brief introduction:
When I decided to cycle around Hokkaido in 2005, other people thought I was either crazy or silly. 2005! It was a conservative age when people around you thought you were insane when you even said, "I want to cycle around the island!"
Only my enlightenment teacher said to me: "If you can do it now, how can it be a 'dream', and how can it be a 'thinking'?" - Alashi
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When there is a bug in your life, how do you fix it and turn it around again?
He stomped on Asia, Europe and Africa with both feet, facing all the unknowns;
With his eyes, he truly records everything at the moment, he understands that life is impermanent;
Using his whole body to truly perceive the warmth and coldness of the world, he learned to cherish and embrace the present moment.
People always grope in loneliness, grow up in despair, cherish when they fall,
These are the things that bike tours teach us.
When life is at a low ebb and you lose your direction, you may choose to ride a bicycle and take a journey of self-disconnection.
In the Silk Road, he learned to be alone with himself, and also saw the true meaning of friendship; in India, he understood the fragility of life; in Iceland, he sensed the insignificance of human beings; in Africa, he experienced the warmth of human affection.
Slowly, maybe you will find that cycling is like a microcosm of your life, with highs and lows in the process.
When we enjoy the beautiful scenery we get after stepping, we are also faced with countless things to solve every day, or to make decisions in the moment, "We don't have time to tell ourselves to give up", because, already on the road, we We can only move forward resolutely and overcome all the difficulties in front of us.
Perhaps, if you ride hard, the world will open up; the heart will also open up, and then... let's arrange the next cycling trip!
Features of this book
Bike tours in China, India, Iceland, Africa
Using a bicycle to experience Asia, Europe, and Africa in different weathers such as hot, wet and cold, and dry.
Take you to understand the world from the perspective of Alashi
Use a bicycle to actually step on the road, record the present with the eyes of a traveler, and write down a documentary with sincere emotions, so that you instantly fall into the page and travel with the words of Alashi.
Hand drawn bicycle travel footprint X Iceland travel illustration
The bicycle travel footprints of China, India, Iceland, and Africa are presented in the form of hand-painted maps; and during the Iceland journey, some illustrations are used to present the journey scenery, showing you Iceland from different angles.
Special article recommendation
Different from his usual introvertedness, Alaxi presents his inner surging rich emotions and the most vulnerable side completely and truly. Only then did I know why he usually doesn't talk about his travels, because he has already said everything he wants to talk about. Turned into wonderful text, people can easily peep and replay those gripping or thrilling moments. - Yuily, author of "Before Regrets, Work Hard to Love"
After reading this book, you will find that in any setting, from easy to difficult, there are moments of frustration or hope, and in the most painful moments, the memories are sweet. Everyone deserves such a harvest, we dare to take risks and are not afraid of death, maybe...will be entangled in travel for a lifetime! —Cao Yaowen, the first person to ride alone across Mongolia
Arashi has ridden many countries that I have not been able to visit in person. Through his words, people can recreate his experience, whether it is hard or happy. an amazing journey. —Beijing to Paris Deray
About the Author
Alashi
Born in 1982, has a Bicycle Universal studio, and three cats. My expectation is one country a year to complete the dream of cycling around the world.
Wheel tracks are:
2007 Cycling around Hokkaido for 43 days and 3000 km
In 2010, the bicycle crossed Japan for 118 days and 5000 kilometers
2012 Cycling into Tibet (Qinghai-Tibet Line), 1400 kilometers in 37 days
2013 Silk Road 3000 km in 44 days
2014 North North India, Ladakh 10 days 600 kilometers
2015 Circum Iceland 45 days 1500km
2016 Longitudinal Africa (Egypt to Kenya) 79 days 5200 kilometers
45 days and 1400 kilometers around Hokkaido in 2016
2017 Spanish-Portuguese pilgrimage route 1600 kilometers in 30 days
2018 Iceland Aurora Dream 24 Days 470 km
Personal website: ericchen.info/alashi/2015_Iceland/index.php
Fan Page: Alashi Universal Studio
Table of contents:
Introduction / There is a voice beside me softly calling me
Chapter1 China
Genhong and Yongjian (exchange rate 4.85, May 2013)
Ye Qianfeng Castle
alone again
The test of the headwind
Trapped in the desert together
most beautiful scenery
only this one
The Silk Road Squad in Wang Yangzhong
Climb the Flaming Mountain
The missed scenery is no longer
Don't drink tonight
Chapter2India
Well, I'm leaving (India Rate 0.5, April 2014)
India is cool
Asian Chaos
The will of death
monkey robber
Ricampio
I am from Taiwan
Welcome, Indian Flick
Bus Accident
darkest eve of dawn
long way home
hello sweet potato
silly can't tell
Maybe Someday
Chapter3 Iceland
Day 180 (Iceland exchange rate 0.26, September 2015)
wedge. daydream adventure
Do A Meng's Treasure Bag
Color Hill Hike
Tent under 10 gusts
yellow pig war of attrition
Icelandic girls at Seljalandsfoss
Although suspected
Typhoon Warning
⾬ Eat lobster on a sunny day
Farther and farther is the farthest distance
The most dangerous shortcut, the nine-three-nine line of despair
The stunning Seydisfjordur
The Fantastic Journey of a Bicycle Teenager
Brother's golden arm hook, ready to go
Let's call it "Ghost Cat"
One day we will be back
Chapter4 Africa
. Welcome, Cairo (EGR 4, January 2016)
Escort! follow the shadows
child chasing sugar cane
frontier oscar winner
. A New Beginning (Sudan Official Rate 5.3; Black Market Rate 2.94, February 2016)
Lokanda Tin Hut
No matter how painful it is, I have to have a Coke
If you don't go you will die
Private Star Hotel
Sometimes cold water is hotter than hot water
mustafa huri's home
Frankie Rhapsody
. Ethiopia (exchange rate 1.53, March 2016)
Cataclysm Reborn
Everything Worth
Von Di Sauron of Ethiopia
. Seven Hill hotel (KEN 0.32, April 2016)
Nightmare
The final chapter. What bike tours teach us
postscript
Details:
ISBN: 9786267096062
Book Series: Like Travel
Specifications: paperback / 288 pages / 17 x 23 x 1.65 cm / normal grade / full color printing / first edition
Place of Publishing: Taiwan
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