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Lauren O'Bryan

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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