One Year on a Bike: From Amsterdam to Singapore
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- Create Date：2022-07-22 09:52:00
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Martijn Doolaard
- ISBN：3899559061
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Summary
The title says it all: one man， one bike， one long ride， the adventure， the pleasure， and the pain。 It is simultaneously a travelogue and visual journey。 Martijn Doolaard traded the convenience of a car and the distractions of daily life for a cross-continental cycling journey: a biped adventure that would take him from Amsterdam to Singapore。 Leaving behind repetitive routines， One Year on a Bike indulges in slow travel， the subtlety of a gradually changing landscape， and the lessons learned through traveling。 Venturing through Eastern European fields of yellow rapeseed to the intimate hosting culture and community in Iran， One Year on a Bike is a vivid chronicle of what can happen when the norm is pointedly replaced by exceptional self-discoveries and beautiful scenery。 Doolaard shares the gear and knowledge that made his trip possible alongside the passionate curiosities that served as his impetus。
Reviews
Dale Huntington
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Confirms the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” this stylish book has great photos that capture the atmosphere superbly。 The commentary is concise and makes for easy reading。Great book - I’ll definitely buy his next one 👍
Pajnucci Vue
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Inspiring book。 Makes me want to do a bike touring ride。 But also seems lonely。 Beautiful to see someone do something hard。
Joscha Gewinner
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A book that invites you to an adventure some parts of me also desires to do。
Clivemichael
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Amazing vistas， incredible effort， interesting perspectives。
Chaima :）
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Amazing photography and beautiful storytelling！
Steven Lea
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I rarely spend so much on a book， but once I saw it I couldn't not buy it。The photography is so beautiful that the words seem like an accompaniment - it's a picture book for adults。If you haven't travelled， this will make you want to。 If you have， you will want to do it all over again。 I rarely spend so much on a book， but once I saw it I couldn't not buy it。The photography is so beautiful that the words seem like an accompaniment - it's a picture book for adults。If you haven't travelled， this will make you want to。 If you have， you will want to do it all over again。 。。。more
Lucy Zheng
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Must read！
Dennis
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A little happiness for a blue Monday like today。 Totally mesmerized by the images， the colours and the stories。 I was inspired and motivated to have my own journey not exactly to bike like him but maybe few months touring around Central Asia and Europe。
Richard
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Leuk geschreven， maar vooral door de foto's echt vijf sterren。 Prachtig！ Leuk geschreven， maar vooral door de foto's echt vijf sterren。 Prachtig！ 。。。more
Vera
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The coffee table book of my dreams！！！ （Omg）First off， the images were just beautifully shot， curated， edited to tell a story that made me feel like I was literally there。 That itself already warrants high praise。 But that’s not all。 It was also such an exciting story to actually read about， not just to ooh and aah over the images， but to read about。 Cycling from Amsterdam to Singapore over the course of a year？ Wow。 （I just wished he spent more time speaking about Singapore， though I get it， it’ The coffee table book of my dreams！！！ （Omg）First off， the images were just beautifully shot， curated， edited to tell a story that made me feel like I was literally there。 That itself already warrants high praise。 But that’s not all。 It was also such an exciting story to actually read about， not just to ooh and aah over the images， but to read about。 Cycling from Amsterdam to Singapore over the course of a year？ Wow。 （I just wished he spent more time speaking about Singapore， though I get it， it’s the end of the journey， you’re so tired and ready to just stop being a foreigner。）All in all， I had lusted over it when I first set my eyes on it while on exchange。 I finally got my hands on it in the library and it was definitely worth the wait。 :-） 。。。more
Daniel Montenegro
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I was gifted this book and would occasionally flip through the pages， looking at the travel photos。 The photos were interesting and beeutiful that I started to read the book without realizing it。 The context behind each photo was enriching and gave me a new appreciation for travelers/thrill seekers/goal achievers。Ultimately it was about a guy documenting his journey on a bike， and immediately after finishing the book I was ready to hit the road on my bike with my camera！
Danny Touw
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Simply excellent。 Great story presented with beautiful photography， excellent storytelling， an easy to read but very interesting story each page。 Beautiful format。
Van
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Great book to read/skim/scan after reading "Into a Desert Place"。 A nice ride。 Great book to read/skim/scan after reading "Into a Desert Place"。 A nice ride。 。。。more
Casper Aprikatis
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Itchy feet guaranteed！ I planned a trip after the first day of reading。 Photos are amazing， writing and editing could be better。 Why are certain chapters italicizes？
sandra ✿
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A really lovely quick read to guarantee wanderlust。 Martijn effortlessly brings us on his trip with him through a combination of simple language and beautiful （if heavily filtered） photography。 His cross-continental tour is obviously admirable。 This is a person using his own body to propel himself across entire countries， often in uncomfortable and even deathly conditions—reading of the Kyrgyzstan roads freezing over was worrying （even though I know he obviously survives to publish this book）， a A really lovely quick read to guarantee wanderlust。 Martijn effortlessly brings us on his trip with him through a combination of simple language and beautiful （if heavily filtered） photography。 His cross-continental tour is obviously admirable。 This is a person using his own body to propel himself across entire countries， often in uncomfortable and even deathly conditions—reading of the Kyrgyzstan roads freezing over was worrying （even though I know he obviously survives to publish this book）， and his experience in India made me feel claustrophobic。 It's not a type of tourism that people normally think of， and it blows any normal travel diary out of the water in terms of inspiration。 I'm barely a cyclist but it made me want to somehow， someday undertake a bike tour of my own。 。。。more
Oliver
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Fantastic pictures from around the World。 It's less about cycling， more about the people， cultures。 As a one year tour， it's not overly complicated or too dense， it's just the right length for such a book。 I discovered that my little daughter also likes to open this book and look at the pictures。 Fantastic pictures from around the World。 It's less about cycling， more about the people， cultures。 As a one year tour， it's not overly complicated or too dense， it's just the right length for such a book。 I discovered that my little daughter also likes to open this book and look at the pictures。 。。。more
Diana
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“My brain is overloaded with images that have yet to become memories。” -> martijn doolaard Reading this mans story of his whole experience riding his bike halfway across the world。 How he described it。。。。and put the words together。。。。I can’t describe how it impacted me。。。I felt like I was there， experiencing it all。。。。。it was so beautiful。。。。。if only I could tell him。。。
Hans van der Veeke
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