Tag: July
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Continuing from Yerevan
When Tim joined us, it marked a significant milestone in our trip—a distant event that had once seemed far off, then suddenly became reality, and now had passed. Thomas and I had been on the road for nearly 80 days—by far the longest I had ever traveled—and we hadn’t even reached the halfway point! I…
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From Kars to Yerevan with Tim
After two months of cycling as a duo, we left Kars as a trio. Thomas’ friend, Tim, flew to Kars in the far corner of Turkey to join us on our detour through Georgia and Armenia. After weeks of heat and sunshine, it poured rain the day we met Tim in Kars. Luckily, the sky…
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Ankara to Cappadocia
When Thomas asked me what I expected from my birthday, I shrugged and said, “Cycling…?” We began our unspectacular journey the day before from Ankara, mostly along an almost highway-like road, with three more days of cycling ahead to reach Cappadocia. I’ve never really liked my birthday and usually dread it rather than look forward…