One of our new Izmir friends, Mustafa, works for the government and is somehow associated with Ulusoy Freighters. He was…
After a short visit to Aleppo to see Fadi and pick up our bikes (2-nights), a short taxi ride from…
Taking a long-distance bus in Turkey is a very civilized experience. Buses in Syria are less refined, but much more…
48 km, 3.5 hr We decided to team up with Wendy and Peter for our ride between Antakya and Aleppo.…
Any time you are off the bike for a while and don’t have a kick to get back on (like…
10km Our first hotel in Antakya (the Seker Palas Oteli) tested us. It was clean and we asked what we…
After a brief bus ride, we arrived in Kayseri – home of Metin’s parents. We were met at the bus…
Scott actually got out of bed at 7 am and went out to take some morning pictures. Becky was amazed,…
12 km. We had a pretty slow start to the day, mostly sleeping in, and figuring out what we want…
28 km, 2.5 hours We began the day with a walk up to the Goreme open air museum , one…