Q&A: Tom Allen – Four years of cycling, one desert, 300 cows, and only one...
He left England by mountain bike in 2007. Four years later he returned, having crossed terrain as diverse as Sudan’s Nubian Desert, Turkey’s Black Sea Coast in the depths of winter, the Mongolian...
View ArticleHow to hitchhike out of Istanbul and have an awesome adventure doing it
Hitchhiking out of Istanbul at first seemed like it would be the most challenging chapter of my travels so far. I’d be alone and unsupported in a country I’ve never previously visited, with a way of...
View ArticleIlişi – My Black Sea Paradise
The tiny village of Ilişi on the Black Sea coast of Turkey is a world away from the all out assault on the senses of Istanbul. Turkeys largest city plays host to around 15 million people and is in the...
View ArticleHitchhiking through Turkey and getting to Georgia
After almost three days travelling, a variety of hitched rides, and one overnight bus journey I awoke to find myself riding into Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. We wound our way through the sunbathed...
View ArticleThe Crazy Road to Yerevan
The mashukta sped through the valley due south, trees rushed past the windows, low stone walls past the wheels, and on either side the steep, rocky hills rose up imposingly toward the cloudless sky....
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