The maiden's tower is a medieval tower located near the Asian shore of the Bosporus strait in Istanbul. Salacak Sahili is one of my favorite photography spots and a great place to watch the sunset in Istanbul. It is easily accessible from the European side by either taking a ferry or the underground...
Nicely restored and well worth the visit. Amazingly, no charge for entry. There is an elevator inside, however in order to access it one must climb down or up several steps ! The entrance is through the modern glass structure located on Piyer Loti Caddesi. It is a 9 minute walk from Sultan Ahmet Squ...
Trajan's Market is a large complex of shops and administrative offices of Roman Emperor Trajan. The entrance to the site is near the Colosseum on Via Quattro Novembre. Most of the sites within the complex is sheltered from the sun. So this could be a good place the escape the afternoon heat of Rome...
If you are wondering what the differences are between these two packs you came to the right place. Let's start with specifications as provided by Osprey:
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We started getting the bikes ready on our second day. As I mentioned on my previous posts, both of the bikes were pretty much complete except for the front racks. The Duo front rack I had ordered for my bike was already there waiting for me. And there was a front rack in the box for the Kona, at lea...
The weather on our arrival day was just right for cycling: cool, partly cloudy and dry. But, by next morning all hell broke loose. It started raining heavily. Now, keep in mind, both my brother and I have been in Germany before around this time of the year. So we kinda knew what the weather would be...
I initially planned on taking my bike to Germany using the hard bike case I purchased. However, that represented a problem: what would I do with the case once I got there? I figured I could just ask one of my cousins, who usually drive from Germany to Turkey just about every year, to take the case w...
Initially, we each prepared of long list of items that we thought we might need for the trip. Once we started shopping and really started thinking about the whole experience the lists have gotten relatively smaller. With the exception of my brother's rain gear, everything worked OK at the end. To th...
When I got to New Jersey, my brother had already picked up his Kona Sutra from the dealer and had been on a few short trips around town. However, there was a major problem with his bike which he did not realize until I pointed it out to him: the 2013 Sutra comes with a factory front rack which this...
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