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Cycling across Oman – A Bike Touring Paradise
As soon as entered Oman from the UAE, I took a turn onto a small road heading into the Hajar Mountains. I was rewarded with a rugged but beautiful mountainous landscape, and butter-smooth yet empty roads. This part of the…
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Bicycle Touring in the UAE – A Pleasant Surprise
After 12 hours on the ferry from Bandar Abbas, Iran, I reached the port of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It was honestly a bit of a relief to make it out of Iran, after my experience being detained…
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Bike Touring in Iran – History, Hospitality & a Military Hiccup
I entered Iran from the Parvez Khan border with Kurdistan-Iraq. The border crossing was quite chaotic, as it is the main trading port between the countries it is very dusty and full of trucks. After some initial confusion about my…
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Bicycle Touring in Iraqi Kurdistan – Unmatched Hospitality
The country (that’s officially not a country) where it’s near impossible to camp or pay for things. The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority without their own country – they live in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. The KRG, Kurdistan-Regional-Government…
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Cycling Across Turkey – From the Mediterranean to Cappadocia, Anatolia and Kurdistan
In order to avoid Istanbul’s traffic craze, I decided to take a ferry from Greece to Turkey, from Thessaloniki to Kusadasi to be exact. I wasn’t off to a great start: The ferry was delayed a few hours and arrived…