Category Archives: Turkey

Akşehir to Isparta, the end of another short bicycle tour

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Bryan Keith

Akşehir, Sultandağı, Çay — we spent a couple days skirting the north edge of the Sultan Dağları (mountains) on tractor roads. These cities are connected with a busy, fast road, the major highway connecting Konya and Afyonkarahisar. We had to … Continue reading →

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Yalvaç to Akşehir: now we are four

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Bryan Keith

Ferda and Yasemin came by bus to Yalvaç to join Ahmet and me. The four of us pedaled together for a few days. They were hungry when they arrived, and Ahmet and I had just finished a good lunch at … Continue reading →

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Roman ruins bicycle touring: Tynada, Tymbriada (kutsal alanı), Antiochea (Psidia)

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Bryan Keith

Continuing where we left off at Kuzukulağı Yaylası, Ahmet and I headed down to the Köprü Çayı (again). With the villages of Yanık, Fındık, Samanlık, İbişler, Pınargözü, and Karacahisar one after another in the pretty river valley, we were optimistic … Continue reading →

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Çaltepe to Kuzukulağı Yaylası via Zorzela, by bicycle

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Bryan Keith

As I hoped, I really did manage to restart the route that was unexpectedly cut short above Köprülü Kanyon. I had a short break in Antalya, and then Ahmet arranged a ride for us to Çaltepe so we could start … Continue reading →

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Antalya-Adam Kayalar dumbbell bicycle tour

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Bryan Keith

Really? For the third time in a row I’ve left Antalya with a nice route planned only to return to the city unexpectedly early. It wasn’t covid this time — just an oddly urgent 15 minute meeting that I took … Continue reading →

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