Thanks!

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Over the years, so many people have helped me out, encouraged me and been great friends in general. I hope you one day find this page, you're not forgotten!

First of all I wanna thank the persons I've been cycling with for a longer period of time (two weeks and more) or at several different occasions:

• Mikael Bach. I wonder if had managed to go to very far without you. Most people know how to fix a flat, before taking off for a long journey, I didn't and you had a lot of patience teaching me all the basics. Still into triathlon?
• Mark Maybank. I have no clue where you are now? Taiwan, Zhonggou or back in England? Still addicted to "bolou"? A shame we couldn't continue all the way to Hong Kong. My Chinese is still not that good, but I'm working on it...
• Torbjörn Lindgren We really know how to get into crazy situations when traveling together! Flashbacks about ventilation shafts in Kaymakli, volcano climbs snowstorms in Lebanon. The swim crossing the Nile in Cairo is still undone.
• Chris Sauser The Master Better", lost the Vuelta bet 1999! We gotta take revenge on Riwoqe one day, we may even find your pens. I'm really happy we met in Yanjing. Tsampa-Tom Yam...nah.
• Cam Ellis. The Karamiran Challenge is still there - bring many pairs of spare gloves. This time I think we better go for a summer tour. Have you modified your back hub? There's still a possibility, you'll be the first to cycle over the Tsangpo.
• Ben Aylen. The words: "defeat"and "give up" doesn't exist in your vocabulary. I still haven't broken the Yecheng-Kashi record. Do you still use the same chopsticks? To you and Cam: Thanks for sending the food and probably saving my life in Saga.
• Ullis Kängström. No one have ever taught me so much under such a short time. In Kristdala you gave the expressions heroism, willpower and courage a new meaning.  I've never seen anything like it anytime, anywhere...Success IS a mind game.
• Flor Toledo. Superultramega good time in Colombia! Let's do the El Amparo again! Ecuador=......... Did we cycle one single day without losing each other :-) Next time: Snow!   
• Albert Kratzer. You are just wrong about one thing: rain is NOT liquid sun. Do you remember the words river crossing, wet feet and trout? Any more firecrackers in car exhaust pipes? I'll never be able to break your Snowman record.

Cyclists, travelers and other acquaintances I've traveled with, received help from or just had a really good time with. In random order:

• Gil and Werner (how can you manage 150km/day, chainsmoking and drinking beers all night?).
• Angeline (Hope you made the right decision in the end)
• Alex and Adam (did you make it to Dikson, Siberia on your one-gear-25kg-chinese-clunkers?)
• Chandrai (You must be on your 20'th year on the saddle by now, reached 400 000km and ALL countries yet?)
• "FootSoldier" (still on clandestine missions in Burma/Laos/Yunnan?)
• Matt ("nothing short of a bullet in the head will stop me", i remember those words. Pretty close in Tadzjikistan, egh!?).
• Mecki Venjakoff ("I'm the oldest female cyclist in Asia", thank's a million times for the info).
• Hiroshi (You can't tell a story about yourself, almost getting executed in Afghanistan with NO facial expession!)
• "The Leader" in Bayi (thanks for the hints and mental challenge, i hope you got the book)
• Claude"Yak" Marthaler (see you in Geneve, if you ever stop traveling)
• Femke (millions and millions of reasons to thank you...)
• Miho ( I'll drop by for a visit soon, countess.)
• Aaron (om baba!)
• Nika Kollar (coffe and endless discussions, try some more Norweigian black metal!)
• Dani Birchler (how's your"bolivian testride" going? The expresso-cooker is great!)
• Stewart (keep up your fantastic work taking care of homeless dogs!)
• Lisa Lantschner (have you given up the idea of riding in Afghanistan-"the muhjahedin way"?)
• Manzoor (hope you made it to Europe)
• Amir (you can talk!)
• Massood (you're a living example of never giving up hope. Good luck in Oz!)
• Hamid (master of massalachai and beekeeping, see you in a nice place one day)
• Omar ( a shame i couldn't stay longer last time, found a wife yet?)
• Jo (give Mahatmir what he deserves!)
• Thea (i would never leave "that" on the table, by the pool :-) ).
• Howard (when can we set up a base and create the perfect game?)
• Thierry (for arranging the christmas -96)
• Baba Nicolai (you showed every junkie in the world that "cold turkey" is possible)
• Slawek, Sigitas and Manuel (peaceriders with the right spirit!)
• Ben (Norwegian belly dancer!)
• Matt (I still haven't found out what "blue bird" is...)
• Gary (Grrreeeaaat time in vilcabamba)
• Dominique (Mano Chau+cinco de pique)
• "Manuela"+Harriet (see you in central asia, on horseback?!)
• Pablo, Il Pirata #1 (you are the most straight forward person i ever met, good luck in Chile)
• Renè (when do you start flying around the world?)
• Patrick ( say hi to tan+maik)
• Mika (some pool, some day? in Gifu, Amsterdam or Sweden?)
• Gene+Ruth (Thanks for a wonderful time in Brownsville!)
• Saul+Becky (Thanks for letting me stay in your place in Austin)
• "XXX" (you really saved me from the corrupt police force in panuco, cheers!)
• "XXX" (i always felt welcome coming to your shop in vilcabamba)
• Steve (your shoes lasted all the way to bosnia and can be seen on swiss television!)
• Jon (i gotta start sailing again, soon.)
• Thierry (captain on Lobo in the end or...)
• Joe (Floyd is a wonderful person, egh!?)
• Guy+Jessica (American driving licenses!)
• Valle (we made it! even if I freaked out. sorry)
• Alessandra (banana toffee, Monte Baro! any new bobsleigh-plans?)
• Werner (your films are fantastic, and so was my stay in Lugano!)
• Hubert (you are the only "true" mountaineer I've ever met. Proposed book title: Cho Oyo-on a 70$ budget)
• Ingrid (Bavarian food, rules!)
• Hanka (what would life be without good movies?)
• Beau (pool and MTB=great!)
• Nina ( sorry i couldn't show the photos for you father)
• Jana+Pavel (your ride was fantastic!)
• Poul (going to Kamtjatka? My house paint is still excellent!)
• The Toledo Family (Mexican food rules!)
• Jerka (Ryba is #1!)
• Eddie (I hope you find what you are looking for)
• The Jörg Family ( great time in Budapest)
• Roland (I had never found Anonymous on my own!)
• Rudy (you have a great place and it's full of maps!)
• Hadewych+Patrick (did you get an extra year off?)
• Janet (ID-cards without a photo...you can really tell a story!)
• Tom (still thinking about time pockets going backwards in time.... jxxla skitland!)
• Lasse (what would life be without Indian road signs!)
• Karl ( the Hiunchuli expedition was fun, even if...)
• Carl (Darien Gap stories on the Aksaichin plateau-a great combination!)
• Chen Lei (one day you'll be able to travel by bike outside China, you've got an amazing spirit!)
• The Chinese biker in the forests before Bayi. (We all have to stay away from the PSB...).
• Tan+Maik (i'll try out your restaurant one day, looking forward to it!)
• Karrianne (still guiding in China?)
• Libby (#1 storyteller!)
• Sue (is your backpack lighter yet?)
• Elvira+Toon (R.I.P. Droupie)
• Jeff (still looking forward to the first copy of "Free Lunch"!)
• Hugo, Mexico (great dinner!)
• Seman Road Restaurant staff (the best food in the world, i'll be back!)
• Jörgen (fantastic 24 hour rhytm in Katmandu!)
• The shopkeeper in Hrvatska Dubice (that's pure kindness!)
• A Croatian businessman (my maps kept dry, thanks to you!)
• Anouschka (if every person in the world kept their promises like you...!)
• The Tibetan family at the first Gar river crossing point (you saved my life!)
• Phil McCormack The British embassy is good for many things...Bacon!
• Rebecca. I hope you got your bike back!
• Phil Spick. Did you win the MTB-race in Nepal?

• A super thanks to Häggs in Portaryd, Sweden's most professional bike shop. What you guys can't find, probably doesn't exist!
• Björn and Topp 15. A shame you're not around anymore, but you'll be back in the future in a new shape. Professional knowledge and great products.
• In Sweden I have a whole bunch of good friends, who deserves a million thanks, but this is an adventure/cycling site, and the space is limited. You know who you are!
• Finally a mega thanks to my wonderful grandparents who always helped me out, encouraged me and pushed me in the right direction. I wonder where/whom I would be today, if you haven't been around. 

Photos on this site: Thanks to. Mikael, Jörg, Torbjörn, Chris, Stephan, Ben, Cam, Albert, Flor, Paco, Jeff, Ale, Mark, Tom, Nadine and all you other guys who have helped me out taking photos in some distant corner of the world.

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