Samsun is a nice surprise. To be honest I have imagined it as an industrial and grey city but fortunately it is all different. The streets are full of people, there is a well-structured center, bars, markets, restaurants, places with cheap fast food and hotels. On the sea side […]
From Ankara in the center of the country we head towards the coast. Soon we can go sunbathing, swimming, cycling downhill from about 1000 meters of altitude down to zero. This will be an easy and relaxed ride. Unfortunately we are wrong.
Trabzon, Turkey, May 2012 Diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesen We have just cycled one single kilometer when we see the picnic place that we have discovered already the day before. We stop and unpack shampoo, soap and dirty dishes to clean ourselves and our dishes with the clean water that […]
Our first impression of Ankara is not a good one. We cycle through road construction sites, climb up hills, get scared by drivers who blow their horns. We decide to stay just as long as necessary. Our first host, Mahir, is very nice and shows us the parks outside the […]
Göreme, Turkey, May 2012 Read in German or Español The Turkish Show The bus to Göreme was full and so were most of the pensions. It was only April, high season was barely starting. What did all those people do here? We found out just by the following evening. When […]
Ankara, Turkey, April 2012 Leer en Español It happened by chance. We were heading towards the house of Taha, a friend in Ankara. I looked to my right and there it was, the nicest shoe store that I have ever seen. The small room was decorated with Ataturk memorabilia […]
Ankara, Turkey, April 2012 Artikel auf Deutsch lesen Leer en Español How to use a Turkish Toilet and other squat toilets all over Europe, Asia and North America We camp a lot and usually carry our own toilet paper. We are not too picky about the smallest room. But still […]
Friday, 20th of April 2012 We leave Afyonkarahisar behind us and cycle though a long industrial area full of marble quarries and factories. I remember the bike shop’s owner’s words just a day ago: “There are only two or three hills, besides all the way to Ankara is flat”, when […]