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day 62: 辛置 (xinzhi) – 赵城 (zhaocheng) = 15,6km I stayed around at 刘爷爷 (Grandpa Liu)’s house until noon, chatting [...]
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008go head down
day 63: 赵城 (zhaocheng) – 广胜寺 (guangshengsi) = 18,8km Not much to talk about. I’m currently headed a bit east [...]
Thursday, January 10th, 2008snow anthem
day 65: 洪洞 (hongtong) – 甘亭 (ganting) = 16,1km What a terrible night: some dude started yelling for the maid [...]
Saturday, January 12th, 20081-0-0-0
day 71: 襄汾(xiangfen) – 丁村 (dingcun) = 12,2km 2008-01-18.kmz view on larger map This is me after precisely one thousand [...]
Friday, January 18th, 2008oversized intruder
day 78: 新绛 (xinjiang) = 0km Usually I try to do a bit of research before I get to a [...]
Friday, January 25th, 2008I bislike the iron road
day 79: 新绛 (xinjiang) – 稷山 (jishan) = 25,3km 稷山 (jishan) is actually more than 30km from 新绛 (xinjiang), but [...]
Saturday, January 26th, 2008others too
day 81: 翟店 (zhaidian) – 万荣 (wanrong) = 13,7km Many people I see ask me why I don’t take a [...]
Monday, January 28th, 2008Christoph in hell?
day 82: 万荣 (wanrong) – 孤峰山 (gufengshan) = 15,6km I arrived at the weird thing today, but before that, I [...]
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008a boy’s night out
day 84: 孤峰山 (gufengshan) – somewhere in the fields = 13,8km There’s a park up here: They told me there [...]
Thursday, January 31st, 2008tea
day 86: 临猗 (linyi) = 0km What a mess: I laid all my stuff out to dry in my hotel [...]
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008misconceptions in foreign media
day 87: 临猗 (linyi) – 运城 (yuncheng) = 31,3km The news in Europe and the States seem to make it [...]
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008salt lake city
day 89: 运城 (yuncheng) = 0km We went back to 关帝庙 (guandi temple) the next day, and this time, we [...]
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008my firecrackers
day 90: 运城 (yuncheng) = 0km I got out of bed and spent some money on personal armament: 10.000 – [...]
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008like to want to try to do sth.
day 96: 运城 (yuncheng) – 解州 (xiezhou) = 26,3km Oh, so good to be on the road again! Or so [...]
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008love locks
day 100: 蒲州 (puzhou) – 河东农家 (hedong farmhouse) = 18km This is my friend 常海强 (chang haiqiang): Awesome guy; fixed [...]
Saturday, February 16th, 2008noodles
day 104: 华阴 (huayin) = 0km The mountain is calling. My plan is to start the ascend in the midnight [...]
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008simple?
day 110: 渭南 (weinan) – 兵马俑 (Terra Cotta Warriors) = 31,4km Another night of the elevator-symphony had gone by, and [...]
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008old friends better than merry warriors
day 111: 兵马俑 (Terra Cotta Warriors) – 临潼 (lintong) = 18,6km When I woke up in my PLA bed, I [...]
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008different degrees of deluxe
day 112: 临潼 (lintong) – 灞桥 (baqiao) = 20,6km I was going to walk to 西安 (Xi’an) today, but in [...]
Thursday, February 28th, 2008looking for a connection
day 114: 西安 (Xi’an) – 西安 (Xi’an) = 12,6km Today saw me and my tour guide run around 西安 (Xi’an) [...]
Saturday, March 1st, 2008foot/dish
day 117: 西安 (Xi’an) = 0km Wanna see my foot? I’m afraid there’s actually not that much to see, it’s [...]
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008rounding up the capital
day 124: [北京 (Beijing)] = 0km I got a ticket to fly back to 咸阳 (xianyang) tomorrow. Wanna know all [...]
Tuesday, March 11th, 200850k – a beginner’s guide
day 134: 永寿 (yongshou) – 彬县 (binxian) = 47,2km Okay, two things up front: 1) I never walked 50k, but [...]
Friday, March 21st, 2008the knots
day 137: 亭口 (tingkou) – 长武 (changwu) = 22km See the curve right at the start of the red line [...]
Monday, March 24th, 2008questions unasked will remain questions unanswered
day 139: 飞云 (feiyun) – 泾川温泉 (jingchuan hot springs) = 22,5km The backyard of the pharmacy I stayed at last [...]
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008leaders of the valley
day 142: 泾川 (jingchuan) – 王村 (wangcun) = 17,2km First of all, here’s my shoe after the repair (1 good [...]
Saturday, March 29th, 2008平凉 – Pingliang
day 144: 白水 (baishui) – 平凉 (pingliang) = 43,4km I went sightseeing at the Mosque fairly early that day: What [...]
Monday, March 31st, 2008the clouds in the air and the nights down here
day 151: 平凉 (pingliang) – 安国 (anguo) = 19km Finally, I got back on old highway 312 today: I had [...]
Monday, April 7th, 2008can danger be a middle name?
day 153: 蒿店 (haodian) – 六盘山 (Mount Liupan)= 17,2km I’m not much of an Alpinist. That being said, I didn’t [...]
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Scandinavia
day 154: 六盘山 (Mount Liupan) – 隆德 (longde) = 20,3km Waking up that morning in the tent was horrible: I [...]
Thursday, April 10th, 20082-0-0-0
day 157: 沙塘 (shatang) – 静宁 (jingning) = 30,2km This is me after precisely two thousand kilometers: More hair (1-0-0-0). [...]
Sunday, April 13th, 2008east west north or south
day 162: 青江驿 (qingjiangyi) – 翟所 (zhaisuo) = 21,3km Like I said before, there was a pair of donkeys in [...]
Friday, April 18th, 2008cold
day 165: 会宁 (huining) = 0 km See the white stuff on top of the fruit-stands? The snow is back, [...]
Monday, April 21st, 2008paws
day 170: 搀口 (chankou) – 甘草店 (gancaodian) = 29,1km You’ve seen it before on other pictures (things falling apart): Here [...]
Saturday, April 26th, 2008one would dream (Yellow River hop 2)
day 190: 兰州 (Lanzhou) = 22,2km Anxiety caught up with me again; no sleep until five in the morning. I [...]
Friday, May 16th, 2008primal scream
day 192: 西固 (xigu) – 河口 (hekou)= 26,5km I safely got out of the power plant and found the river [...]
Sunday, May 18th, 2008a gift from Grandpa Li
day 197: 永登 (yongdeng) – 武胜驿 (wushengyi) = 22,5km Ever since 兰州 (Lanzhou), the road has constantly risen up to [...]
Friday, May 23rd, 2008“I Can’t Hear You!”
day 198: 武胜驿 (wushengyi) – 天祝藏族自治县 (Tibetan self-governed township of Tianzhu) – = 14,6km I felt like I was really [...]
Saturday, May 24th, 2008the white yak, the majestic, and the worm
day 199: 天祝藏族自治县 (Tibetan self-governed township of Tianzhu) – = 0km A couple of friends took me out to the [...]
Sunday, May 25th, 2008a hard pass
day 202: 打柴沟 (dachaigou) – 安远 (anyuan) = 29,9km Who could have thought that today would turn out to be [...]
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008misled
day 205: 黄羊镇 (huangyangzhen) – 武南镇 (wunanzhen) = 35,8km I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. But first [...]
Saturday, May 31st, 2008sudden company
day 206: 武南镇 (wunanzhen) – 武威 (wuwei) = 18,4km I got on the long straight road to the city of [...]
Sunday, June 1st, 2008spinning, circling
day 210: 武威 (wuwei) = 0km Day 4, and we’re slowly getting there: I went out and got some things [...]
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Waiting for Godobi
day 214: 四十里堡 (sishilipu) – 六坝 (liuba) = 35,4km What a morning. So early… …so green… …and so short. “Why [...]
Monday, June 9th, 2008lucky bastard
day 218: 水泉子 (shuiquanzi) – 丰城堡 (fengchengpu) = 34,6km Most people in 水泉子 (shuiquanzi) are farmers that try to profit [...]
Friday, June 13th, 2008the dragon
day 219: 丰城堡 (fengchengpu) – 山丹 (shandan) = 43,1km I didn’t know I would have to walk that much today. [...]
Saturday, June 14th, 2008speech after speech
day 224: 太平堡 (taipingpu) – 张掖 (zhangye) = 16,9km I had spent the night at 连先生 (Mr. Lian)’s place. 连先生 [...]
Thursday, June 19th, 2008caboose
day 231: 张掖 (zhangye) – 沙井子 (shajingzi) = 30km I had bought 6 large water bottles, a considerable amount of [...]
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Paul says: constipation is bliss
day 232: 沙井子 (shajingzi) – 新华镇 (xinhuazhen) = 31km I have this friend I was going to tell you about: [...]
Friday, June 27th, 20083-0-0-0
day 235: 南华 (nanhua) – 元山子 (yuanshanzi) = 37,6km When I got up, I wasn’t sure whether I would get [...]
Monday, June 30th, 2008the cry-train
day 250: [嘉峪关 - (jiayuguan)] = 0km We slept until lunchtime. Then we had some food and some tea, and [...]
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008five wheels better than no wheel
day 256: 玉门 (yumen) – 疏勒河 (shulehe) = 30,9km We tied the caboose and the cucumber together and put our [...]
Monday, July 21st, 2008pancakes
day 257: 疏勒河 (shulehe) – 布隆吉 (bulongji) = 42,4km It was a long yet easily winding road: We were able [...]
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008turning heads
day 258: 布隆吉 (bulongji) – 双塔 (shuangta)= 32,8km We had spent the night in a small private home that was [...]
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008the best of all melons
day 263: 安西 (anxi) – [somewhere in the desert] = 32km We knew things weren’t going to be easy during [...]
Monday, July 28th, 2008敦煌 – Dunhuang
day 265: [somewhere else in the desert] – 敦煌 (dunhuang) = 43,8km In the morning, Robozwerg‘s eyes were much better, [...]
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008eight
day 274: [北京 (Beijing)] = 0km We didn’t have any tickets for Olympic competitions, and of course we didn’t have [...]
Friday, August 8th, 2008China can ROCK
day 281: [北京 (Beijing)] = 0km Today’s post has 3 parts: tickets, the visa, and ROCK. 1) tickets: Lilu and [...]
Friday, August 15th, 2008the scent of subversion
day 284: [北京 (Beijing)] = 0km We went to the 798艺术区 (798 Art District) today, a 1950s factory compound northwest [...]
Monday, August 18th, 2008revisit my days
day 289: [成都 (chengdu)] = 0km Juli cut me loose in the city today. She was planning to go shopping [...]
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008the good, the bad & the ugly
day 297: [三亚 (sanya)] = 0km This is a leaf from the rain forest: This is a weird fruit from [...]
Sunday, August 31st, 2008“please close all the windows!”
day 304: 敦煌 (dunhuang) = 0km I woke up and I couldn’t really see anything outside: Sandstorm, again (little miss [...]
Sunday, September 7th, 2008camel – filterless
day 305: 敦煌 (dunhuang) – [mosquito valley] = 39,9km View Larger Map So I’m finally on my way again. The [...]
Monday, September 8th, 2008the goldmine
day 311: [under the transmitter] – 马莲井 (malianjing) = 31,5km View Larger Map When I woke up, I was feeling [...]
Sunday, September 14th, 200850k – advanced formula
day 316: [the windy hill] – 骆驼圈子 (luotuojuanzi) = 50,8km View Larger Map My original working title for today’s post [...]
Friday, September 19th, 20084-0-0-0
day 325: 吐哈油田 (tuha oil city) – [a plain spot] = 25,2km 2008-09-28.kml show on larger map When I woke [...]
Sunday, September 28th, 2008sabotage
day 326: [a plain spot] – 柳树泉 (liushuquan) = 35,8km View Larger Map Finally a decent night spent in the [...]
Monday, September 29th, 2008fire in the hole
day 328: 三道岭 (sandaoling) = 0km If you’ve read yesterday’s post, you know that I came here with basically no [...]
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008choo-choo
day 329: 三道岭 (sandaoling) = 0km How come my feet are so dirty? Well, we went to the place where [...]
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Mozart, please help me with your violins!
day 331: 梯子泉 (tiziquan) – 一碗泉 (yiwanquan) = 42km View Larger Map Oh, had I only known about my friend [...]
Saturday, October 4th, 2008blown away
day 332: 一碗泉 (yiwanquan) – 红山口 (hongshankou) = 47,6km View Larger Map When I got up and looked out of [...]
Sunday, October 5th, 2008it’s all in the family
day 334: 刘/杨陕西补胎 (liu/yang‘s tire-repair) – 于陕西补胎 (yu‘s tire-repair) = 34,9km View Larger Map The night had been good. No [...]
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008desert caboose 1.1 (new & improved)
day 340: 鄯善 (shanshan) = 0km 罗先生 (Mr. Luo) had agreed to give the caboose a general makeover today: But [...]
Monday, October 13th, 2008pig under roof
Yesterday was the First Advent: we lit a candle, and next Sunday we’ll light two, then three – and then [...]
Monday, December 1st, 2008World Quirky Day
So the World Walking Day is coming to China. I only know this because I got an e-mail asking me [...]
Friday, April 30th, 2010accolade
Guess what, the TLW-Video got an AWARD – it made #1 as “Web Documentary” at this year’s Webcuts Festival in [...]
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010fog, ice-cream and vodka
Today I received a request by the family dog Rachel to go for a walk: So we stumbled through the [...]
Thursday, August 5th, 2010wave after wave
I went back to the beach today, and my sunburn got the worst of it. Didn’t really take any pictures, [...]
Saturday, August 7th, 2010in a pothole
Russian vodka had finally gotten the best of me: “Blagoff Green Apple” it was. I have to admit I did [...]
Monday, August 9th, 2010road to Africa
I had a good glass of квас (kvass) this morning. This is a sort of refreshing beverage made from – [...]
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010tiger style
… drip… … drip… … drip… … It had rained all night, and I woke up in a damp tent: [...]
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Goethe gazing at the galaxy
When I woke up I wasn’t feeling very well, so I decided to hang out at the camp site and [...]
Thursday, August 12th, 2010shortcut on the long road
Сергей (Sergej) said he was going to go back to the city today, and since I wasn’t feeling very well, [...]
Friday, August 13th, 2010Can’t be a Battle MC if you don’t speak the language
Strange and interesting things were happening in our neighborhood today. I heard weird noises: When I looked out the window [...]
Monday, August 16th, 2010Russia can ROCK
…went and did the old time-lapse thing again today. I was hoping to find a better location, when in fact [...]
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010musical chairs
My friends took me to the bus station at 6 am. I guess we were all a bit tired: The [...]
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010Yahximusiz!
I am on a 30-day tourist visa now, but I might need a few extra days on top of that [...]
Friday, August 27th, 2010…is it safe to be here?
Some people might be wondering if it’s safe to be here in 乌鲁木齐 (Ürümqi) after the deadly riots a year [...]
Saturday, August 28th, 2010earthworm and anaconda
day 353: 乌鲁木齐 (Ürümqi) – 昌吉 (Changji) = 34,3km 2010-08-30.kmz on larger map So… I guess some of you already [...]
Monday, August 30th, 2010ouch!
day 354: 昌吉 (Changji) = 0km I woke up and said hello to a fine day: I limped outside and [...]
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010black kites & silly geese
day 356: 昌吉 (Changji) – 榆树沟 (Yushugou) = 16,6km 2010-09-02.kmz on larger map I eventually dragged my sorry ass out [...]
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010he is I and I am him
day 357: 榆树沟 (Yushugou) – 呼图壁 (Hutubi) = 26,8km 2010-09-03.kmz on larger map I got up in the early morning [...]
Friday, September 3rd, 2010sleeping with melons
day 361: 呼图壁 (Hutubi) – 大丰镇 (Dafengzhen) = 23,1km 2010-09-08 on larger map Bad health or not, it felt good [...]
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010the good lunch
day 362: 大丰镇 (Dafengzhen) 玛纳斯 (Manas) = 36,5km 2010-09-09 on larger map I got up at six and started walking [...]
Thursday, September 9th, 2010sexy time immemorial
day 367: 石河子 (Shihezi) = 0km My friends 辉辉 (Huihui), 祁师傅 (Master Qi) and 李娜 (Li Na) got me into [...]
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010New Model Terracotta Army
day 368: 石河子 (Shihezi) = 0km Yesterday, I had promised 李娜 (Li Na) to take a picture of her: Hope [...]
Wednesday, September 15th, 201050k – godlike rampage
day 370: 沙湾 (Shawan) – 九公里 (Jiugongli) = 57,9km 2010-09-17 on larger map Who would have thought that this was [...]
Friday, September 17th, 2010police and thieves
day 372: 奎屯 (Kuytun) – 乌苏 (Usu) = 24 km 2010-09-19 on larger map I wasn’t going to walk today. [...]
Sunday, September 19th, 2010P.O.V.
Followed the river for another day: Saw dudes in the water: Weird rock formations on the riverbank: And a late [...]
Thursday, November 10th, 2011no class?
Today I did something stupid. I went to class and found out that there was no class. Alas! So anyway [...]
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012The Longest Way – The Books
Finally done with the books. Here’s a video I made about the writing process that took about… …two years to [...]
Saturday, April 21st, 2012they always come as twins
Everything is done. Nothing can be changed. My books are both in the printing press right now: We went to [...]
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012“we are just idiots”
Greece is empty: …at least it was during the time when I was there. Many hotels were closed, and the [...]
Sunday, June 3rd, 2012eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Uncle Shen (申叔叔) and I went to get a train ticket today: We stopped at a roadside stall that was [...]
Monday, August 6th, 2012hiding it
Around 10 in the morning, I said goodbye to Uncle Shen and climbed on the train to Kuytun (奎屯). We [...]
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012secrets from the road
day 388: 乌苏 (Usu) – 四棵树 (Sikeshu) = 40,7km 2012-08-08 show on larger map Lei Sheng (雷盛) and I left [...]
Wednesday, August 8th, 20125-0-0-0
day 389: 四棵树 (Sikeshu) – 托托 (Tuotuo) = 63,6km 2012-08-09 show on larger map I woke up to a good [...]
Thursday, August 9th, 2012pimp my truck
Day 392: 托托 (Tuotuo) – 精河火车站 (Jinghe Train Station) = 49,6km 2012-08-13 show on larger map I eventually had to [...]
Monday, August 13th, 2012wolfberries
Day 394: 八家户饮食城 (Food court of Bajiahu) – 83团 (Regiment 83) = 21km 2012-08-15 show on larger map A perfect [...]
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012Batman
Day 395: 83团 (Regiment 83) = 0km My first day of rest was good. I did some laundry: All the [...]
Thursday, August 16th, 2012missing it
Day 396: 83团 (Regiment 83) = 0km I didn’t leave. I walked around the village until I found some old [...]
Friday, August 17th, 2012patting the melon
Day 398: 83团 (Regiment 83) = 0km The way ahead was just too scary. So I stayed in and hung [...]
Sunday, August 19th, 2012traveling
Day 399: 83团 (Regiment 83) – 五台 (Wutai) = 43,2km 2012-08-20 show on larger map At about 9 in the [...]
Monday, August 20th, 2012friend with wings
Day 400: 五台 (Wutai) – 四台 (Sitai) = 34,2km 2012-08-21 show on larger map I woke up at night only [...]
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012café latte
Day 401: 四台 (Sitai) – 赛里木湖 (Sayram Lake) = 29,4km 2012-08-22 show on larger map When I left 四台 (Sitai), [...]
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012dirty pearl
Day 402: 赛里木湖 (Sayram Lake) = 0km I was going to stay in my yurt all day: But there was [...]
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012Bazinga!
Day 403: 赛里木湖 (Sayram Lake) – 龙陵山庄 (Longling Hotel) = 27,4km 2012-08-24 auf einer größeren Karte anzeigen Said good-bye to [...]
Friday, August 24th, 2012sheep wars
Day 405: 龙陵山庄 (Longling Hotel) = 0km Today, the sky was blue again. I decided to wander around in the [...]
Sunday, August 26th, 2012Eiffel Tower bridge
Day 406: 龙陵山庄 (Longling Hotel) – 果子沟牧场 (Guozigou pasture) = 38km 2012-08-27 show on larger map Take a look at [...]
Monday, August 27th, 2012look down look up
Day 408: 芦草沟 (Lucaogou) – 66团 (Regiment 66) = 50,7km 2012-08-29 show on larger map I wasn’t going to walk [...]
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012pig head
Day 409: 66团 (Regiment 66) = 0km After yesterday’s 50k, I didn’t feel like walking anymore. So I spent a [...]
Thursday, August 30th, 2012who wants to stay in Stalin street?
Day 410: 66团 (Regiment 66) – 伊宁 (Yining) = 29,9km 2012-08-31 show on larger map When I stepped out into [...]
Friday, August 31st, 2012night markets
Day 412: 伊宁 (Yining) = 0km This is my friend Dario: He decided to accompany me on the last leg [...]
Sunday, September 2nd, 2012corn snake
Day 413: 伊宁 (Yining) – 66团 (Regiment 66) = 26,6km 2012-09-03 show on larger map Today we started to walk. [...]
Monday, September 3rd, 2012new old things
Day 414: 66团 (Regiment 66) – 霍城 (Huocheng) = 30km View 2012-09-04 in a larger map When the sun came [...]
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012how we became approved
Day 415: 霍城 (Huocheng) – 清水河 (Qingshuihe) = 23,7km View 2012-09-05 in a larger map We left the town of [...]
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012master of the wind
Day 416: 清水河 (Qingshuihe) – 霍尔果斯 (Khorgas) = 31,4km View 2012-09-06 in a larger map Today was going to be [...]
Thursday, September 6th, 2012the feeling of home
Day 417: [伊宁 (Yining)] = 0km Same old story: my visa was about to run out. I needed an extension [...]
Friday, September 7th, 2012back to the yurt
Day 418: [奎屯 (Kuytun)] = 0km Early in the morning, we hopped in a cab: The driver was apparently an [...]
Saturday, September 8th, 2012where did my hair dresser go?
Day 420: [乌鲁木齐 (Ürümqi)] = 0km The visa application had been accepted. All we could do was wait. So we [...]
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012Germans looking at dancers
Day 421: [乌鲁木齐 (Ürümqi)] = 0km My visa wasn’t ready yet. No big deal, just one more day of waiting. [...]
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012Kashgaria
Day 422: [喀什 (Kashgar)] = 0km Today we left 乌鲁木齐 (Ürümqi) and hopped on an airplane: It was going to [...]
Friday, September 14th, 2012nine inch lakes
Day 423: [喀什 (Kashgar)] = 0km Ever heard of Karakul – the “black lake” in the Pamir Mountains? We figured [...]
Saturday, September 15th, 2012handprints
Day 424: [喀什 (Kashgar)] = 0km There’s a livestock market here every sunday. Ok, some cows, some sheep, maybe a [...]
Sunday, September 16th, 2012I was going to do the same thing in the air!
Day 426: [和田 (Hotan)] = 0km The city wall of 和田 (Hotan) wasn’t very old: Only some parts of it [...]
Tuesday, September 18th, 201212/13
Hey guys, nothing new from me here for a while. Sorry about that! I’ll try to make up with a [...]
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