Traveling in India

After spending a year in India I have something to tell you about this amazing country. The starting point is the traveling in India page. The introduction will give you a glimpse what to expect. Of course all will be offered with countless photos from my journeys in India.



The majestic Fatepuh Sikri

I promise, it will be a wonderful journey!


traveling in India

And more about the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and phuntsholing

A photo overview of Tibet

After spending 3 months in Tibet, I had some photos, here's a selection of them. And don't forget to check my Lhasa page too:

Photos of Tibet
And more about Lhasa, the capital of Tibet

Utrecht, the province where I grew up

I have always enjoyed the forest where I spend my teenage years. Going to school in Amersfoort and Doorn, I had to cycle through the forest. It was almost always great. It gave me time to think, to get away from daily things, the noise of the cities, school etc. Just back on to myself.


Once I grew older and moved to Amsterdam I realized how beautiful it was. Sometimes you have to leave to understand what you really miss. It's what I had with the province Utrecht. Once I lived in Amsterdam I started spending more time on the bicycle in... the province of Utrecht...


Cycling in Utrecht

Cycling in the Netherlands

The most bicycle friendly country in the world is the Netherlands. And it seems everyone has a bicycle too. Being a Dutchman, I know, I used to have at least two bikes available. One for leisure, one for ordinary use in the city, to school or work.

Holland is an easy country for cyclists, with separate bike lanes, separate road markers, separate traffic lights and excellent bicycling maps per region available. No one has to say, I can't find a nice road to travel. In Holland that would be an insult. So, I decided to dig into my own bike rides in Holland and give you some ideas what to do and where to look for.

Cycling in the Netherlands

Namtso Lake Tibet

One of the most amazing places I have visited was Namtso lake. The lake is located a few 100 km north of Lhasa. It's the highest salt water lake in the world. During the summer you will find plenty of nomads in this area.

The colours you see on the picture are real. The water is that blue.

Here are a few more photos and interesting aspects of Namtso Lake in Tibet.

North Laos (by Damian)

Damian gave us a glimpse of his bike journey through Laos:

Cycling in Laos

Feel free to comment or write about your own bike journey:

Your own bike adventure

Cycling in Laos

Ken from the Laos-travel-guide.com asked me if I had a biking story about Laos. Well, I have several but I gave Ken the weird story about the road from Luang Namtha to Huay Xai. It's a story about how things can go severely go wrong and how at the same moment Mr. Luck comes around and helps out:

Cycling in Laos and the full story of that particular bike adventure in Laos

Comilla at the Bangladeshi-Indian border

Comilla is not the place that comes immediately to the mind when traveling to India. True. But if you are traveling in the Seven Sisters, the seven states in the far north east of India, then you most likely will end up in Agartala. And from there it's just a short distance to the other side of the border.

When I arrived in town, I found me a little hotel. The manager was a very nice man. After checking in, he guided me to the room. In his footsteps another 15 men followed. And when he opened the door, those 15 men were already inside before I could get in!

It took me a while before I had them out. The room was sparse but clean. The only thing I had not seen was the loudspeaker of the Mosque, just outside the window. However, the next morning I had no trouble waking up with the cranky sound of the loudspeaker. That was my first night in Comilla:)

Comilla at the Indian-Bangladeshi border