Bicycle touring Turkey | Cycling around the planet - Episode 12
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- After 13 countries and over 16,000 kilometers on the European continent, I am now cycling to the Asian continent, as I cross the Bosporus in Istanbul. Being the "gateway" to the East, Istanbul has always been a special destination for me. I spend some days exploring this immense city before heading on to cycle the amazing roads Turkey has to offer. Cycling through olive yards, camping on beaches, I love it!
When travelling by bicycle, one thing that always surprises and annoys me is the amount of waste and pollution everywhere. On the side of the road, in the forest, on beaches. No place is spared from human pollution. Not just in Turkey, in every country I cycle through. It's a pandemic that has been wreaking havoc on our planet for 100 years, yet nobody is talking about it; the plastic pandemic.
Note: the original song "Pass it on Down" by Alabama was blocked by TH-cam. Play this song in the background between 16:30 and 19:40.
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Alabama (Cover) - Pass it on Down
Eddie Vedder - Society
Mandolin Orange - Hard Travelin'
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The people who travel the world on bike packing are amazing traveling thousands of miles with the power of your body! ♥️☀️🍃👍
This channel is a hidden gem and I am glad I found it. ☺
Welcome to my channel, I am glad you found me too!!
Really
Thats the correct word
" hidden gem"
Man, this is some quality content. I'm from Turkey but I'm stuck in the city. I should do things like this. Thanks for the inspiring content.
Don't consider yourself stuck. Nobody is stopping you from cycling out of the city and start exploring!
I enjoy your videos also because of the estauning music which tells the whole story
Brilliant touring and film making... I love your style of touring and how you view humanities place in nature... the world needs more people with your attitude to life and view of the only planet we have. Thanks so much Niels, Nga mihi, haere pai, Aotearoa
Not only your expedition, your editing, presentation and the whole production is beyond Netflix!
I loved your video Niels. Obviously, because bike traveling is the best thing ever. What I also liked was your choice of music tracks on the video. When I traveled across a desert in Australia I was listening to Eddie Vedder every day and felt the ultimate freedom inside me.
Your channel is a true gem. I was also at ANZAC beach when I cycled Lisbon to Iran. I wonder If you are travelling now. Do not stop too long, only to get some more money to keep going!
ALL the best, Niels!
Absolutely, your comment on the distinction of our plant is 100% true. Thank you for your honestly. 👍
If you're going to bike or hike through Turkey, be aware of wild dogs and especially the local Shepherd dogs, they are large and dangerous. Lots of attacks have been documented.
Hi from Istanbul 🙋🏻♂️ thanks for sharing 🙂
Great summary on the opening. Thanks for sharing your nice videos. Please let me know when heading toward South America. Greetings from São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
I will probably start in Alaska, then cycle south from there. So it will be a while before I'm in South America :)
Your drone footage is amazing.
I like Turkish natural drinkable water. it's available everywhere.
Fresh drinking water is one of the things I like most about mountain areas
Super vidéo comme toujours. Merci pour ce beau discours environnementaliste bravo !!!
Wow. What a great video. I thoroughly enjoyed your content. You are truly a very talented young man.
Turkey is amazing country.
Another OUTSTANDING VIDEO with a heartfelt message regarding wildlife. Cheers to you on this journey.
Wat een mooie film weer Niels
Iedere keer weer genieten
Het is een prachtig avontuur
Het ga je goed in Afrika
En doe voorzichtig
Groetjes Peter
Dankjewel Peter, blij dat je er weer van hebt genoten!
He's just from Hofmeyr (South Africa)
He spent a day here and wow... What an amazing story he has to tell... What an amazing guy too... I'm so fortunate to have had that time with him here
Really beautiful video, the beginning is amazing showing the map route as well as you cycling, I really enjoyed viewing it, well done as best wishes to you😊
Wow! Amazing video! Stay safe and keep up the good work 👍
I still plan to cycle UK-Singapore
.....(and beyond?)
Budget would be £20per day maximum. The hardest part is leaving 🙈
Totally right about the hardest part being the first kilometer. 20 pound budget should be more than enough
You are awesome, you did very spectacular footages on your trip, love it...keep it up...always looking ahead of your next video.
Next (sailing) video to be released soon, stay tuned!
You're amazing, I will do something like this, soon,
Have a good time 🥰🥰🚲
As I experienced turkey by sailing boat, I can tell that this amazing country has wonderful people and amazing culture but unfortunately they don't keep their nature clean at all. As a bicycle tourer I love to follow your journey and I have to say that you edit your videos very well. I wonder which navigation app do you use a specially in un developed cycling countries. Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience with us!
Welcome :)
Love the videos, good luck on the rest of your journey!
Just found you channel; great content!
Woooow what a amazing tour of cycling. Thank you for sharing the video.
Welcome freand😘
Very nice 👍
Great video again! Thanks for showing us the world!
Broooooo wowwww ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ love your journey I just Subscribe you. 👍🔥
Thanks 😍
Wow great 👍
Very nice 👌
Beautiful video
Thanks for the sharing
Absolutely incredible adventure! 🙂
Although there are excellent routes in the city where I live, we cannot take bicycles. very expensive, appreciate your country, thank god.
Well come to turkey
This is all soooo amazing. You are indeed living your epic journey…go safely!
Hey, i heared a few cyclist saying that you have to cross a lot of highways and main roads. Is it not part of the video or is the way along the south coast so naturaly? It looks amazing! Thanks for this content!
Another very inspirational channel on cycle touring and one of the best out there. Im planning my own global cycle tour on my fat bike and cant wait to go. Covid border closures stopped me and im going asap. Well done on the channel! All the best, Mick
You are Prince of solo cyclist ! May Almighty bless you always !,
A++++.
Nice video...just subscribe. Greeting from Indonesia
Amazing video my friend. You are great ....
Aussie born turk craving some vacation. Would love to explore the villages and remote towns.
Awesome photography
Hi mate, just love watching your volgs..... Brilliant. Anyway i live in Castril, Andalucia, Spain... So if your passing you can stay as long as you like 😁
bravo !!
You take the blue pill 😃
I love your videos and think you have a great outlook on life. I've been following you for a while now, you are a true inspiration. I am planning a cycle trip from the UK to Istanbil next year and have been doing lots of research to try and find the best route into Istanbul - the route you took on gravel roads along the Black sea looks perfect, do you have any detailed information on this route? How did you manage to get around the new airport? Hope to hear from you soon. Keep well, and happy cycling in Kenya when you get there.
Hello
You should visit again turkey in summer.
Straight to Sweden from Germany, that's right :D Good way! :) And greetings from Sweden ;)
BTW, I have the exact same bike as you, and I love it :)
Nice video again! The intro is epic! It's realy a great adventure and it's good to see that it is still possible in this time of incertainty. Don't you have any problems by crossing the landborders during the lockdowns? I currently only cycle tours in my own country, but I am considering to sel my house, getting my bike and going out into the wide world again.
The only problem crossing landborders so far is from Sudan to Ethiopia, not because of Covid, but because of war. Getting into Egypt was the first time I had to do a Covid test. I was a bit lucky with my timing everytime, but no real problems the last year
Mooi man
Hey! What was your route through Turkey? It looked really nice and quiet which I've not seen in other touring videos of the country
👌 👌 👍 😍 🥰
I am indian , lovely travel ❤️ ,
Chestnut 👌
Epic
nice bro. may i knew how much cost for taking bike into bhosporus ferry? do we need permit to cycle in turki?
Crossing the Bosporus is very cheap, maybe 1 euro or 1,50. You don't need a permit to cycle in Turkey. You're free to go wherever you want
I am so grateful that you are learning some important matters of this planet, and most of all, don't forget to think of God and thank him for all your blessings and protection to your life on your travels. Europe is beautiful and I hope all the citizens of each country realize that they are living on God's creation, not satan's.
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Awesome video and experience!
Have you ever changed the tyres during your 16000+ trip?
I think I have changed my tires about 8 times in 42,000 km
i like your videos, how do you navigate on your tour?
I use my phone with an offline map for navigation. It has GPS
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Pls can you explain about your bicycle ?
And How you Organize the bicycle ?
Pls pls
Safe for solo female cyclist? Adventure of a lifetime!
I would definitely say that Turkey is safe for a solo female cyclist. You might have to be a little bit more careful in Africa, especially with wildcamping
Is better change for beautiful turkish music.
Hey Bro. Love the content. I'm in Cape Town. Maybe I'll catch up with you when you reach your destination. Will follow your Instagram. Keep on living the good life.
Hey man, great to hear you're following me. See you in Cape Town ;-)
What tent is that? Allak2?
At least keep those beautiful feathers, make them into wind noise cover
Ne kadar lastiğin patladı dostum
You left your camera outside your tent, then on the road and had to ride back to get it?
That's how I film myself :)
@@cyclingaroundtheplanet Why?
Bro what is ur age when u leaved ur home
Why do you keep leaving your camera?
Aren’t you in Sudan?
I am, but editing these videos obviously takes quite some time. So the videos will always be 2 - 3 months late
Visa for Turkey was no problem? Online, I suppose. Covid... vaccinated?
No visa needed for Turkey if you stay less than 90 days. When I entered, no Covid test was needed.
trek 920?
Yep
ANZAC - Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Don't forget the Canadians. All Commonwealth countries of the UK. Gallipoli resulted in a tremendous loss of life for these countries' troops.
I thought you would be using tubeless tyres on your bike?
Yep, I routinely see dead animals - pheasants, other birds, rabbits, foxes, hedgehogs on the roads where I ride. It's sickening. The whole word has become one big rubbish dump. Even isolated desert islands in the middle of the large oceans now have mountains of rubbish washing up on their beaches every week. Depressing.
is your native language russian?))
My native language is Dutch
Turkey is a European country unfortunately
I don't like images of Mosques with people raising their arses up in the air.
Otherwise, thanks for sharing this great trip.
Great video! Stumbled upon it looking for some insight into cycling Turkey, and you’ve done more than sell it to me! Want to cycle it hopefully this winter but a real rookie when it comes to bicycle touring. Was wondering if you had any videos where you talk through the gear and equipment you use? Would be a great help! Thanks again for the video and enjoy your down to earth filming! Look forward to watching more!
Great you enjoy my videos, you should definitely go cycling in Turkey! You'll love it. I do have a video where I walk through my gear, but the quality is not too great