fell into the New Zealand coffee trap
It feels like everything is about coffee in this country. In short: New Zealand is a dream holiday destination. That's what they said. New Zealand's...
Traveling as an achievement?
Are achievements something worth striving for? Is travelling something like an achievement, something like a consumer good or why do we travel? Can travelling be...