from Vietnam to China by bicycle, police-checkpoint, tibet-border refused!

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2 ай бұрын

Chain is kicked again. We are in Yunnan Province, China. Our route takes us through central China via Qinghai to Xingjian. Before we cross Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. How we get around the Caspian Sea is still an open question. In general, we meet very friendly, nice and helpful Chinese people in China. Individual travel has not caused us any problems so far. However, communication is difficult. The Chinese outside the megacities hardly speak English. Social media and messenger services are blocked and blocked. Even with VPN it's difficult. Around 7 p.m. it's getting cold and the sun is setting when we stop in a small village on the hillside. I see smoke rising from an oven and suddenly I'm standing in a family's living room. You offer us to stay overnight with you. Without an app, without advance reservation, without a package trip. 50 yen and you're good. The next morning we fight our way through the sloping slope to reach a small road. We have to break barriers and drive through private property. Everything goes well, with a smile they show us the way to Shangri-La. A driver stops us. He gives us food and drink. We are talking about China, he jokingly emphasizes several times “because we crossed the Great Wall,” which is a common joke in China. We pass the border post into Sichuan. The police show us into the building. Then questions are asked and we have to register. Then someone says: You can continue. They give us apples and tangerines! We drive through the rocky gorges. As dusk falls we once again find shelter in an unspeakable flophouse which also costs us 120 yen. A lack of motivation occurs. What are we doing here? There are so many beautiful places in the world. We get bad food, dirty accommodation, can't communicate and actually have nothing to reward ourselves with at the end of the day. We fight our way up a 4,000m high pass towards the Tibetan border. In the freezing cold we reach a hotel in Zhongzanzhen around 10:30 p.m. The next morning, the asphalt cowboys knock on the door. “You need a special permit for Tibet.” - Thank you very much. Bye. The impressions and experiences are absolutely changeable. We are often invited to spend the night by warm and open families. They also prepare dinner for us and give us breakfast so that we can conquer the high mountains. When I offer them money, they don't accept it. The host says: People should help each other, we are all children of Mother Earth.
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@PeterGeorg-ez7ft 19 күн бұрын

Danke für den tollen Bericht .Weiterhin gute Reise !😊❤

@charlybeister 2 ай бұрын

Hey hey my my… Rock’n’Roll never die! Great

@juergenmandel 2 ай бұрын

Super tolle Reise 👍👍und weiter gute Fahrt 🤝🤝

@Harry-fb7qw 2 ай бұрын

Because we crossed the Great Wall 😂

@erikl.1860 2 ай бұрын

Nice video! Interesting too, because I also plan to travel to China by bike. Surprised to see that you also went to Deqen. Dit you stay in the youth hostel there? I was there twice. Where did you apply for your Chinese visa? How long were you allowed to stay in China? And where is best to apply for visa for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan? Is it easy to get? Suppose you will come back through the Pamir Highway? Wish you all the best! Erik (Belgium)

@kettegeben 2 ай бұрын

Hi Erik, Thank you. I don’t remember where we stayed. 60days China Visa you will get in Hanoi. Kasachstan + Kirgisistan you get Visa on arrival i think. Pamir, not sure yet. We have to check the weather. When do you start your journey?

@erikl.1860 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!@@kettegeben My dream was to cycle from Belgium (where I am now) to the south of China where I have lived and worked for 6 years. I bought my touring bicycle in 2019 when I retired, and then started cycling... my first trip was 900 km (Netherlands). Last year (2023) I cycled to Turkey and back (over 11000 km). In 2022 I cycled to the North Cape through Norway and back through Sweden (8500 km). Because I want to cycle more in the years to come, I bought an apartment, and I am now selling my house. Once I move into my apartment, I can shut the door, and go ... without having to worry about anything. I have lots of plans, but now I need to sell the house and move to the apartment first. Then I can make travel plans! Good luck with your current trip! 加油 !

@kettegeben 2 ай бұрын

@@erikl.1860 thank you. let’s meet on the road when you startet. Hope you get handled everything til then. Good luck Erik