Author Archives: kenmyhre

About kenmyhre

I am a retired educator, computer professional. Now I like to travel the world by bicycle, on foot and periodically on skis

Istanbul

Posted on November 18, 2019 by kenmyhre

Nov 1-7 I have been home from Turkey for a bit over a week now. I’m still not yet on Calgary time and so one thing I have been doing at 5:00 AM is writing a bit on my last … Continue reading →

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The Black Sea to the Mediterranean

Posted on November 2, 2019 by kenmyhre

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Oct 12-19 Leaving Cappadocia I headed east across the Anatolian plateau towards the borders with Georgia, Armenia and Iran. Turkey also borders on it’s south Syria and Iraq. I wanted to get into the eastern part of Turkey in part … Continue reading →

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On the road – just some photos

Posted on October 11, 2019 by kenmyhre

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2nd leg – end of walk

Posted on October 6, 2019 by kenmyhre

September 28th to October 4th After all the hills over the previous 5 days the next couple of days we’re going to be completely flat and away from the backwoods. The route passed between greenhouses in the hundreds. The advice … Continue reading →

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Onto the Start

Posted on September 27, 2019 by kenmyhre

Sept 19-27 to Fethiye and Five days walking It took me four days to get to Fethiye from Istanbul, one spent visiting spectacular Ephesus. Enroute I rode a fast ferry, full sized schedule buses, small mini buses unscheduled, taxis and … Continue reading →

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Turkey 2019

Posted on September 18, 2019 by kenmyhre

I was awake when the call to prayers from a mosque nearby announced that morning had come and that I was in Istanbul. I had gone to bed early after close to 20 hours traveling from Calgary . I am … Continue reading →

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Colombia – Birds

Posted on March 16, 2019 by kenmyhre

The birds I have added here represent about 25% of the birds I captured and possibly 15% of the birds Rich and I saw on our trip to Colombia. The selection is pretty much a random selection from the places … Continue reading →

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Colombia Birding – The locations

Posted on March 1, 2019 by kenmyhre

In my previous post I had touched briefly on Bogota, Minca, Santa Marta and Cartegena. In this post I will discuss the other places we went, mostly to go birding – the primary reason for this trip. I have included … Continue reading →

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Colombia Birding

Posted on February 4, 2019 by kenmyhre

Colombia 2019 Colombia, fourth in population size in the Americas; behind, the US, Mexico and Brazil, sits at the top end of South America touching Panama, which makes it a birding flyway. The Spanish arrived in 1499, drawn in large … Continue reading →

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