Tag: bikepacking
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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…
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Cycling Across Europe – From the Alps, via the Balkans, to Turkey
It is August 23rd 2023, and after a few weeks of preparation I set off to leave my home in Germany: Just me and my bike, with no destination in mind, simply cycling east. To be fair, I am from…