Category Archives: Bicycle touring

Bicycle touring Taiwan: Heren to Chishang via Taroko Gorge

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Bryan Keith

This week (our second) was better than our first week in Taiwan. We hadn’t fully got away from the traffic, but it was getting better, and of course we visited Taroko Gorge. Two friends had told me that Taroko Gorge … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Taiwan: Taoyuan to Heren via Keelung

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Bryan Keith

When Jack reached out and asked if Ferda and I were interested in a bicycle tour in Taiwan, we didn’t hesitate. It would be Jack’s first time leaving the US since he was diagnosed with leukemia. Since then, he’s had … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Çorum İli: in the footsteps of the Hittites

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Bryan Keith

When I wrote about Tokat, I mentioned how different Tokat was from the mountainous Black Sea start of this tour. Well, the last week of this trip, in Çorum, was also very different — no steep, green Black Sea mountains … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Amasya İli

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Bryan Keith

From Turhal to Amasya one could take a fairly flat road following the Yeşilırmak. I opted for a couple climbs, totally about 1100m, via Ardıçlar, Sarıyar, and Yassıçal. The forecast that day was for 35°C down low (at 400m), but … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Tokat İli: Niksar to Turhal via Artova

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Bryan Keith

Wow, what a difference from the start of this tour. Compared to the ride from Çarşamba to Niksar, my days spent in Tokat Province (il) were practically flat. Not completely flat, of course — there was a 1000m climb leaving … Continue reading →

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