World Tour

Gürkan, be careful of the alligators in Florida. 768 1024 Gürkan Genç
Gürkan, be careful of the alligators in Florida.

This time, I couldn’t leave the city not because of traffic or poor city design, but because of visitations. Anyway, I’ll be heading back to Miami, and it will go like this: I’ll leave my touring bike somewhere and return to my friends. In that city, I should do a…

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I continue my world tour by bicycle from my 70th country 768 1024 Gürkan Genç
I continue my world tour by bicycle from my 70th country

Before starting the story about the USA, I need to rewind a bit… In 2020, while traveling towards the United States in Colombia, I had decided to convert my bicycle into a 29-inch wheel disc brake model. Just as the preparations were being made, the pandemic broke out. My girlfriend …

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY TRAVEL LIFE, I JEALOUS OF SOMEONE. 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY TRAVEL LIFE, I JEALOUS OF SOMEONE.

I also managed to reach the Nicaraguan border on a rainy day. If this rainy season ends with good luck, I will be relieved. On the other side of the world, there are fires due to drought, and there are landslides due to rain. Ask people in 2021 Costa Rica,…

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PURA VIDA COSTA RICA. BOTH THE ENTRANCE AND THE EXIT OF THIS COUNTRY ON BIKE WAS PROBLEMATIC 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
PURA VIDA COSTA RICA. BOTH THE ENTRANCE AND THE EXIT OF THIS COUNTRY ON BIKE WAS PROBLEMATIC

  Panama – Costa Rica used to not accept vehicles at the Atlantic crossing (I mean the northernmost border crossing). Because there is no bridge large enough for a vehicle to cross. Last year (year 2020) that bridge was finished together with the bike path. In fact, it was interesting…

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LET ME INTRODUCE YOU THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE COFFEE . NO, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE COFFEE MADE FROM THE POOP OF THAT ANIMAL 1024 768 Gürkan Genç
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE COFFEE . NO, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE COFFEE MADE FROM THE POOP OF THAT ANIMAL

  The entrance procedure to Panama was different compared to that of all the other countries I entered so far. Panama was the second country I entered during the outbreak period but was the first after a year. Let’s list the countries I exited taking a flight and the reason:…

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THE DAYS BEFORE I STARTED TO CONTINUE ON MY WORLD TOUR ON BIKE… 1024 768 Gürkan Genç
THE DAYS BEFORE I STARTED TO CONTINUE ON MY WORLD TOUR ON BIKE…

  I returned to Bogota to Hamdi Kosem’s house after spending 9 months in Chile (I had gone to Chile for a week but after entering the country the borders were closed for 9 months and complete lock down for 5 months. This is another adventure and there are many…

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ANOTHER ADVENTURE FROM BOGOTA-COLOMBIA TO SANTIAGO-CHILE 1024 683 Gürkan Genç
ANOTHER ADVENTURE FROM BOGOTA-COLOMBIA TO SANTIAGO-CHILE

  We designed my new bicycle together with Bahadır who is designer of Kron bicycles. This will be a mountainbike suitable for 29 inch rims. However, there are also many things on this bicycle not as I wished to be. The Covid-19 virus emerging in China resulted to stop the…

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I turned 41 in Colombia with marvelous memories. 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
I turned 41 in Colombia with marvelous memories.

  I set off early in the morning form Armenia. Actually, Juanita insisted that I stay because it was January 15th, 2020 my 41st birthday. I could stay and we could celebrate together but I wanted to turn 41 on the road.  At the exit of Armenia, there is a…

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INFORMATION AND MEMORIES ROASTED WITH COLOMBIAN COFFEE

Buenavista is a small coffee town in the Quindo region. Burak and Kerem members of South America Whatsapp group of Turkish travelers which I’m also a member since a long time advised me this town. – Gurkan you have to visit Buenavista for sure, it is an incredible place you…

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FINALLY, I ARRIVED THE FAMOUS COLOMBIA WOW… LET’S SEE WHICH ADVENTURES ARE WAITING FOR ME 1024 575 Gürkan Genç
FINALLY, I ARRIVED THE FAMOUS COLOMBIA WOW… LET’S SEE WHICH ADVENTURES ARE WAITING FOR ME

When entering through border gates, I usually take pictures of the area. I went down the hill for the last kilometers in the Ecuador and suddenly I found myself in a human crowd. It’s a complete mess. Some people are trying to sell things, some ask for money, Venezuelan citizens…

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THIS TIME THE CHAOS BEGAN BEFORE I ENTER THE COUNTRY, ECUADOR 1024 683 Gürkan Genç
THIS TIME THE CHAOS BEGAN BEFORE I ENTER THE COUNTRY, ECUADOR

I am slowly approaching Ecuador’s border crossing. Crossing operations on the border of Peru and Ecuador are carried out in small huts. It took me 10 minutes to get out of Peru and enter Ecuador. I asked the police on the Ecuador border: – Is there a problem on the…

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Building tent beside the oldest ancient city of North and South America 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
Building tent beside the oldest ancient city of North and South America

As it gets closer to Lima, vehicle traffic increases with it. I will spend 3 weeks in Lima according to my plan. I’ll edit the photos and notes which I took during this period. Probably I won’t write anything on my website. I don’t want to type because of the…

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A dissapointing issue in Peru which posses so much wealthyness, many natural wonders and history: Garbage disposal in the nature. 1024 683 Gürkan Genç
A dissapointing issue in Peru which posses so much wealthyness, many natural wonders and history: Garbage disposal in the nature.

Arriving in Arequipa the altitude was just above 3000 m. I’m descending to the ocean, on halfway I feel sick. Am I poisoned from the food I ate? Then, I started to vomit and after a few minutes I have a headache. Since I left the town my arm started…

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Continuing to ride towards Abra Azuca (5132 m), the highest road pass in South America 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
Continuing to ride towards Abra Azuca (5132 m), the highest road pass in South America

I woke up early in the morning, when outside was still dark. No need to go back to sleep. It is quite nice to start the day next to an ancient city at 3400 m altitude, but it is chilly. I prepared the stove and boiled the water without ever…

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Shortly Amazonas after Machu Picchu, on top of it Huchuy Qosgo – Heading on Inca Trail 1024 683 Gürkan Genç
Shortly Amazonas after Machu Picchu, on top of it Huchuy Qosgo – Heading on Inca Trail

I had mentioned in many of my articles before that travelers help each other to find places to overnight. This can be a place just to camp or a family’s, a friend’s house. When I told that I’m riding from Cusco to Calca, the travelers who had traveled in Peru…

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