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.Â
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.
Cycling East Part 10 – Turkey up to Istanbul
Cycling in Turkey is a divisive mix of brutal heat, beautiful scenery, terrible drivers, friendly hospitality, ridiculous hill climbs and awesome food.
Cycling East Part 9 – The Republic of Bulgaria
Romania was always going to be a tough act to follow, but Bulgaria certainly held its own.
Our five best and worst bits of cycle touring kit
Although there is a long way to go, we have covered 3500km in 35 days and crossed 9 countries and Europe, giving us a good test of our kit so far in this Cycling East Adventure and I’ll explain what has worked well so far here.
Cycling East part 8 – South Romania and Transfagarasan Highway
The next part of Romania had me super excited like a kid at Christmas and it certainly didn’t disappoint.
Cycling Translyvania, Romania – Cycling East Pt7
We inadvertantly tried cycling straight through the Romania border towards Salonka without stopping.
Morvelo Bike Clothing
I’ve not yet really mentioned the Morvelo kit we have been wearing on the trip so far, but as you can see from all the pictures on the blog, we look pretty smart