Central Asia Part 3: Riding the Silk Road to China!
Osh was a lovely place to prepare for the next stage of our trip, a former bastion of Silk Road glory, with a relaxed cosmopolitan...
Central Asia Part 2: Snowy skies and tummy troubles
After saying goodbye to our intrepid visitor we set off with slightly heavy hearts for our final days cycling around Lake Issy Kol. Our...
Central Asia Part 1: desert sands, nomadic lands and an intrepid visitor
We left the ferry port with Brad and Joel and headed off down a dusty road towards Aktau city. Our first glimpses of Kazakhstan were of...
Azerbaijan: an unexpected highlight
Azerbaijan overturned all our preconceptions. Having read several cycle blogs where the cyclists had whizzed through the country as...
Georgia: From the sea to the mountains
We had now entered Georgia! As we whizzed along the beautiful coastal road, our first impressions were of how different this was to...
Turkey Part 3: From Kayseri to Georgia
Our train ride proved to be spectacular, weaving through a narrow river gorge surrounded by wooded slopes stretching for miles. On...
Turkey Part 2: From Konya to Kayseri…and a coup
We cycled out of Konya excited to be on our way to the fabled cave dwellings of Cappadocia. However, after several kilometres of flat...
Turkey Part 1: Kusadasi to Konya
After 3 glorious days cycling on the beautiful island of Samos, we caught a ferry to the Turkish port of Kusadasi, where we were...
Greece Part 3: Volunteering at Piraeus Port
After 4 days in Central Athens, we moved down to the suburb of Kerastini, where we spent a week living with another wonderful Warmshowers...
Greece Part 2: Tolo to Athens
Leaving Tolo with slightly heavy hearts, we cycled to the foot of Ancient Mycenae and spent the night in a campsite run by a lovely Greek...
