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Magnificent views at sunrise and fascinating cloud formations which completed the mountain panorama. What a crazy tour in such a short period of time.
Against the monsoon
We have done the Annapurna circle, despite large landslides and much, much water. Tim and Lilly had to wait for us in Ngadi. There was no way to cross the torn roads with them this time ;-)
Therefore, we hiked the most beautiful part. 119 km in 6 days. All the way up from Ngadi 4,526 meters to 5,416 meters !! on the Thorong-La Pass and then down again to Jomson.
09.September 2014
Kathmandu
Nepal
the River Rhine during Sunrise. Germany!!!
Home sweet home.....
is also quite impressive after such a long period of time with the unluxury life on the road. Found a nice clip from the good old times in Georgia. First big offroad part and good training for everything what followed. Edited by russian biker Alexander Shandor who used parts of our video material which shows the good time we all had all together in the wild over there.
Hope that at least in spring 2015 we are back on the road. We are already looking forward to it.
17. October 2014.
Change of perspective
Now we are enjoying a journey break in Germany to earn money and to do urgent matters. By plane in a few hours from Nepal to Germany. … What a different world „wink“-Emoticon It will still take time to get used to it.... Our bikes are waiting in the meanwhile in Kathmandu, that we will soon come back.…
Approach to Düsseldorf Airport with
09. September 2014.
31. July 2014.
Mahendranergar
Nepal
ride we are now in Lakakh/ Leh, the so called "little Tibet“. By the way our small facebook group has silently made it over 200 followers. Thanks to all our readers. The next adventures laying ahead of us !
Our first 5.300m high passes in our life has been taken successfully and Lilly and Tim did it quite fine.
Incredible open landscape in an enormous height and huge camp spots with nomads and stunning images. Breathless camping on 4800m !!!, waking up with the sun and riding with wild horses through the plains ......! Nature is finally back! The Nubra Valley is now waiting for us. We are really looking forward ... Greetings to All from us Four (-;
South to North in India
From the southern point of India to the highest passes in the North
Yes it was actually a little bit quite in the last time here, but after the successful evacuation from south India, the backwaters, the incredible humid, heat on the motorbike and a 42 hour train
19. July 2014
Leh/Ladakh
Indien
This heights are insane! 5300m mountain passes (500m higher than the highest mountain top in whole europe -the Mont Blanc) and here we were riding in this height with our motorbikes!?…
To be honest, it was especially about changing the crowded streets of India with thousands of people around, no quite place to stop for 5 minutes alone against the total opposite. Also a daring game with the time! Thankfully we have won it, before our Indian Visa expired.
Silence in INDIA??? LADAKH!
Ladakh was for us something like "back to the roots". Going into the wild with bike, tent and stove. Finally after so many month in India wild camping and silence. It´s not only about the enormous high mountain passes. Ok, at least a little bit (-;
Goodbye INDIA! Hello NEPAL!!!
Last minute checkout with the last day of our valid Indian Visa. Very tiring ride from Leh over Manali and Rishikesh until here. We are now in "rest mode". Monsoon has taken control so far. We are stuck in Mahendranagar / Nepal since two days now, which is ok or our own choice in this mode. (-;
01. August 2014.
Mahendranergar
Nepal
Again! Incredible India!
Making new friends by coincidence in the wildlife between southern Indian national parks. Thank you Vasu (Vasudha Chakravathi: India's only woman wildlife photographer) to guide us -the german potatoes- through the jungle with all these fascinating "creatures" in India ;-)
07. June 2014
Ooty/Tarminadu
India
ONE YEAR ON THE ROAD!!
11.05.2013-11.05.2014
We have seen amazing things, learned a lot and met super kind people. THANK`s for broaden our horizon.
Germany to India
Kilometers: 33.303 km
(motorbike: 20.158 km; rented cars: 4.900 km; train: 3.755 km (motorbike on train 2.693 km); bus: 868 km; aircraft: 3.622 km)
Countries: 19
11. May 2014
Arambol/Goa
India
Hans & Hanne K. Deutschland
Maria S. Deutschland
Kai R. Deutschland
Judith B. Deutschland
Lars W. Deutschland
Anna W. Deutschland
Heiner K. Deutschland
Eric W. Deutschland
Moorlicht Kinder (Solveigs
Hof) Deutschland
Alfred, Susanne, Caro & Christoph K. Deutschland
Saskia D. Deutschland
Ulla & Wolfgang K. Deutschland
Rene S. Deutschland
Günther & Mechtild K. Deutschland
Mathias K. Deutschland
Danke an alle großzügigen Spender!
Thank you to all generous donors!
Max K. Deutschland
Claudine S. Deutschland
Gudrun D. Deutschland
Zaheer D. UK 2x
Amina A. UK 2x
Najamiddin M. Canada
Hafeez S. Hong Kong
Rainer D. Deutschland
Naufal M. UK
Ayub G. UK
Farzana H. USA
Mohammed K. USA
Anonymous D. Pakistan
Michael K. Deutschland
Peter D. Deutschland
Nina H. Deutschland
Abdul JG. Pakistan
Saadia OH. Pakistan
Paul S. UK
04.03.2014 20:00
Spendenzähler: /Donationcounter:
1731,80 USD
05.03.2014 (Start)
Countrys visited in 2014:
„Du bist, was dein tiefes, treibendes Begehren ist.
Wie dein Begehren ist, so ist dein Wille.
Wie dein Wille ist, so ist dein Tun.
Wie dein Tun ist, so ist dein Schicksal“
Brihadaranyaka IV.5
Pictures 2014:
From Hampi to Indias "City of Death" Varanasi, to the Temples of Khajuraho until the amazing Taj Mahal and Dehli. A mix of cultures which leaves you often speechless behind. Colours, sounds and over one billion people. Indianchaos is a special challenge and it won't release us so fast. Here some first impressions!
Culture shock India!
Yes that's what we wanted to experience in full trains and busses. So why we jumped right into it. First time of our journey as normal backpackers, together with family and without own vehicle was in a way strange (missed freedom to stop or veer where we wanted).
06.May 2014
Arambol/Goa
India
Where we are right now...? Don´t be jealous! Of course now deep relaxed at GOA`s beaches (-;
Welcome INDIA!
Exactly after 4 month in Pakistan we crossed the border to India.... New challenges and a mixture of cultures lay ahead of us.... But for the first relaxing because last days of traveling, with 3.000km here to the south, were quite hard....
16. April 2014
Arambol/Goa
India
Why? Massive Landslide, ripped of bridges, carried our motorbikes steep mountain slides down with around 10 porters and cruised with nutshells over flooded landstrips with Tim and Lilly on board. At the end there was only a lot of snow, freezing cold and breathlessness by ourself and our bikes….. "No problem" is one of our favorite words after "inshallah" at the moment.
Sometimes we could have turned ourself upside down, because sometimes it took so long to make just some kilometers. The area was a challenge and infrstructure is very basic here in the far Northern Areas. Meanwhile we had also a good time by staying 2 days in a pakistani police station at 3600m. (-; Not as prisoners!
More details later in the final pakistan report
Greetings from Karimabad
Let`s rock KKH !
Over 4700 meter height and a way with enormous handicaps on one of the most spectacular mountain roads in the world, the Karakoram Highway until chinese border, over the still closed Khunjerab pass.
28. March 2014
Karimabad
Pakistan
After 2 hours waiting we already had a time problem, but convinced them not to move back and finally road was clear. In second part weather changed to perfect and we did a highspeed race to arrive at Gilgit just before sundown.
At the moment bad weather has caught up with us (downer Part of KKH is already closed again) Good decision not to wait one day longer and finally get stucked for days in Kohistan....
Electricity here is with 2-3 hours per day is a nightmare but so we have more time for relaxing in the hostel, watching local polo Training and sightseeing in the last 2 days. When good weather is back we will move on until Chinese border through the beautiful Hunza valley with the amazing Himalaya and Karakorum mountain scenerie.
Back on the road
Wheels are turning again. We already rode the KKH until Gilgit where we are at the moment. It was a hard challenge due to continues rainfall in the first part and some landslides blocked the road.
So Security forces first didn't let us go on from Besham.
18. March 2014
Gilgit
Pakistan
not be sold. The time before all our cow dealers could not find a suitable one and in the end we put ourselves on the phone. Three graduates from university (Alex who will later provide it here in Roshni , Olli and Coco ) should find a cow that fits
Yes, and in fact after a telephone search for hours in whole Punjab and clarification of our veterinarians, we looked the next day at our candidates after a long drive again around Sahiwal.
One breeder had really good animals there, with enormous milk records for Sahiwal cows. Trophies and medals were given to us directly after arrival, we had a real family operation found there who were proud of their own cows.
At place we let our doctor negotiate with the rules of Muslim style. After a trial milking and much talk there was only one point to left .... ! The calf was really sweet, but a male. (-; ! . Everybody had also asked us to bring if possible a female calf with .... So yes, we had the right cow but unfortunately no female calf, so we asked the farmer if he could not sell a female calf in addition to us. But he refused and he could not find something suitable and it would also be unthinkable….
"Not nice"! was our first reaction, but we once again experienced that everything goes in Pakistan. After two hours suddenly a 11 month-old female calf from a registered Sahiwal cow was standing in the yard. Again there was haggling and negotiating. We had found our optimal combination. The monetary surplus we could use therefore and a small herd is now together.
They were brought in 4 hours by truck the next day in the afternoon to Roshni. It was expected with joy and the first picture after arrival was taken. They all will get used in the next days to the new place. Yesterday evening we were sipping the first banana milk shake with our own milk!
Roshni and ourself would say Thank YOU to all our generous donor. That our little flock, should be the foundation stone for a good milk supply for the students and the house staff and a further step for a good future!
Our mother cow already had the name pigeon (urdu: kobutri) from the breeder. The little other we felt free and called them Tim und Lilly (-;
Thanks to all who participated in this project.
Fact file cows:
Kobutri:
Registered Sahiwal milkcow
5 years old, the second male calf
Milk: 14-17l (Inshallah)
Tim:
Male Sahiwalcalf
Calf of Kobutri
22 days old
Lilly:
Female Sahiwalcalf
of registered breeding cow
white pattern on the head
11 months old
P.S: Now the time and work will find an end here for us in Roshni and next week we are going to break out again to new motorcycle adventure, with an extended Pakistan Visa in the luggage (-:,
up to the Karakourum Highway
She is here, our/your Sahiwal Cow !!!
but not alone. (-; Yes we finally made it and we are back in Roshni with a purebred registered Sahiwal cow with good performance .....! Who would have thought that after everybody have assured to us such a cow would
10. March 2014
Lahore
Pakistan
one unpredegreed Sahiwali cow. )-: The other candidate didn't gave enough milk.
During the search for new candidates our engine made problems. We didn`t want to get stucked in the countryside of deepest Punjab near Pakpattan with only one working cylinder of 3 left. We managed with very slow speed to reach the next village before darkness. At a garage and a repairing crew with 6 persons including 3 not older than 16 and one arround 10 year old assistant they fixed it in only 2 hours !!! This time is really unbelievable for a change of the cylinder head gasket. We won't mention the price because our German readers will cry otherwise.
Finally we made it back in a long night ride with nothing in our hands except the gasket to Roshni/Lahore. So yesterday and today we did a new research by our own, figured out new contacts and give it a chance by a new planned ride on Wednesday. In fact the Search & Buy seems much more ambitious then the Collecting of the money. Who would have though that? Pakistan surprises us again and again. So keep fingers even more crossed for tomorrow.
Not a new Sahiwal cow but a new Bolan cylinder head gasket (-;
We went to the Region sahiwal on Sunday at 5 o`clock in the morning with our oldest Suzuki Bolan and a crew of five persons. (animal doctor and assistant, Alex and ourself) At place our contact after a 5 hour drive had only
04. March 2014
Lahore
Pakistan
Hi everybody,
we have done already a Warm Up to make animal feed.
The task: Find a healthy, thoroughbred Sahiwal Cow in Pakistan which fits to Roshni is quite a challenge and turns out to be even a tougher job than collecting the money before.
On Sunday will make a 200km journey to Sahiwal to check out some candidates and "Inshallah" we will come back with a cow. Keep fingers crossed !
Meanwhile we are examining and working until our job is done here. Yeehaa Tims repaired engine is built in and running again. We are still want to ride the KKH and both horses are ready to rumble.
01. March 2014
Lahore
Pakistan
15. February 2014
Lahore
Pakistan
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Yipieeeeeehhhh !!!
Insane!
We have done it. Collected the insane amount of 1615,80 USD. Excelled the goal and now we have to buy a healthy Sahiwal Cow next week for Roshni. Photos and Report is guaranteed !
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Permit A-38
Furthermore we got our Indian Visa after 5 weeks waiting. The next days will show if all the efforts pay off and "inshalla" we are ready to go again. We completed the week when we went to the Wagah border for the border closing. What a spectacle every day before sunset!
Custom chaos, permit A-38 and other updates:
Finally! Our engine parts from Germany for reanimation of Tim are here. The transport of 2 days was faster than expected but the afterwards chaos at the pakistan custom drove us nearly crazy. That costs us "only" 3 full days !!! a lot of negotiation, waiting and nerves… Some people said this was fast! Uff!… "Inshalla" was used inflationary and the motto. Found the place of Asterix and Obelix that should send them mad! You know Permit A-38? Hahaha. That displays the situation there.
8. February 2014
Lahore
Pakistan
Along the way it would have a calf every year, which would provide valuable meat. The price for such a cow is in fact relativly high with about 1.000 € ( 1.400 USD ). Unfortunately for us its not possible to spent the money all by ourself as travellers. Nevertheless, we want to help at this point and thus try to start this project with donations and to push it forward. If we have the money we"ll buy this cow directly from this region and adjust by our work an available barn. So the aid will direct reach the place where it is needed.
Now the question what you can do for it?
Can you imagine yourself to do a small donation for Roshni to make that dream of a bit more independence come true? We think it's an unique opportunity to help handicapped people through us as an extended hand.
We hope that we can get it done with you all out there and provide them with it and would be glad if you help us. Every progress we will be reported.
On request we will give for every donation a receipt.
Thank you very much for your help
Oliver and Corinna
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Wir brauchen Eure Hilfe!!
We need your Help!!
Spenden für Roshni:
Donate for Roshni:
4. February 2014
Lahore
Pakistan
As you all know we are currently working in the Roshni Association. while waiting for new engine parts and the Indian Visa. It`s a living and working community for disabled people in Pakistan. In addition to the medical examination of all students by Corinna and the sports teacher work of Olli, we would like to help the Roshni community to have a Sahiwal cow here. It would provide an important further part for the independent feeding of the students by having good milk for the future. A cow of this breed would be enough to give 10 - 15l for daily consume and in addition to use the spillover to make butter and cheese.
12. January 2014
Lahore
Pakistan
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Finally after the Christmas Days we found a place for fixing the motorbikes and working in a social field at this journey. The Roshni Associtaion is a living and working community for people with special needs and at the moment our home. Our capabilities we bring in the social community and help wherever it is needed. The first projects just started. More on that later…. At the same time we are caring diligent for Tim´s engine which is totally in pieces and is waiting for gearbox spare parts. (-:
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