First off. If you haven’t been there, you need to put Turkey on your travel list. I’ve never met a globe trotting traveler (or cyclist) who didn’t love Turkey.
Great food. Amazing history. Hospitality that rivals any country on earth. And lots of hills and mountain passes to climb (and descend).
Your trip will more than likely [...]
When I pedaled across Lesotho (the mountain kingdom completely within the borders of South Africa) there was exactly one paved highway. I was never on it. Instead, I pedaled on roads that could only be described as linear collections of large rocks. I remember one day’s progress … 9 hours of struggle … 17 kilometers.
I [...]
Bicycling.com (June 2009)
“Most books about cycling end up being about nothing other than cycling–sort of like what The Great Gatsby might have been like if it were a how-to about making money off moonshine and gambling. Willie Weir’s Travels With Willie is one of the rare bike books that gets it right.”Read the rest.