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Cycling in the World

1 Lost Rider, 3 Borders in 3 Days, and Country Number 7

September 20, 2007

Osh, Kyrgyzstan
So yesterday we crossed into Kyrgyzstan – country number 7 on our 8 country expedition. Yesterday was the third border crossing in as many days as the border lines are drawn like a child would scribble on a page in this area. It was:
1. bush camp, Uzbekistan to Khojand, Tajikistan
2. Khojand, Tajikistan to Kokand, Uzbekistan
3. Kokand, Uzbekistan to Osh, Kyrgyzstan
It was a very busy three days, and yesterday was complicated when me and the [...]

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Theft, and the Ancient City of Samarqand

September 13, 2007

Samarqand, Uzbekistan
Another couple days of riding has brought us to another amazing city – historical Samarkand – which was one a several major stop over in the old Silk Trading routes.
Yesterday was one of those busy days where things just cant go your way. I am too lazy to go into details but here’s the bulleted version
-stolen bag from our road side lunch stop
-culprits were found by an old man who was witness to the [...]

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Ferry Ride to a Dictator’s DisneyLand

September 10, 2007

Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Ferry Ride – Well with much running around and preparations and money we got the group onto the ferry that would cross the Caspian and take us into Turkmenistan. Our support trucks were loaded the night before and so we were left with just our bikes and a bag on our backs and EVERYTHING else on a ferry that we hope is bound for Turkmenistan. I was picturing the worst case scenario. Us arriving [...]

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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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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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