The Rock Monastery & the City of Ruse – Bulgaria
Just a short 20 minute ride from the campsite found me at the St Archangel Michael Monastery. Located in the Rusenski Lom river valley, on either side of the river …
The Buzludzha Monument then Koshov – Bulgaria
With this heat I try to wake around 5.30 and then after breakfast try to get on the road about 7am but I was a little late this morning and …
Plovdiv
Today I headed into the city as there were three things I wanted to see: Some Roman ruins, the Old Town and a huge statue. I dumped the bike on …
Leaving Turkey and arriving in Bulgaria
Today was another ‘Big-jump’ day, plus I had a border to cross so I wanted to leave the camp at Rumelifeneri quite early. I managed to get packed quite early …
Sinop to Istanbull – Greece
Leaving Sinop meant it was a ‘Big-jump’ day, and a long day in the saddle. Initially I was panning to ride as much of the coast road as I could, …
Sinop – Turkey
Due to the abundance of trees in the nearby mountains, boat and shipbuilding was the main industry in Sinop for thousands of years. From the Galleys that were rowed by …
Sinop on the Black Sea – Turkey
Today I rode north. I was tempted to ride to eastern Turkey, but to be honest I’ve seen the main things that I came here to see – so I …
Göreme – Turkey
YESTERDAY… Packing up early I left my campsite in the forest and I hit the road, but had to stop in Isparta as my front tyre felt weird. It was …
Sagalossos – Turkey
Packing up the camp early I loaded up the bike and rode about 60km south and high into the mountains to Sagalossos. From Isparta there is no direct route as …
Isparta – Turkey
Leaving my campsite at Kusadasi I headed east, making another big jump. My first stop was at the archaeological site of Magnesia. There was a Stadium I wanted to see …