Middle East

Jordan 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Jordan

The Tunisia-Jordan flight was my second flight during my tour around the world. The first flight was from Great Britain to Spain (you know there is sea in between). The meals given during flight of Royal Jordan is pretty good. I even got surprised by metallic fork and knives given…

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Riding on bike 400 m below the sea level in Jordan 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Riding on bike 400 m below the sea level in Jordan

  Since I have started to ride in Jordan on Friday, the streets are pretty quiet. Otherwise, it would be difficult to leave the city. The shoulder on the right side of the roads is quite narrow not allowing to ride on this lane but fortunately the lanes are broad.…

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Palastine and Israel Part 1 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Palastine and Israel Part 1

Another Friday and I’m on the road once again. The streets are almost empty during day, so the streets of Amman. You hardly see anyone jogging, in the early morning hours there is nobody on the street. I’m taking the same road which directly goes downhill to Dead Sea as…

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Are you married? Noo, not! Haaaaarrraaaaaaaamm, Harrraaaaaaaammmm 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Are you married? Noo, not! Haaaaarrraaaaaaaamm, Harrraaaaaaaammmm

I have to climb back from Akabe to Pedra. Puff. I hate at most returning the same road I came on bicycle. The only good thing of this road is its slope. Otherwise, it would be really boring.  I train my sights on the point where the slope starts to…

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If there isn’t a border pass between Palestine and Israel then may be mined? 300 169 Gürkan Genç
If there isn’t a border pass between Palestine and Israel then may be mined?

(Jerusalem Mount of Olives) It was easy to exit Jerusalem. After a couple up and downs the road becomes level. When you stop at red light Israelis congratulate you shouting from their cars or horn. Surprising? Among the comments on Faceebook and under the photos I posted in my website…

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I keep learning as I cycle 300 169 Gürkan Genç
I keep learning as I cycle

  Battir village is looking quite beautiful from beneath. This village is next to one of the branches of Hicaz Reilway which is in Sam area. I am cycling between ridgeway of the village and railway. Other side of the road there is Israil. Railway is protected by wire mesh…

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Different tolerances and perceptions within the same geography. 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Different tolerances and perceptions within the same geography.

I easily crossed through the Israeli border gate as well the Jordanian one. While approaching the last military check point, the soldiers made me stop –       Where are you going? –       To visit Amman –       What is the device in front of your bicycle? –       GPS –       I can’t let…

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Saudi Arabia travel on bicycle for 90 days and 4000 km has started 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Saudi Arabia travel on bicycle for 90 days and 4000 km has started

  The route I followed in Saudi Arabia on bike At the end I’ve crossed the Saudi Arabian border. With two police cars escorting me I’m riding on a smooth asphalt road. A 6-lane highway with wide hard shoulders on both sides. I saw the sign “Mecca 1680 km” but…

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Agricultural fields which caught my attention on my tour in Saudi Arabia on bike 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Agricultural fields which caught my attention on my tour in Saudi Arabia on bike

  The route I followed in Saudi Arabia on bicycle Exiting Tubarjal a group of people started to follow me for a while. They took photos, horned but since I didn’t stop returned back to their villages soon. Actually there is a short cut from Tubarjal heading to Al Ula…

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Through the desert to the archaic city Dumat Al-Jandal in Saudi Arabia 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Through the desert to the archaic city Dumat Al-Jandal in Saudi Arabia

The route I followed in Saudi Arabia on bike I saw a civil jeep waiting for me as I left Ahmet’s hut in the morning. I waved and passed by. Nothing to do, they will follow me everywhere. Of course there will be some places where they would not able…

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The town Hail in Saudi Arabia 300 169 Gürkan Genç
The town Hail in Saudi Arabia

  The route I followed in Saudi Arabia on bike  From Dumat Al-Jandal till Hail there aren’t any other villages or towns and even gas stations for about 400 km. Samet and Mirzuq feeling concerned that I’ll camp on my own in the desert brought their camping gear and accompanied…

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The antique city Dedan and Mada’in Salih I came up during my tour around the world on bike in Saudi Arabia. 300 169 Gürkan Genç
The antique city Dedan and Mada’in Salih I came up during my tour around the world on bike in Saudi Arabia.

  Riyadh is a straight ride down from Hail. Of course my route is somewhat different, first I’ll ride towards west to the town Al-Ula. As I’ve traversed the Arabian Desert from north to south, I’ll ride also from west to east. I must say that you have cell connection…

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Mr. Gurkan you are like a camel, mashallah 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Mr. Gurkan you are like a camel, mashallah

I rode 50 km along the Hejaz railway. I’m left with almost no water. The railway started to move away from the main road. As far as I can see from the map 20 km ahead there must be a location where this railway comes closest to the main road.…

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Bedr – Cidde 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Bedr – Cidde
Riyad 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Riyad
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