As Bukovina was once a single territory and much later ended up divided into two, one in Ukraine and the other in Romania, the Romanian-speaking…
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Cycling to Athens: Where does Asia begin?
For centuries, the Balkans has been riddled in violence, proceeded or followed by frequent political changes. Ancient tribal migrations from Asia, the Roman–Greek wars, the…
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Cycling Typhoon Alley
Cycling toward the northwest coast of Taiwan from Hsinchu City, it was the first time I faced the wrath of the worst winds of the…
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Bikepacking Colombia
I expected having to deal with a tropical climate in Colombia, hence decided against cycling loaded — I didn’t bring my tent, sleeping bag, or…
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Salta to Mendoza: the arid foothills of the Andes
The legendary Ruta Nacional 40 (RN40) that runs from Argentina’s border with Bolivia to Rio Gallegos in the south of Patagonia on a doorstep of…
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Cycling the hurricane-battered La Farola road
Completed in the mid-1960s, the La Farola road (El Viaducto de la Farola) traverses the Cuchillas de Baracoa mountains and the Sierra del Purial range,…
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Gaiole to Castello di Brolio; L’Eroica to Siena
First Sunday in October takes place the vintage (pre-1987) bicycles, accessories, and clothing L’Eroica event that starts and finishes in Gaiole. It was still May…
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Cycling Madura Island, East Java, Indonesia
Madura Island was in my plans to include in my circumnavigation of East Java, Indonesia, and an option would have been to include it as…
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Cycling Mendoza to Potrerillos; Argentina to Chile
Roadside shrine of Santa Teresita west of Mendoza on Ruta Nacional 7, Argentina, looking toward the high Andes. The panorama of the Andes mountain range…
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Jungle Route on Penang Island
The pavement ends abruptly at the west end of Gertak Sanggul village in the southwest corner of the Penang Island, Malaysia. Here begins an overgrown…
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