• Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kurdistan, and 40,000 Kilometers on a Bicycle with Marc Tiburski

  • Jun 18 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
  • Podcast

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Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kurdistan, and 40,000 Kilometers on a Bicycle with Marc Tiburski

  • Summary

  • After cycling 700 kilometers in 24 hours as a competitive cyclist, Marc Tiburski left his home in Germany and is now 666 days and 40,000 kilometers into his world cycling tour. In this episode we talk about how he achieved celebrity status in Iraq after getting his phone stolen, his experiences fasting during Ramadan, and pedaling while literary drunk on hospitality in Iran. Marc also talks about his adventures cycling across Saudi Arabia, a country that has been open to tourism only since 2019.

    Follow Marc on social media @Bikeaway or at https://www.bikeaway91.de/

    Enjoy the conversation. Be bold. Be intrepid.

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    To find out more about host George Balarezo's adventures, you can find the book Unhinged in Ethiopia: Two Thousand Kilometers of Hell and Heaven on a Bicycle at the following link- https://intrepidglobalcitizen.com/

    Contact me at george@intrepidglobalcitizen.com and let me know your thoughts and feelings about the podcast or if you have a story you'd like to share. 

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