Turkey

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

I left my site early and headed south. It was mostly A roads so it was a bit slow, and by the time I got to Izmir the temperature was …

I left my campsite at Kilitbahir early and headed north. I could have caught a ferry across to Canakkale, which would have halved my journey but I want to ride …