NZ2050
with Rod Oram
B to B 2024
B to B 2023
Tour of NZ 2023
KŌPIKO 2021
Tour Aotearoa
Almaty to Istanbul – 2023
A 10-week ride along the Silk Road to Istanbul
Pesky pricks
Day 12. Thursday, August 10. Jalal-Abad to Osh. 142km, with 1,009m of climbing.
We knew this morning would be a ...
Gosh, it’s Osh already
Day 13. Friday, August 11. Rest day – Osh
Osh is a fascinating place for a rest day. A key trading post ...
Ebullient Uzbeks
Day 14 Saturday, August 12. Osh to Margilan. 104km, with 152m of climbing.
It rained this morning! Though ...
Zen and the art of fixing flats
Day 15. Sunday, August 13. Margilan to Kokand. 100km, with 263m of climbing.
Five is my number of the ...
Pricks and palace
Day 16. Monday, August 14. Rest day in Kokand.
Another rest day…another intriguing town…but another day ...
Tragic sea
Day 17. Tuesday, August 15. Kokand to Kairakum Reservoir. 95km, with 330m of climbing.
It was pleasantly sunny ...
Short but sweet
Day 18. Wednesday, August 16. Kairakum Reservoir to Khujand. 50km, with 210m of climbing.
We lingered over ...
A the G + iced latte
Day 19. Thursday, August 17. Rest day – Khujand
Khujand gifted me a very gentle time today as sweet as its name ...
Brides and melons
Day 20. Friday August 18. Khujand to Bekobod. 122km, with 560 m of climbing
One more aspect of the nightlife of ...
Ropey roads, hospitable hotel
Day 21. Saturday, August 19. Bekobod to Jizzakh. 149km, with 501m of climbing
Our minds were very focused on ...
Coffee, culture
Day 22. Sunday, August 20. Jizzakh to Samarkand. 132km, with 954m of climbing.
Samarkand, the peach of an ...
Sumptuous Samarkand
Day 23. Monday, August 21. Rest day – Samarkand
With four of the Silk Roads passing through it, Samarkand ...