On The Road

Not much has happened here because I have been traveling since I left South Pole last November.

After a bit of snowboarding in Canada, USA, Germany, Austria, Italy, Lebanon, and Iran I am now on a motorbike trip, roughly headed for Shiraz, Iran.

I have finally managed to put a travelogue for my family and friends together. While you are waiting for new posts here go ahead and kill some time and head over to OnTheRoad.Adventure-Antarctica.de

A sample of the latest posts:

On The Road

Ankara to Cumalıkızık
I leave Ankara fairly early, but apparently not early enough to avoid the rush hour. However, once I make it out of the city center proper the traffic eases up and I find my way easily. There is a detour through one of the far out suburbs and I get to see [...]
Ankara
By pure accident I ended up in a nice lively neighborhood of Ankara. Just around the corner are a bunch of used book sellers. This finally gives me the chance to update my treeware. I see a couple of outdoor places where people play PS3, mostly football, on huge flatscreens. Others [...]
Göreme to Ankara
In the morning a chat a bit with my new neighbors, a couple on a GS. We talk about tire karma and I admit that I haven’t had a flat yet. I say me goodbyes and start breaking down camp. As usual I do a quick inspection of the bike and notice [...]
Cappadocia II
Cappadocia was an early center of Christianity and many of the early followers were forced into hiding in underground cities at times. I visit a large one in Derinkuyu, which consists of eight levels. The doors could be closed from the inside by rolling huge grindstones in front of the opening. [...]
Cappadocia I
My favorite döner kebab place in Christchurch has a very faded poster of Cappadocia. I’ve stared at it many times and dreamed of going there while munching a döner after a night out in town. I’m a big believer in using cheesy tourist posters in fast food joints to guide your travel [...]
Kemaliye to Göreme
I start the day by riding the Tasyol once again and continue on to Divriği, where I visit the Great Mosque and Hospital (Divriği Ulu Cami ve Darüşşifa), a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was built in the 13th century under a Seljuk ruler. Outside shots would have been great in the [...]
Kemaliye
Kemaliye is obviously named after some very famous Mustafa Kemal and was formerly known as Eğin. The reason I chose to come here is the Kemaliyeliler Tasyolu, the “Rock Road”. The road was cut by the locals with no government support over a 130 period. By the time it was finally [...]
Erzurum to Kemaliye
The Ten and I check out of the holy Kral hotel in the morning . It’s fast going on a four lane highway all the way to Erzincan. The landscape isn’t boring but it’s hard to stop once you get going fast. In Erzincan I fuel up again and have a lunch [...]
Yusufeli to Erzurum
Near Yusufeli is the 8th century Georgian church of the Mother of God. A 7 km dirt road forks from the main road and leads to village of Ishan in which the church is located. As I ride the dirt road back down I realize I left my phone in [...]
Yusufeli
There are rivers in the mountains all around Yusufeli and it is a bit of a whitewater Mecca in Turkey. Supposedly the town will go under with a new dam being built in a few years. Opinions about this differ and there is a bit of new construction going on [...]

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