Category Archives: Bicycle touring

Fall colors, the military again, and rain: a return to Borçka

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Bryan Keith

I left Tbilisi on election day.  The build-up had been somewhat exciting with marches assembling almost daily in the streets below Kris and Kristen’s 11th floor apartment.  It was a polarized campaign, and happily the Georgians pulled it off fairly … Continue reading →

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Friends in Georgia

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Bryan Keith

Georgia.  My first new country since entering Greece last December.  Finally getting somewhere, I guess.  Thankfully that’s not the goal.  Several people — Snežana, Kris and Kristen, fellow cycle tourists — had all warned me that Georgians were the worst … Continue reading →

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Secret agents, closed border, military pursuit, saved by a coincidence

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Bryan Keith

One more tour through Artvin and a quick rest with Ferda in Olimpos.  That was the last of my plans for Turkey.  I estimated three days from Kemalpaşa to Meydancık, not realizing just how big the climbs were.  Aren’t I … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Trabzon?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Bryan Keith

When cycling started to get popular in England and France in the late 19th century, people were stuck in the cities.  Transportation to the countryside was expensive, but the bicycle offered a relatively cheap alternative.  There was an extensive network … Continue reading →

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Cycling the Eastern Black Sea Mountains

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Bryan Keith

Doğu Karadeniz Dağları.  The Eastern Black Sea Mountains.  Spectacular.  Unbelievable.  In order to get my mind around the magnitude and magnificence of these mountains I try to compare them to other places I’ve been.  Maybe Kaua’i.  The climb up Waimea … Continue reading →

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