Travelogues from lonely cyclist Erik Nomden |
After four years it is finally going to happen. For the first time Margarita and I go
will embark on a bicycle journey together. It will be the first time for Margarita
that she will do a bike trip of more than one day and it will be the first time that
she will cycle on a fully loaded bicycle.
1) Cycling in Austria
Daytripping in the mountainbike paradise of Lake Garda: Spectacular routes to the Monte Tremalzo and Monte Baldo as well as an attempt of
the infamous Scanuppia - possibly the steepest road in the world:
1) Daytrips in the Lake Garda area
Travelogue of my bike journey to the Pyrenees and the double traverse through the Pyrenees. The Spanish Pyrenees from east to west and the French
Pyrenees from west to east. Famous Tour de France and Vuelta cols but also exciting off-road biking:
1) Cycling from Holland to the Pyrenees
Travelogue of my 6.730 km cycling odyssey through Germany, Austria, Italy and France. Cultural and natural highlights and
some of the most spectacular cols of Europe:
1) Cycling from Holland to Italy through Germany and Austria
Travelogue of our cycling and trekking journey through Northern India and Nepal. Cultural highlights, meeting loads of
interesting people and great atmosphere. Cycling and trekking through the dazzling Himalayas:
1) Cycling in Rajasthan - India
Travelogue of my bicycle journey through the Alps from east to west. More than three thousand kilometre cycling across the big cols of
the Alps from Vienna to Nice and Avignon. Famous Tour de France and Giro d'Italia cols but also some exciting dirt trails:
1) Cycling in Austria
Travelogue of my bike journey from Stavanger to the Nordkapp along fjords and icecaps, across islands and highlands:
1) Cycling from Stavanger to Trondheim
Travelogue of my bike journey with Jeroen van Meijgaarden and Willem Hoffmans through the Indian himalayas, across
some of the Worlds highest passes. A world of Tibetan buddhism and incredible mountain landscapes in the Indian Himalayas:
1) Cycling from Shimla to Manali and Leh
Cycling through a world of hills, gorges, volcanoes, highlands and beautiful villages in atmospheric
Massif Central in France with Willem Hoffmans:
1) Cycling in the highlands of the Massif Central
Three months cycling in the Andes in Peru, Bolivia & Chile. Travelogue of a journey through the deserts, jungles, mountain ranges, volcano landscapes, cities and the Altiplano.
Cycling, trekking and climbing through the adventure wonderland of the Andes in South America:
1) Cycling in Central Peru
Travelogue of a cycling journey from the Marrakech across the Atlas into the deep Saharan desert: a journey
to the heart of mysterious Morocco with Marco Duiker and Willem Hoffmans:
1) Across the Atlas from Marrakech to Zagora
Travelogue of my early spring bike journey to Southern France through Champagne, Burgundy, Massif Central and the Vercors with Willem Hoffmans:
Cycling travelogue of my journey from Utrecht to Rome with Willem Hoffmans. Across the Vosges, Jura and the Alps into Italy and subsequently through Piemonte, Liguria,
Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria:
1) Cycling from Utrecht to the French Alps
Travelogue of my bike journey from Holland to the West and South of Spain. Following a pigrimage to Santiago de Compostela and subsequently cycling through Portugal, Central Spain
and across Europes highest cycling road - across the Sierra Nevada - to Gibraltar:
1) Cycling from Holland to Spain
Two Lonely Cyclists (2016)
1) Cycling in Germany
1) Cycling in Italy
Scanuppia and other trips near Lago di Garda (2010)
2) The Scanuppia: the steepest road of the World?
The Lonely Cyclist in the Pyrenees (2010)
2) Cycling in the Spanish Pyrenees
3) Cycling in the French Pyrenees
Europe on two wheels (2009)
2) Cycling from the Italian Alps to Sicily
3) Cycling in Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica
4) Cycling from Southern France back to Holland
Shanti Shanti - India & Nepal (2008)
2) Cycling from Varanasi (India) to Pokhara (Nepal)
3) Walking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal
4) Cycling in Nepal
The Lonely Cyclist in the Alps (2007)
2) Cycling in Slovenia
3) Cycling in the Dolomites
4) Cycling in the Swiss and Italian Alps
5) Cycling in the Italian and French Alps
Arctic Dreams - Cycling to the Nordkapp (2006)
2) Cycling from Trondheim to the Noordkapp
The Wheel of Life - Indian Himalayas (2005)
2) Across the Khardung La to the Nubra Valley
3) Cycling in Spiti and Lahaul
4) Cycling from Manali to Amritsar
Highlands & Volcanoes - Massif Central (2004)
2) Cycling in the volcano landscapes
3) Cycling back across the highlands
Blue Skies and Dust Trails - South America (2003)
2) Trekking and cycling in Southern Peru
3) Climbing and cycling in Bolivia
4) Cycling in Northern Chile
5) Cycling in Central Chile
Rock the Casbah - Morocco (2003)
2) Through the Sahara from Zagora to Merzouga
La douce France - Cycling to the South of France (2002)
Via Roma - From Utrecht to Rome (2001)
2) Cycling from the Italian border to Rome
Santiago and beyond - Cycling to Spain (2000)
2) Cycling from the Spanish border to Santiago de compostela
3) Cycling through Spain and Portugal from Santiago to Gibraltar