Cycling the Globe

A Cycling Expedition Around The Globe

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Welcome to Cycling the Globe - a website about my 30.000 km bicycling trip through 40 countries around the globe. You may check out the stories, photos and videos.

Thomas Andersen, Cyclist.

Happy New Year!!

Wow, 2011 was indeed a special year! Thanks to everyone for the support, encouragement, and good times along the way! May 2012 be one to remember as well. 2011 in Pictures: The ...

Screw it, I'm cycling home as

When I was first planning the trip I was reluctant to choose any destination at all. My philosophy was, and still is, that the road is the goal and the ...

And now to something completel

When I left Katherine 10 days ago I had 50$ in my pocket. As I arrived in Alice Springs I surpringsingly still had 25$ left. God bless wild camping! A ...

Day 287: Woodforde Well - Alic

Distance: 146.95 km Ridetime: 8:01:46 Average: 18.3 km/h Total distance: 14289 km Last night I stayed at a camp site and met a couple of German backpackers who are travelling around Australia in their ...

Day 286: Barrow Creek - Woodfo

Distance: 142.62 km Ridetime: 07:07:27 Average: 20.2 km/h Total distance: 14142 km For the fist time in weeks I did experience something that would resemble a tail wind. It only lasted for half an ...

Day 285: Bonny Well - Barrow C

Distance: 133.90 km Ridetime: 06:15:22 Average: 21.5 km/h Total distance: 14099 km Last night over the fire at the camp site I was stating, people asked if I was going to visit Devils Marbles. ...

Day 284: Three Ways - Bonny We

Distance: 113.21 km Ridetime: 06:07:54 Average: 18.5 km/h Total distance: 13966 km The super market in Tennant Creek is known among cyclists to be the only reasonable priced place to buy food for 1200 ...

Day 283: Renner Springs - Thre

Distance: 116.35 km Ridetime: 06:37:03 Average: 17.5 km/h Total distance: 13853 km It is interesting what difference a day can make. While yesterday's ride might have felt like meditation, there was not much left ...

Day 282: Newcastle Waters - Re

Distance: 135.82 km Ridetime: 07:31:25 Average: 18.1 km/h Total distance: 13737 km Already during the night in my tent I could hear the winds picking up. At least I was mentally prepared for another ...

Day 281: Daly Waters - Newcast

Distance: 126.48 km Ridetime: 06:20:17 Average: 20.0 km/h Total distance: 13602 km One of the joys of cycling is that you see the landscape change almost from day to day. So far there has ...