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 Crossing the Salar de Antofalla salt flat to reach the tiny village Antofalla in Argentina's Catamarca province.

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#argentina #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #southamerica #altitude #salina #saltplane #saltflat #nature #catamarca 
 No - that's not Africa but Australia. This impressive Boab Tree is situated in the country's north west. One of the many amazing natural things one can find in Australia's remote Outback.

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#australia #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #desert #boabtree #nationalpark #outback #boab #nature 
 Our lovely camp just before the beautiful Torres del Paine NP in Chile Patagonia. We were lucky to have great weather.

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#chile #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #southamerica #nationalpark #torresdelpaine #patagonia 
 This photo was taken at a lonely beach of West Timor/Indonesia. We camped right beside the dunes down there. A fantastic camp spot at "the end of the world".

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#westtimor #timor #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #beach #asia #southeastasia #dunes #indonesia #endoftheworld 
 One of the largest Buddha status on earth is in the Monywa township in Myanmar. It is ~116m (381ft) tall and contains 31 floors.

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#myanmar #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #buddha #asia #burma #southeastasia 
 Eastern Mauritania is dominated by the sand of the Sahara desert. The shifting sand dunes cover everything from roads to whole towns.

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#Mauritania #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #sanddunes #africa #dakar #sahara
 
 The endless high plateau of Argentina's Piedra Pomez in the Catamarca province. A perfect place to feel like riding the end of the world.

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#argentina #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #southamerica #altitude #plateau 
 Yes - Argentina is one of the greatest places for offroad riding. 
 This photo was taken near the most southern point one can reach without a boat in South America. It is in the region of the city Ushuaia in Argentina/South Patagonia.

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#Argentina #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #southamerica #ushuaia #patagonia #nationalpark #endoftheworld 
 We rode the first bikes from Europe to Asia, Australia and finally South America. Then COVID came. We left the bikes in Argentina and bought new ones to ride in Europe during the pandemic. After South America opened it's borders again, we were two more times in South America and finally had to sell the old bikes in Colombia with ~125000 km (~75000 mi). The transport costs exploded after COVID. 
We took the new bikes to Norways North Cape, Romania, Portugal and beginning of this year down to Gambia. They're now on ~52000 km (~32000 mi). We're already planning new trips next year, but we have to observe the political situations, before we can make exact plans. 
 Nice photo. It's never too late to ride the world 😉 
 Beautiful Torres del Paine National Park in Chile Patagonia before sunset. You can see Miriam riding on the very left side of the image.

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#chile #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #southamerica #torresdelpaine #patagonia #nationalpark 
 Riding in Brazil's rainy season can be quite a challenge. A lot of roads are clay and it easily turns into a muddy desaster. This is in the state of Mato Grosso.
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#brazil #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #enduro #offroad #matogrosso #jungle #muddy #wilderness #southamerica #challenge #rainyseason 
 This is Norway's Gamle Strynefjellsvegen in high summer/July 😂
Luckily the road was free of ice, but one can imagine, that it isn't that warm to ride motorcycle there.

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#traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #winter #scandinavia #europe #fjell #drone #norway 
 Bolivia's most famous sight is probably the giant Salt Flat Salar de Uyuni. It's the world's largest salt flat and situated at 3650masl (~12000ft).
In dry season one can ride on its surface. However, in wet season it turns into a flooded salt swamp and it's impossible to enter it on a motorcycle.
This photo is taken during the wet season. Although it looks like in the middle of the salt flat, in reality it is taken just a few steps next to a concrete ramp 😉

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#bolivia #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #southamerica #salar #saltflat #altitude #saltlake #flooded #uyuni #salardeuyuni 
 The TranEuroTrail (TET) Estonia can quickly end up in a soggy ride. This is just one part of many flooded trail sections. Some can be so deep, that you can easily sink your whole bike. So one should better test the water depth to choose the line wisely 😉

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#Estonia 
 Beautiful Volcano Osorno has an imposing conical shape. It is situated next to Lake Llanquihue in middle Chile.
One can ride up to the parking of the skiing region at ~1200m (~4000ft) altitude. Osorno's impressive summit is at 2650masl (8700ft).

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#chile #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #southamerica #volcano #altitude #caldera #crater 
 This photo is from the dangerous Tatu Road to Nanga Parbat in Northern Pakistan. Nanga Parbat is one of the highest Mountains on earth with an altitude of 8125m (26600ft). This mountain is famous for its extremely difficult ascent.
Usually, Tatu Road is only accessible with local Jeep tours. However, we arrived there at the end of the season and they allowed us to ride this road by motorcycle.
The tiny road is very rocky and narrow without any guard railing and right next to a deep abyss. 
This photo is after the dangerous, exposed section, but you can see the majestic Nanga Parbat in the background.

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#adv #adventure #rtw #aroundtheworld #motorcycle #offroad #dangerousroad #mountain #pakistan #enduro #photography #motorbike #worldtravel #travel #nangaparbat #karakoram #hindukush  #himalaya #altitude #camping #nature #paradise  
 Romania is not only an offroad paradise, but also one of the last countries in Europe, where wild camping is officially allowed. That makes it easy to find very beautiful camping spots. One only has to be careful with bears and guarding dogs.

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#Romania #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #rainbow #wilderness #offroad #enduro 
 Estonia still isn't a very popular target for offroad riding, what makes it an absolute offroad paradise, since there are hardly any people. This beautiful wild camping spot is situated on one of Estonia's islands called Saareema. 
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#motorcyle #offroad #wildcamping #nature #estonia #europe #drone #photography #adventure #rtw #aroundtheworld #lighthouse #island #scandinavia #enduro #camping #wilderness #adv #motorbike  
 Australia's Great Central Road is one of the big adventure riding tracks in Australia. One might think it is boring, but it actually isn't. It leads ~1000km (620mi) right through the middle of the Australian outback. While most of it is in a mediocre road condition, there are also parts with deep sand. Road houses are around every 300km (185mi). This is where one has to fill water and petrol. Otherwise there is almost nothing and one definitely don't want to get in trouble there.

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#Australia #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #desert  #outback #greatcentralroad #wilderness #drone 
 Two worlds meeting in the middle of nowhere in Kyrgyzstan. This country is still an absolute jewel for offroad riding. Almost no people and the few people one can meet are super friendly. High mountains, green meadows and endless offroad tracks.

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#kyrgystan #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #stans #volcano #altitude #nomad #horse #wilderness 
 Laguna Diamante in Argentina's Catamarca province is situated at ~4600m (~15100ft) in one of the biggest craters on earth - Cerro Galán Caldera.
To reach this beautiful lagoon, one has to descend from a steep rocky crater rim at 4850m (~16000ft) and ride into the crater.
As you can see, the name Laguna Diamante is not a coincidence.

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#argentina #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #southamerica #volcano #altitude #caldera #crater #lagoon 
 Michael Saylor’s recent dismissal of self-custody is not just misguided, it’s downright dange... 
 Saylor is one of the most well-known persons in Bitcoin space. If he would tell the people in a public interview to revolt against the governments, that would cause a total disaster for Bitcoin. Especially in a time when central banks start getting fear. 
So he did it the smartest way possible in his situation. 
Saylor is a full Bitcoiner and, if you haven't just watched the few cut clips roaming around at the moment, around 20min later, he is telling his real opininion about Bitcoin.
People have to understand, that a person like him, just can't say what he wants in public without causing enormous trouble for the global Bitcoin development. 
Start listening between the lines 😉 
 Peru is a real paradise for offroad riding. There are so many remote tracks in breathtaking landscapes and you don't meet any people for a very long time. 
This photo is a high plane at almost 5000m (16400ft) altitude.

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#peru #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #southamerica #altiplano #altitude 
 A real adventure riding track in Nortwest Africa is the Iron Ore Track following the famous Iron Ore Train in Mauritania. Trains on this railway are among the largest and heaviest in this world leading through a part of the largest hot desert on earth - the Sahara.
The track follows the railway for around 450km (280mi). There isn't really a road for very long stretches and one has to ride through deep sand.
It also passes the second biggest monolith on earth (Ben Amera). That's the one you can see in the background of this photo.
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#Mauritania #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #monolith #africa #benamera #dakar #train #sahara
 
 This is the road leading to Norway's North Cape at 11:30pm. The magical sunlight comes from the sun never setting completely in this time of the year. A truly beautiful phenomenon.
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#Norway #traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #mountains #midnight #Northcape #europe #midnightsun
 
 The TET (Trans Euro Trail) is the European counterpart to the American TAT. It also leads through the fantastic Lura National Park (Lurë NP) in Albania. This place is also one of the last few areas with real European wilderness. Unfortunately, there aren't many places anymore in Europe, where you can ride for hours without meeting any people.
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#albania

 
 Here is one of the most impressive roads in the world. It's the breathtaking road to the little village Shimshal in northern Pakistan. Shimshal is a tiny mountain village, where most of the people work as sherpas. You can meet some of the world's best alpinists there. All of them have already been climbing the highest peaks of this world several times.
The road is also declared as "dangerous road" due to the little winding road right next to deep cliffs - without any guard railing, of course 😂
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#traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #Pakistan #Shimshal #dangerousroad #climbing #mountaineering #mountains

 
 This is Bolivias's famous Death Road also called Camino de la Muerte. In earlier days, this was a main road and one can imagine, that driving on this road with a truck, probably was quite exciting these days. Now it has become a touristic route and there is hardly any traffic anymore. It's still a beautiful and impressive road.

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#traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #Bolivia #caminodelamuerte #deathroad #dangerousroad
 
 Beautiful Laguna Brava in Argentina's La Rioja region. It's located at an altitude of 4300m (14000ft). 
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 A very special place in Argentina. This sand dune is next to the crater Corona del Inca at an altitude of ~5400m (~17800ft). It's full offroad with deep sand in some parts and without any tracks anymore in the end - everything in extreme high altitude. One of the few places in this world, where you won't find a lot of people.

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#traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #Argentina #larioja #endoftheworld 
 Camping in South Chile on the Carretera Austral. The weather there is changing quickly and usually it also rains a lot - so any roof beside the road is welcoming to place a tent.
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#traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography  #Chile #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #paradise #carreteraaustral #patagonia  
 Some offroad riding on the beautiful island of Lombok in Indonesia.
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#traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography  #Indonesia #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #beach #paradise #Lombok #island 
 There aren't a lot of places anymore, where one can bring a motorcycle onto the beach. This is Lucky Bay Australia. A breathtaking beach with freezing cold water though 🥶
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#traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography  #Australia #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike #beach #paradise 
 It's on Australia's southwest coast facing the Antarctica. So it's always freezing cold, but probably therefore also still one of the cleanest beaches in this world. We have been several times in Western USA. Unfortunately never with motorcycles. USA has by far the most impressive National Parks in this world. So we hope, that we will be able to ride there in near future. 
 River crossing in Bartang Valley Tajikistan. Depending on the season one has to adapt to the daytime and the meltwater. In the afternoon the river crossings on this adventure route can become unbreachable.
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#traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography  #Tajikistan #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike 
 
Tried to ride on a salt flat in Kazakhstan to shoot a nice photo. We only needed 1 hour to get the bike out again 🤪

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#traveling #rtw #motorcycle #adventure #camping #aroundtheworld #photography  #Kazakhstan #worldtravel #outdoor #motorbike 
 Fitzroy Mountain in Patagonia Argentina. One of the few days with good weather.
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 Ayers Rock Australia after riding Australia's Great Central Road. There was a bush fire nearby, that's why the sky looks so mystical. https://image.nostr.build/eadd6a91832a4df911af007082e3b5a694a9f34ad2b72453c1b66dd7233f9328.jpg 
 Bartang Valley Tajikistan. A beautiful remote valley in the Pamir mountains and a real offroad adventure on a motorcycle. https://image.nostr.build/6cf66fa995a8db2e8a72d579b245083e05538f494f6ad4afcd6a741bf06044f5.jpg

#traveling #motorcycle #worldtravel #advrider #btc #adventure #enduro #camping #Tajikistan
 
 Beautiful Kyrgyzstan motorcycle camping in the mountains. Round the World trip. https://image.nostr.build/40fe43b5192b88a6f57d02a806ea5adf4788e59ad7c67cef4c465727452e5b13.jpg

#traveling #motorcycle #worldtravel #advrider #btc #adventure #enduro #camping #Kyrgyzstan

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 Pakistan on the road to Nanga Parbat (8125m) - one of the highest mountains in the World. Tatu Ro https://image.nostr.build/a49959a5bf624e4981df1d0436a9ccca76329412d506dea7abb82008ea66cb01.jpg ad 2018. 
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