From West to East
The trip started in Lisbon, Europe’s most occidental capital, from where I headed (mainly) east. After passing Barcelona and Venice I retraced Maro Polo’s steps to Istanbul - the city on the Bosphorus, the only metropolis on two continents and my gateway to Asia.
From here on, I cycled on the world oldest trade link – the fabled Silk Road - through Central Asia to Kyrgyzstan. On the Pamir Highway, I climbed up to almost 6000m altitude overseeing the Hindu Kush Mountains before getting into China.