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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Entering Cusco from the south riding through mountains, the facial expression of Will, Annie (you may check my first Peru article) and me was saying exactly: “Well, is this the famous town Cusco?” Cusco, one of the most iconic towns in South America and in a country where the…
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There is only one border gate between both countries, I directly came to the Peruvian border gate without passing through the Chilean gate. This is due to renovation works done at the Chile, Argentina, Peru and Bolivian border gates between the years 2017-2018. It is planned to renovate all the…
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