Istanbul by E-Bike
"On a mountainbike you almost feel like an alien from outer space among these endless masses of cars, busses and trucks", Strohmann reported. It was a striking result of this small expedition into the crazyness of individual motor traffic that in most situations an electro-bicycle is moving faster than a car. This explorative bike tour included a video shooting amidst the traffic on Istanbul´s famous Galata bridge.
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Tibetan people would be happy to have a tolerant and open-minded dialogue with China´s political leaders. Instead, Beijing is continuing its fatal policy against Tibetan culture, completely blinded by fear as it seems.
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Prem Dorji Lama from West-Nepal joined the Silkroad Outdoor Team. In May 2010, Prem stood on top of Mount Everest, being the first climber from his home region Humla Karnali to reach the summit of the world´s highest mountain.
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It should be just a brief market test but it turned out to be quite an encouraging success. A pile of Silkroad-CD´s, brought to Kathmandu by Bruno Baumann and Michael Strohmann on their latest trip to Nepal, was sold out after a couple of days.