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While trying to leave Nador I realized that the GPS device wasn’t able to position the side streets exactly where they were. After these e-maps were made public the citizens relocated the streets for sure. Either new houses were built or the streets were turned into dead end. Enes…
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After Funda left Fez we met again in Casablanca. She took the bus not having left enough time. Ayca, Ayse, Funda, Enes and me, we all met in Casablanca. Every time Ayca comes over she brings me tastes that I had missed and what my mother sends. This time she…
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In Algeria in the end I watch the city lights from the deck. Once again it is time to leave Europe. I do not say good bye since my voyage itself is an unknown route. The turmoil in Libya deepens, I’m not able to pass to the southern countries,…
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The border gate between Algeria and Tunisia is pretty crowded. It would be wise to use early hours of morning to pass the border. There was still one km to the gate where the vehicle line already started. Of course I won’t talk about this long vehicle line. Hooooopp…
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After I left Bizerte, I followed the coastal road which I found on GPS. The paved road became a dirt road first stony and then sandy. Dude, I had passed the last turn about 10 km ago. Turning back? I took my Samsung phone and opened Google map page. Changed…
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Tunis Hi Hostel is in the middle of the old city, you might find it asking people but difficult to find following street names. Vehicles are not allowed to enter old city and there are shops everywhere. It was easy to find the hostel via GPS. At the entrance of…
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I wouldn’t know that Yemen would be in war as I was planning my route a couple of years ago. Normally my plan was to cross Yemen and Djibouti and arrive in Ethiopia after Oman. In 2015 a civil war broke up in Yemen so I had to change my…
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I gave the last Birrs (Ethiopian currency) still I had to a man who I thought needed at the Ethiopian border. The border town Moyale is split between Ethiopia and Kenya. At the border gate I was called inside the building for the border procedures as my turn came. I…
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We received our visas at Tanzania entrance paying 50 USD for each. Since we came from Ethiopia we were checked for the presence of Ebola virus. Since we were not infected we were allowed to enter the country. Our bags were not inspected in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. Shootings…
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Tough roads in Tanzania Thursday, February 4th, 2016 I spent one and a half month in Darussalam. I must say that it is the most impressive capital I have seen in East Africa. While I was in Darussalam I held a speech in one of the local schools together…
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The police on the Tanzania border made month calculation while checking my passport. My Tanzania visa was 90 days. I had entered the country at November 7th, 2015. If I would roughly calculate 3 months and leave on 7th February 2016, I knew I would end up in jail.…
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You can apply for visa at Zambian border which costs 50 USD. Border crossing is very easy. Only one officer at foreigners’ desk said: “Welcome”, checked my visa, gave permission for one month and showed the direction I have to go. All these didn’t take 4 minutes. There were classical…
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For years I’m not complaining about climbing with loaded bicycle. Especially after Dubai the load on my bicycle increased significantly. But still I’ve tried to climb every slope or steep land I came upon, no matter what. But ascending 100 m and then descending 200 m, afterwards again ascending…
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I have told before that I stayed with Evren, Metin and Erman in Zambia. Thanks to them, they hosted me for a long time. The reason I stayed so long was the damaged upper frame of my bicycle. Kron Bicycle company in Istanbul was gathering a new frame and related…
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I crossed from Zambia to Botswana on ferry which took about 10 minutes. Three countries meet at this point: Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. The ferry service is provided free of charge. There is an incredible long vehicle line since the ferry is able to transfer only one truck at a…
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