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Photo by Alessio Corradini, on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, of two locals

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on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia,
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Yungang Caves































Side-note: some cave areas were blocked off and under restoration / renovations during my September 2014 visit....
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Tour + Bus + Hotel = Rotel, the hotel on wheels.... ROTEL TOURS, met them early morning just outside the Holiday Inn hotel in Datong (Shanxi) while departing Datong for the final stretch back to Capital City Beijing...

The 50-year-old German company Rotel Tours operates these coaches in many countries around the world and appeal to budget-conscious travellers who want to see the sights but don’t like “roughing it” too much … a soft bed, solid walls to keep out the beasties, etc.
The Rotel holidays are described by the organizers as journeys for active people, regardless of age.... Start - Rotel-Tours











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Arrived back in Capital City Beijing taking the rather nice section of the G109 National Highway in mostly Hebei province and Beijing municipality, new asphalt road and very little traffic ~ no overloaded coal trucks....

















Straight to Frost (Chef Jeff's) in Sanlitun area (55 Xingfucun Zhong Lu, 幸福村中路55号 / Tel: 64179148) for a well deserved outstanding tasty burger......









Distance travelled. let's just say a rear tyre cruising at higher speeds ~ no need for any tyre plugs, they won't save this tyre....





...quick pit stop in Beijing for the "mooncake holidays" and a decent wash and clean, basic bike service incl. a new rear tyre and North China cruisin' continues...
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Another overnight run up North starting in Beijing with a mate visiting from Shanghai and he used a BMW GS1200LC for the ride...
Heading up North out of Beijing in the the general direction towards Fengning (G111 Highway), quick simple lunch at roadside restaurant in some unknown village....





















After the lunch break continuing the ride to the Datanzhen area to look for some place to stay for the night.











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Yurt hotel.... well ~ skip a visit to the "The former temporary palace of Genghis Khan in Fengning County, Hebei, China" park and adjacent hotel near Datanzhen and find something better.
We stopped and stayed for a night as a thunderstorm and heavy rain was just starting in the late afternoon....











Check-in and check-out while parking the bikes stylish in the middle of the hotel lobby.....





















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more pics of the Yurt hotel right next to the "The former temporary palace of Genghis Khan in Fengning County, Hebei, China"















Extensive Baijou (Chinese booze) collection...
Baijiu, also known as shaojiu, is an alcoholic beverage from China. It is sometimes infelicitously translated as "white wine", but it is in fact a strong distilled spirit, generally about 40–60% alcohol by volume (ABV).



















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Great twisty road going back to downtown Beijing.

Twisty Road GPS data: North entry via Y082 = 40.67659 / 115.73767 -- Mountain Peak X012 = 40.53500 / 115.75439 -- South exit X012 & G110 = 40.47646 / 115.84380















































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Late August 2014 the Beijing Municipality Traffic Management Bureau http://www.bjjtgl.gov.cn launched a new campaign and enforces some regulations and restrictions to use motorbikes and tricycles within the 6th. Ring-Road of Capital City Beijing once again.
They really cracked down hard on some days in September 2014 and the new campaign posters hang all over the city in various ways…..







1) 京A (Beijing A Plate) bikes on any Beijing Ring Road
2) 京B (Beijing B plate) bikes inside the 4th Ring Road, or on any Beijing Ring Road
3) Non-Beijing plates inside the 6th. Beijing Ring Road
4) 3-wheeled carts (not sidecars)

100 CNY traffic ticket fine and 3 points on divers license (that latter is what hurts as by 12 points the driver license is confiscated), riders and police reporting that traffic cams are being used as well.....













































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One of my favourite Beijing afternoon rides goes out to the Miyun Reservoir and onwards along the famous Black Dragon Pool Road with a snack break in the middle….
Back to Beijing downtown district via some of the deserted Great Wall areas, rough riding route = http://goo.gl/maps/8vL83

























































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Last weekend before the National October holidays and a quick final mountain ride out West of Beijing after yet another hearty breakfast at my favourite Beijing breakfast venue before heading out for a ride...
Michael's German Bakery http://www.michaels-german-bakery.com









Sunday ride route took us along parts of the G108 / G109 / X022 and some side roads around the historic village of Cuandixia, also spelled Chuandixia, a village dating from the Ming Dynasty located in Mentougou District in Beijing, China = http://www.cuandixia.com











































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The final 2014 Beijing weekend ride...




































Farewell and good-bye to Capital City Beijing, the MTS arrived safely back home in Shanghai just before the China National October Holidays and a traffic ticket free adventure once again.....





Beijing and North China cruising in the planning stages for Spring 2015...to be continued...

Some basic day rides out of Beijing listed below, all start and end at Michael's German Bakery....
Michael's German Bakery (GPS: 40.023856 116.512364)
Bakery > Chongli > Chicheng > Bakery = http://goo.gl/maps/LgT3w
Bakery > Cuandixia > Bakery = http://goo.gl/maps/mwoq3
Bakery > Shidu > Bakery = http://goo.gl/maps/oxhWL
Bakery > Black Dragon Pool Road / Miyun Reservoir > Bakery = http://goo.gl/maps/8vL83
Bakery > Jinshanling Wall > Bakery = http://goo.gl/maps/IxkgB
Bakery > Mutanyiu Wall > Bakery = http://goo.gl/maps/QgxuS
Bakery > Jiankou Wall > Bakery = http://goo.gl/maps/RjLXY
Bakery > Simatai Wall > Bakery = http://goo.gl/maps/PebHe
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Autumn weekend ride to the Anting (Shanghai) Offroad Track 31°15′49″N 121°10′16″E near the Shanghai Automobile Museum http://www.shautomuseum.gov.cn/en/ and Anting German "Ghost Town" http://www.vagabondjourney.com/a-ger...se-ghost-town/

















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Chinese New Year, annual week long public holiday, besides waking up the neighbourhood with fireworks ~ strippin' time for some spring cleaning and detailing as unpredictable crappy rainy weather....











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Maintenance, spring cleaning & detailing ~ all done and ready to rock n' roll again after a quick 50k's shakedown run this afternoon...

























Replaced more nuts & bolts with Titanium metal work of art from Pro-Bolt UK and other special parts suppliers, still a large box full of special TI parts to install in the future...





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Well ~ all the gear loaded into the ADVan and started my short Spring 2015 China road trip for vehicle & gear testing...



It's a 3000k’s trip from Shanghai with some detours to get there, we've got a full tank o' gas, a list of GPS waypoints to find, it's getting dark and the radar detector has been updated ~ lets rock n’ roll to Southern China....
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