Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Cycling the world - Asia: episode 20
I wake up in Mosul after a night at the Travellers Cafe and try to leave the city following the Tigris valley. Police say no and send me back onto the desert highway towards Baghdad. Frustration kicks in early. I cross the desert and end up camping on the roof of a petrol station locked in for the night. In the morning I wait for the staff to wake up before I can escape. Near Tikrit I try again to follow the river and get hosted by a local family but checkpoints turn intense and even the military stops me. A phone call from my host saves the day. After a long night with a kind family I push on towards Baghdad. It turns into the hardest day I have had in Iraq with constant misunderstandings cultural friction and police trying to take my action cam. Drained I finally reach Baghdad and stop for a day sharing a hotel room with Kyle an American backpacker I met earlier in Kurdistan.
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Cycling the world - Asia: episode 20
I wake up in Mosul after a night at the Travellers Cafe and try to leave the city following the Tigris valley. Police say no and send me back onto the desert highway towards Baghdad. Frustration kicks in early. I cross the desert and end up camping on the roof of a petrol station locked in for the night. In the morning I wait for the staff to wake up before I can escape. Near Tikrit I try again to follow the river and get hosted by a local family but checkpoints turn intense and even the military stops me. A phone call from my host saves the day. After a long night with a kind family I push on towards Baghdad. It turns into the hardest day I have had in Iraq with constant misunderstandings cultural friction and police trying to take my action cam. Drained I finally reach Baghdad and stop for a day sharing a hotel room with Kyle an American backpacker I met earlier in Kurdistan.
MY GEAR FULL LIST: kit.co/davidetravelli
SUPPORT my round the world bike expedition:
Donations: paypal.me/davidetravelli
Postcards' Club: alaska2patagonia.com/postcards-club
Follow me:
Blog: alaska2patagonia.com
Instagram: instagram.com/davidetravelli
Facebook: facebook.com/davidetravelli
Twitter: twitter.com/davidetravelli
#bikepacking #biketouring #bikelife
#bicycletouring #cycling
*Some links in this description are affiliate links and therefore when clicked, if you buy the service or product I may make a small commission off of that sale. My opinions on products and services remain unbiased.
