Category Archives: Bicycle touring

Cyclists in Antalya (and a little cycling too)

I don’t really have any travel stories.  Instead I have some small world stories. I’ve spent a bunch of time wandering around Antalya looking for a place to stay for a month or so.  One day I met Charley, a … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle touring, Turkey | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Wrapping up Mexico

Jack sent me off from San Cristóbal de Las Casas with a hug, a smile, a wave, and probably a snicker or two as I set off on my single speed with no pump to find a dirt track that … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle touring, Mexico, Turkey | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Rambling through Tzotzil Chiapas

When Wendy came to Mexico, she brought an Outside magazine for me to take a look at.  Consisting mostly of automobile ads I definitely felt like I wasn’t their target audience.  However, after wading my way through the gear reviews … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle touring, Mexico | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tabasco — a wet, spicy adventure

Water, water everywhere.  Fully one-third of Mexico’s fresh water is in Tabasco.  With water come mosquitoes.  Heaps of them.  So bad that we huddled in the tents during the twilight hour when they were at their worst.  A couple nights … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle touring, Mexico | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Campeche — pirates on the Gulf Coast

Crossing from Yucatán to Campeche took us from milpas to agribusiness.  I hardly expected that such a straight line on the map could delineate such a difference on the ground.  If you don’t know what a milpa is, think Milagro … Continue reading

Posted in Bicycle touring, Mexico | Tagged , , | 2 Comments