Lindsey and I crossed into Turkey from Bulgaria two days ago in Edirne. Our route from Plovdiv Bulgaria to Edirne is the only part of this trip that overlapped the first trip. We connected with Durukan in Edirne, who was a key connection on our first trip our first night, who introduced us to Volkan […]
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800 words 1000 words 2013 arrival Aydin Beach bicycle bicycle tour budgeting bicycle touring budget biking Bob Yak budget Bulgaria Burma burma bicycle tour Burma Myanmar update camping Chiavari Chinnaturai Ciampino communication communion Cookies crossroads Cycle log cycle tour schedule Cycling Dennis dreams Durukan Ecology Edirne faith FBR philosophy Fethiye flights followyourdreams food France Freiburg French Rivera Friends friendship fueled by rice future Gael gear Geneva Germany grace Greece Happiness hills Hippies Home homestay home stays hospitality hosting hotel Ichenheim India Istanbul Italy Johannes and Ute Kerala kindness Kitesurfing Kostas lidl Lifestyle Lifestyle choice living cheaply Love Madurai Magic Hat media Michigan Miki mission money Mugla Myanmar Myanmar bicycle tour myanmar bicycle touring myanmar bicycle travel nature News Newspaper New York Nice Nudity nuns ouch packing people petroleum Phil's pizza philosophy Photo pollution position prayer Rain Rainbows re-entry reflections relax religion responsibility review road sharing Rome route sea Selcuk sewage shepherds showers simple living simplicity sleep southeast asia bicycle touring Storm Warning sustainability sustainable development Switzerland Tandem team technology Thailand Thessaloniki Tips toilet touring tourism Traffic Trailer travel travel tips trucks Turkey update velo Video visa Visas water wildlife work Worms worship
It is here in Turkey where we will part ways and say goodbye to our Bob Yak Trailer. “Bob” has been a trooper and has gone above and behind the call of duty, carrying twice as much as he’s rated for and going twice as fast too. We are only sending him back to the […]
read more...Seven months ago I graduated earning a Bachelors degree from Hope College and started to fill out graduate school applications. Six months ago I became friends with Kallie and Andrew and agreed to bike across Europe with two new friends, and two I had yet to meet. Five months ago I bought a bike. Four […]
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read more...When I was a kid my brother and I would sometimes talk about inappropriate things at the dinner table. At least, my mom thought they were inappropriate, and she would say, “That’s not table talk, that’s toilet talk; if you want to talk like that you have to excuse yourselves and go to the bathroom.” […]
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read more...So far, out of all the countries we’ve visited, the people in Greece have been the most friendly. It seems as we move eastward people have responded to us with greater and greater enthusiasm and hospitality. So naturally Kallie and I were curious how Turkey would be… Yesterday we were humming along on the D550 […]
read more...As US citizens, we are allowed 90 days in the Schengen Territories (most of what is considered Europe). Normally that is enough time to do what needs be done for travelers — but when on a bicycle, 90 days proves barely enough. Around Florence, Italy, Devin did some math and we had a meeting. We […]
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read more...“he had no beauty or majesty that we should be attracted to him…” -Isaiah 53:2 Biking through northern Greece we don’t see many people–mostly shepherds and their flocks. Actually, we keep a wary eye out for sheep dogs, as they can be a bit aggressive to bikers on the road. Often the shepherd is there, […]
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