It’s day 64 and we have now covered over 5000 km since leaving South Korea. As you would imagine, the mind wanders when you are doing an 8 hour stretch along a boring desert road. I found myself trying to come up with ways to take advantage of the attention that our trip has brought [...]

I introduced Jiao in my last post as our much needed morale booster after a a rough week slogging it out in the Gobi desert. Now let me tell you a story about our new friend. Jiao models his bike and makeshift stand It was the 2nd day after meeting Jiao in the town of [...]

Since our last day off (now about a week ago) we have had a grueling push to make it to Hami in time to get our visa’s extended one last time. It turns out that 4 days of battling non-stop headwinds, 130km days, 35-40 degree desert heat and dry bread and crackers for breakfast and [...]

I made this video one night after a long days ride. Thought you might like some insight into the kinds of places we stay in at night. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/upload/video/room-tour.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes a couple of minutes. Windows Media Video (WMV) format [...]

Well it’s no Lord of the Dance, but I definitely think it could be called an Irish jig. This cracked me up. [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/tom-dance.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes a couple of minutes. Windows Media Video (WMV) format available here. Tom’s Dance

We’re going to be camping a lot more this week as our passports are awaiting processing in the visa office in Urumchi. All hostels, guesthouses and hotels are supposed to ask for our visas and register all guests, foreign or local, into the PSB (Public Security Bureau) system. Since we don’t have the passports, and [...]

6 hours of waiting for a visa application that took less than 5 minutes to file. The efficiency of bureaucracy is truly a global constant.

Desert camping seems like a fun and carefree idea, until you consider the local wildlife. On Tuesday afternoon, after one of our rest stops, I spotted a massive spider nestling on the back of Jared’s rear pannier. It was about the size of an open fist, legs included, and a bright mix of white and [...]

We set out from Korea fully knowing that our travel plans would have to be fluid as they are dependent on world politics, country stability and visas. I thought I’d take a moment to let you know what we have talked about lately. Initially we had planned to go along the Southern section of the [...]

Who needs collagen injections when you can just get a passing bee to sting you on the lip?

The 10 days from Xi’an have been pretty much an uphill slog, but wevery so often we have been graced with a little downhill and some beautiful scenery. Here is a taste of it [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/valley.wmv"] [mediaplayer src="http://www.brakingboundaries.org/wp-content/uploads/video/valley-2.wmv"] To watch movies on the Braking Boundaries site you need to install Microsoft Silverlight. This only takes [...]