Articles by: Annika

The road to Rize was flat and we cycled through tea fields. It was harvest season and we saw many people working in the fields. After one rainy night in the tent behind a gas station we made our way to Rize. We stopped for a breakfast break and ran […]

As usual we stayed in Trabzon far longer than expected. How can we not stay longer than expected if we are hosted by great people in Turkey. In this case it was Cihad, a 25 year old college student finalizing

Samsun, Türkei, Mai 2012 Read in English Der Himmel ist grau, der Wind bläst nicht zu stark und mein linkes Bein ist nass. Das Team ist gut aufgelegt, einige albern herum, andere trinken Tee, aber ich fühle, was auch die anderen insgeheim fühlen: wir hätten schneller paddeln können. Ein Drachenboot […]

Samsun, Turkey, May 2012 Diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesen The sky is grey, the wind not too strong and my left leg is wet. The team is in a fun mood, some fool around, some drink tea. We try to appear relaxed but deep inside I feel the same as […]

  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, Türkei, Mai 2012 Read in English Wir sind gerade einen Kilometer geradelt, da sehen wir auch schon den Picknickplatz am Straßenrand, den wir schon am Vortag entdeckt haben. Wir halten, packen Shampoo, Seife und dreckiges Geschirr aus und fangen an abzuspülen und uns an den öffentlichen Wasserhähnen zu waschen. […]

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 […]