Nobody likes to fly on a bicycle trip, we certainly don’t. The process is stressful, finding boxes and Chinese carry bags to gather our load in 4 manageable check-in pieces is only the beginning of it. After the bikes are broken down—pedals removed, handle bars rotated 90 degrees, tires deflated—and […]
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Holiday in Cyprus! (Larnaca, Cyprus – KM 9,930)
“Do you know about the history of Cyprus?” I had just detailed our route from Norway to Nicosia—including our arrival on Cyprus via ferry from Turkey to North Cyprus—to the welcoming owner of the café we had spent the day writing at, and I could sense the air slowly getting […]
Read MoreCyprus: left and north sides of things! (Nicosia, Cyprus – KM 9,575)
-Hello Nüzhet! We have decided to stop our Turkey tour here in Kizkalesi. We are backtracking to Taşucu and will embark on the midnight ferry to Cyprus tonight. Thank you for all the information you provided us regarding the Yörük nomads of Turkey. J+P –Merhaba J+P! You probably had a […]
Read MoreReturn journey amongst the Yörük! (Silifke, Turkey – KM 8,935)
We are bouncing on the back seat of a pick-up truck, on our way to meet Yörük nomads, because Pierre broke a tooth on a cherry pit. The small pebble-like seed was in some delicious jam laid on the table at an elaborate brunch in Tarsus. A week later Pierre […]
Read MoreCold wave in Anatolia! (Taşucu, Turkey – KM 8,390)
On the day that we are finaly leaving Göreme National Park and Cappadocia, we are in Ürgüp and get invited inside a carpet shop for some tea. The employee insists we stay longer to meet his Canadian friend Deborah. Originally from Edmonton and now relocated to Vancouver Island, she has […]
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