From cycle touring in Uzbekistan, Bukhara was probably my pick of the historical Uzbekistan towns, but next I was cycling to Samarkand with its gigantic mosques and more silk road bazaars.
Cycling East Part 19 – Uzbekistan Part 1\2
Looking in the mirror at the Uzbekistan border I was covered in dust from the desert riding, making my hair look grey and my beard less ginger. The border guards still recognised me as a tourist though.
Cycling East Part 18 – Aktau, riding in Kazakhstan Visit 1\3
This was the first and shortest of three sections of Kazakhstan I would be cycle touring across. In Aktau the romantic Kazakhstan world of nomads, eagle hunters, snow capped mountains and stunning lakes felt miles away.
Cycling East Part 17 – Rail Ferry across the Caspian Sea
This post is the first one that contains no cycling, instead its my adventure catching the ferry from Baku, Azerbaijan to Aktau in Kazakhstan. It is a journey that is billed as an epic and somewhat ridiculous rite of passage for silk road cycle tourers.
Cycling East Part 16 – Azerbaijan
Cycle touring across the border from Georgia to Azerbaijan went very smoothly, this route certainly had the greatest military presence so far, guns were everywhere.
Cycling East Part 15 – Tbilisi to Azerbaijan
After leaving Marion to fly home from Georgia the cycle touring trip changed a lot for me.
Cycle touring Batumi to Tbilisi in Georgia – Cycling East Pt14
Georgia is markedly different to Turkey in many ways, but one thing it has in common: it’s also a superb place to ride bikes!
Faster and lighter – My kit list for central Asia
As I started my central Asian section of the ride I really wanted to push lightweight touring even further and drop the panniers completely.
Cycling East Part 13 – Eastern Turkey
The most beautiful part of Turkey’s Black Sea coast ended in Sinop, but despite that, Turkey’s special because of the people and their hospitality to strangers.
Cycling East part 12 – The Black Sea coast in central Turkey
The view along Turkey’s Black Sea coast to Amasra was simply fantastic, the sun setting silhouetted the rugged coastline and the blocks of flats.
Review of Apidura bike bags and Axiom Panniers
We have been cycle touring for eight weeks now and it felt a good time to review the Apidura bike packing bags and the small Axiom panniers carrying our touring kit.
Cycling East Part 11 – Turkey from Istanbul East
We left Istanbul on what was a historic day for our trip – We began our cycle ride across the varied and gigantic continent of Asia.