From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Another Reason to Despise George W. Bush

August 26, 2007

Baku, Azerbaijan
So I am now in Baku – the capityal of Azerbaijan. Its a weird place. Its a shopping city and not much else it seems – but maybe i didnt look hard enough.
There are endless clothing and electronics stores downtown to tantalize all the foreign workers and oil barons of this oil rich centre. Lots of fancy cars and lots of British football pubs.
We had a very good ride into the city, with the [...]

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Heat Wave in the Hills of Turkey

August 13, 2007

Alucra, Turkey
So I am now in Alucra and watching Turkish dance videos on the TV at 7 in the morning.
We have just started day 3 of a 4 day stretch of riding on the tour that could potentially be the toughest for the riders on the WHOLE route. The distances are 156 km, 155 km, 178 km, and tomorrow 150 km on crazy climbs and dangerous decents on a deteriorated road apparently. Miles described the [...]

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From the Beach to the Brothel

August 7, 2007

Last night was our second night on the road. Our preparation for the tour went very well and were happy to be on the move and settling into the routines that were accustomed to on our other tours and sleeping in places that aren’t even given a second thought by other tour operators – like a brothel.

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A travel and news chronicle from the places my bicycle takes me. It’s not a cycling blog per se. It’s a record of things I encounter along the way – in my travels with Tour d’Afrique Ltd., and through my own experiences at home and abroad.
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