Category Archives: Bicycle touring

Antalya ‹—› Fethiye bicycle tour

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Bryan Keith

Wow, I really need to go on more bicycle tours.  This was only my second tour this year, and it was great to get out.  I spent about three days riding to Fethiye which was really too fast and five … Continue reading →

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Another short loop SW of Antalya

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Bryan Keith

Over four years ago Kurt and I ventured into the stunning mountains SW of Antalya, surprised to find such long climbs and beautiful views.  It was a cold week in February.  This year in a warm week in March I … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Holland: Zevenaar to Aalsmeer

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Bryan Keith

Five years ago Topher and I spent a month cycling in the Netherlands.  Since then I’ve had a number of cycle-tourers ask, “how could you possibly spend so long in the Netherlands?  I crossed it in two days on my … Continue reading →

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Good cycling in heavily populated western Germany?

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Bryan Keith

After leaving the Rhine Gorge we came quickly to what looked on the map like a pretty ugly section of the tour, one big city after another — Bonn, Köln, Düsseldorf, Essen.  Then we’d be in Holland.  However, I was … Continue reading →

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The Rhine Gorge — a disappointment?

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Bryan Keith

The highlight of a Rhine River bicycle tour might be the Rhine Gorge, aka Upper Middle Rhine Valley, the whole of which is yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site.  If there’s an all-purpose worldwide travel bucket list, it’s these World … Continue reading →

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