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Before I arrived to Oulu, the wheel rim of my bicycle got broken down. A friction noise was coming from the rear wheel but I couldn’t recognize what the reason was. With the rising noise pedaling also became harder. I had to stop and download all my bags and…
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In those days I erected my tent on the Arctic Circle line the weather was quite nice (I initially wrote as “the weather was pretty warm”, but then erased. Honestly, the ones who know me would say that I have gone off the rails). As soon as…
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I celebrated the New Year in Onomichi and my 32nd birthday in Kushimoto in Japan at 2011 and the year 2012 and my birthday in Ankara Turkey. I was in Moscow when I was celebrating this New Year. Well, guess where the heart of the New Year celebrations will…
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I bordered Overtornea, a northeast city of Sweden, from Finland. By this way, I crossed between the Schengen Countries for the first time. This is a small town but big enough to meet my needs (requirements). First of all, I need to find a bank. Euro is not used in…
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“Interior of the Helsinki-Stockholm Ferry” Actually the adventure in Sweden had already begun right after I departed from Russia. I came to Stockholm via Helsinki from Saint Petersburg with train and then with ferry. My friends Emre, Meyzi and Ayça were supposed to arrive the next day.…
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“Gurkan, haven’t you got pain in your bottom after such a long travel?” “Joakim, actually your bottom will only ache at the very beginning of long journeys”. It’s no joke! Your bottom is residing on an area of 4×9 inches for long distances over kilometers. A good saddle is a…
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When did I write the last time? Well, I did remember. Jimmy, we were talking with him. I will tell you why I stopped writing for a while in the upcoming sections. In the morning I returned to the spot where Jimmy’s journey to Africa had begun. He had had…
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The ferry trip to Denmark was quite pleasant. I was all by myself in the four people compartment, so I traveled on my own. Actually, it is not bad to have a companion during a ferry trip. You can talk to each other and form new friendships. As the ferry…
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This museum built between 1910 and 1930 is situated on the Museum Island which was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status in 1999. It may take 8-9 days or even more if I’ll be going to visit all the museums on this Island. Therefore, I preferred to visit the Pergamon Museum.…
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Days and weeks are all mixed up. Dude, why is everywhere closed during weekday? I passed through towns and could not see a single open store. Well, the working hours of these guys are really unusual but what about bakeries if not open in the morning then when for…
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I arrived in city Hull, England with a ferry from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Here we go! Let the journey start. My bicycle was standing just as I had left it. I attached my panniers on the bike and headed to the front of the ferry where the cars will exit.…
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My leg muscles started to scream, “Oh my! What’s going on?” climbing small hills up and down, I had pedaled only five times from city to city within circa 40 days of my Holland stay. : ) I let myself go. Staying in one house after another! Folk song bars,…
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The photographs I exhibited between the years 2011-2013 were the beginning, the continuation or the end of the happenings, the experiences which I have harvested and put in words along the road. The design of the exhibition, the details in the photographs…. The set up and presentation was actually…
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The Netherlands differs from the other countries for the ones touring with bicycle. The reason is quite simple. You would listen from everybody who traveled through or lived in Europe about the Dutch bicycle roads and their bicycle culture. At the end we have passed the border and entered Holland.…
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Ayca shouts as we pass the Italian-French border: – Why isn’t there any passport control? – Dude, we are in EU, there is no control. Actually you may get your passport stamped. But I don’t want to be an object of the police officers. I received permission for 30 days…
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