World Tour

Carretera Austral in Chilean Patagonia on bike 1024 768 Gürkan Genç
Carretera Austral in Chilean Patagonia on bike

  Carretera Austral is the legendary road of Patagonia in Chile. This 1240 km long road starts from Puerto Montt and ends in the town O’Higgins. In 2017 winter 60 % of this road was paved. I’m sure the rest will be paved because construction work was continuing in that…

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From Puerto Montt towards Chiloe Island on bike in Chile. 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
From Puerto Montt towards Chiloe Island on bike in Chile.

  After leaving Bariloche, I returned to Chile on an amazing route and was slowly advancing on the Todos Los Santos Lake watching the spectacular view of the Osorno Mountain. I’m on my own in the boat. As I had mentioned in my previous article, there aren’t many people traveling…

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“Paso Perez Rosales” the heaven I saw at  the border between two countries 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
“Paso Perez Rosales” the heaven I saw at  the border between two countries

  The geography and the quality of the road changed dramatically when I crossed Paso Mamuil pass from Pucon Chile to Argentine. While riding under rain on a good paved road on the Chilean side, entering Argentine at the other side of the mountain it was sunny and I started…

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And occasionally, my heart loathes to leave the villages and the small towns I am passing through. 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
And occasionally, my heart loathes to leave the villages and the small towns I am passing through.

  After I left Maria and her family’s house, I ride towards Temuco. It was very easy to find a place to camp along the way. Besides there were also cheap trailer parks called Hosteria on the roadsides in Chile.   Before arriving to Temuco, Onur and Ayfer, who had…

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It was backbreaking to continue towards south to Patagonia in Chile… 1024 683 Gürkan Genç
It was backbreaking to continue towards south to Patagonia in Chile…

  We set off early in the morning from our Santiago Embassy. I had met Engin Kaban in Turkey while riding through Izmir. He came to the presentation I was giving to the cycling enthusiasts and said: “Gurkan I’ll catch up with you somewhere in the world”. He also published…

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What I did during the period I stayed in Cape Town South Africa 1024 683 Gürkan Genç
What I did during the period I stayed in Cape Town South Africa

  One day before my visa was due to expire I met Ali in Cape Town thanks to Kerem and Aysel. My plan taking a flight to Lusaka/Zambia (there I had friends) without my bags and then back seemed the best. By this way I could solve the visa problem.…

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What I saw on my bike along Garden Route in South Africa 1024 683 Gürkan Genç
What I saw on my bike along Garden Route in South Africa

14 I passed through the border gate of Lesotho to South Africa. At the border, I handed my passport waiting for the stamp applied valid for one month. It is allowed to stay one month without a visa in South Africa. The officer: You have already entered South Africa twice…

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A short bike tour in Swaziland

A short bike tour in Swaziland   It was easy to enter Swaziland. Anyway, till now at any border in Africa nobody said: “Hey! Stop! Let me see what you have in your bags”.  After the border cross, there was a man selling prepaid GSM cards near the gate. The…

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Continuing towards Swaziland from Pretoria, South Africa on bike 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
Continuing towards Swaziland from Pretoria, South Africa on bike

  While listening to Hans Zimmer I was about to close my eyes but then immediately reopened them.  Formerly, closing my eyes I used to make a long journey throughout my memories back to the beginning for long minutes. Yet, I started getting lost among my memories. Now, it comes…

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Africa South Africa South Africa ……. South Africa on bike 900 600 Gürkan Genç
Africa South Africa South Africa ……. South Africa on bike

Hello, welcome to Algeria Hello, welcome to Morocco Hello, welcome to my country Oman Welcome to Ukraine Have a nice riding in Bulgaria. Welcome to Japan (By the way Japan is still number one among the countries I have traveled in on my bike so far.) …………… ………. …. The…

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Chile the country where the Turkish TV series have born 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
Chile the country where the Turkish TV series have born

  I passed the Chilean border easily. The customs officer neither put my panniers in to X-ray nor opened them to take look. They only let the dog sniff my bicycle. Nobody was curious about what I was carrying in my bags. I knew that normally it wasn’t so easy,…

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Continuing my tour around the World on bike from Argentina in South America 1024 576 Gürkan Genç
Continuing my tour around the World on bike from Argentina in South America

I turned around and waved goodbye to Ismail for the last time at the airport checkpoint in South Africa. Wow, how fast the time had passed. Days passed by leaps and bounds. I have been traveling for so many years but still get astonished. This is one of the beauties…

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Traveling on bicycle in Botswana the country of elephants, leopards and lions 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Traveling on bicycle in Botswana the country of elephants, leopards and lions

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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Scream of the earth 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Scream of the earth

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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Similar Stories in Malawi 300 169 Gürkan Genç
Similar Stories in Malawi

  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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