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We visit a Buddhist monastery complex in Zhangye during our rest day. We are amazed at how such big...text/html2008-07-08T16:52:15+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comAnxi, China
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We left early next morning to avoid the usual strong afternoon winds. We chose to cover the large gap...text/html2008-06-22T12:57:50+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comKucha, China
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The wind has done us a favor and pushed us ahead for a change. We quickly arrive in...text/html2008-06-08T11:43:14+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comOsh and Kashgar
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...Various ups and downs mark our route until the border. We have to wait until the following morning since the...text/html2008-05-26T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comFergana Valley
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Crossing the Fergana Valley has been quite invigorating.
Plenty of trees and vineyards both in the fields and along...text/html2008-05-18T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comSearching for Balance in Samarkand
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Prior to our departure from Samarkand we had a brief television interview at Registan Square.
During the next couple...text/html2008-05-14T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comDesert Trek to Samarkand
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...Morning comes and Danae and the others are headed to Khiva by train. I and Jimmy – a Dutch...text/html2008-05-08T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comWeddings and Reunions
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In Bukhara...
We are later introduced to the 300 guests of the family and are invited to make a short speech...text/html2008-05-05T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comEntry to Bukhara
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We entered the city of Bukhara, took a quick tour of the old town and found a proper Internet café,...text/html2008-05-04T17:30:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comRecovery in Nukus on the Road to Bukhara
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...we found Gulia's home and talked to her mother, who is a doctor. They found for us a small...text/html2008-04-29T19:41:04+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comInto Kazakhstan - Steppe and Desert
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The temperature in the desert approaches 38 degrees Celsius in the early afternoon. We have increased our water supply,...text/html2008-04-28T19:52:16+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comVasilios and Danae Somewhere in Kazakhstan...
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We have not heard from Vasilios in Danae after they were diverted by issues getting their Turkmenistan VISA, although Mark...text/html2008-04-18T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comBaku, Azerbaijan
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We have decided not to wait for the idle Turkmens to respond and have changed our plans. We...text/html2008-04-13T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comStolen Bike and VISA Troubles
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...the Lithuanians go around in the village and wake the drunken families up asking for their help. Sigitas calls...text/html2008-04-03T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comEntry to Georgia
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Leaving behind black sea vistas, we traverse a landscaped defined by dilapidated infrastructure and insistent hospitality toward the capital...text/html2008-03-26T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comRize and Samsun, Turkey
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In between mundane and routine chores like laundry, learning to balance hunger and overeating (a cyclists nightmare), a visit to...text/html2008-03-18T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comBlack Sea, Toward Georgia
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Endless coastline curvy road. It looks so close on the map, yet it ends up being double in reality. What...text/html2008-03-12T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comBlack Sea Coast
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We are now cycling along the Black Sea coast. Wonderful coastline and rigorous cycling awaits us. Constant ups and downs...text/html2008-03-06T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comIstanbul
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A journey is indeed the land and its objects but also the living beings and the souls that rarely see...text/html2008-02-25T01:00:00+01:00http://www.pentacycle.comBeginning in Olympia, On to Athens
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Olympia, 20.2.08 The beginning of the bicycle ride which will connect the birthplace of the Olympic Games to Beijing, China,...