17th September 2014     18-23℃       405km Istanbul – Gallipoli Peninsula – Eceabat After a very enjoyable 4 days in Istanbul, exploring the sights and occasionally being ripped...

11th September 2014       28℃       112km Şile – Istanbul (Europe!) It was an easy ride from Şile to the outskirts of Istanbul, sweeping corners on a...

10th September 2014       28℃       0km Şile I spent the day today relaxing by the Black Sea, completing administrative tasks, a few checks on the bike...

9th September 2014       16-26℃        463km Ankara – Şile After a quick, and very ordinary breakfast at the hotel, I packed and prepared to leave. As...

8th September 2014     18-28℃      190km Goreme – Ankara I was up at 4:20am, ready to be picked up to watch the sunrise from a balloon over Cappadocia....

7th September 2014         23-33℃           110km Ihlara – Goreme I started the day very early, so that I could walk the length of...

6th September 2014         30’C         194km Goreme – Cappodocia – Ihlara A full day of sightseeing today, exploring the region of Cappadocia and the...

5th September 2014           35℃            164km Kayseri – Derinkuyu – Goreme I rode out to the underground city of Derinkuyu, where I...

4th September 2014      33’C     0km by bike Kayseri The dodgy kebab I’d eaten in Malatya yesterday, made its presence known again today. There was no way I...

3rd September 2014      33’C      335km Malatya – Kayseri