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Lauren O'Bryan
May 30, 20233 min read
Gearing Up For My First Ultra-Endurance Cycling Race
You could say the expression “if your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough” certainly resonates with me. Despite the many...
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Lauren O'Bryan
May 12, 20233 min read
Why I Made the Switch From WordPress to Wix
I made the switch from WordPress.com to Wix. Here's why.
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Lauren O'Bryan
Feb 24, 20238 min read
Cycle Touring Georgia (Country)
Often, I hear about cyclists crisscrossing Europe and then exploring Turkey but missing Georgia, and the Caucasus off their list. It’s no...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Feb 18, 20235 min read
The Covid-19 Hurdle: My Big Bike Trip De-Railed
Time for Rational Decision Making The Long Road Back to Tbilisi Wait Out the Storm and Dance in the Rain On the 14th March 2020, I awoke...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Feb 6, 20235 min read
Committed to a Route and Met the Mayor by Accident
Route Planning Around this point in central Turkey is where the mountains begin to get really serious. I was keen to avoid the really...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Jan 13, 20234 min read
An Unforgettable Thirty-First Birthday Cycling in Cappadocia
Infamous Konya Thirty-One Years Old in Cappadocia Good Luck Vibes for a Birthday Balloon Ride Camping in Cappadocia Infamous Konya For...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Jan 9, 20234 min read
Turkish ‘Lakes District’, a Cold and the Sheep Market
early October 2019 From Fethiye I start the gradual climb that leads onto the Anatolian plateau of Turkey (Geography nerd alert). It...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Oct 1, 20213 min read
Fethiye and a Sharp Left
I skipped the Marmaris peninsula in favour of Fethiye, not sure why to be honest. I decided I couldn’t do both so I opted for Fethiye...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Sep 30, 20214 min read
Tur(kish)quoise Coast
I had envisaged quiet coastal roads and finding secret hidden coves along the south coast of Turkey. I definitely did a terrible job of...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Jan 11, 20216 min read
But is it Safe? – Perspectives From a Solo Female Cyclist
My Worst Day on the Bike Incident #1 Incident #2 My Overall Opinion: Is it Safe? Within the first few minutes of meeting someone the...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Oct 18, 20203 min read
Ever Closer to Idyllic Mediterranean Coastline Cycling
I’d finally come to accept the assistance of public transport and on the advice of another cyclist, I put the bike on a bus and skipped...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Aug 31, 20205 min read
An Australian Pilgrimage by Bike in Turkey
After a bit over a week off with friends and running errands in Istanbul I decided I’d be fine to cycle on. My thumb was still pretty...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Jul 22, 20206 min read
Did You Say Turkish Hospitality or Hospital?
Still pushing hard to meet my friends in Istanbul for early September, I had only been inside Turkey’s borders for one night when...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Jul 7, 20203 min read
Summer Cycle With a Deadline to Reach Istanbul
I’ve had very little pressure to be anywhere by a certain date on this cycle trip, however one date I had to keep was meeting a bunch of...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Jun 17, 20204 min read
Transfăgărășan: Romanian Word for ‘Pain’
Someone had mentioned to me the Transfăgărășan highway, a road spruiked by Top Gear as one of the world’s greatest driving roads, and as...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Jun 9, 20206 min read
Pesky Canines: How to Avoid Dog Attack Whilst Cycle Touring
DISCLAIMER: While this works for me, I take no responsibility if you get attacked by a dog. I love dogs, and I still do but as a cyclist...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Jun 9, 20205 min read
A Warm Romanian Welcome
I exited the Schengen zone into Romania with 2 days to spare. Never much of a rule breaker, I wasn’t entirely sure I’d understood the ‘90...
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Lauren O'Bryan
Jun 7, 20204 min read
A Whistle Stop in Slovakia and Hungary
My time in the Schengen Zone was grinding down to the deadline. I would have to skip through Slovakia and Hungary faster than I’d have...
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Lauren O'Bryan
May 28, 20205 min read
The Mountains Loom in Southern Poland
I arrived in Wroclaw to the very warm welcome of warmshowers hosts Greg and Jadzia. I promptly learnt that I cannot pronounce either...
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Lauren O'Bryan
May 22, 20205 min read
Cycling Into Poland: Where Things Start to Get Interesting
I spent almost two weeks in Berlin waiting on a pair of glasses to be sent to me. I socialised and did the usual sightseeing around...
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