Meet Anthony Ziehmke

Anthony is a product of the wide open spaces of the West. Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and moved to Wisconsin, he has been a part of the outdoors since his first camping trip when he was two weeks old. His passion for hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, fishing, and cycling remains undiminished. With a degree in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a penchant for science and technology, and a consuming curiosity about the world, its cultures, and customs, Anthony has, among other things, worked for the salmon industry in Alaska, as a carpenter in Arizona, and a cycling tour guide in France, Switzerland, Spain, and Portugal. He has traveled throughout Europe, to North Africa, and, most recently, to Central America. Anthony is also a voracious reader, award-winning photographer, and wizardly cook. He has been cycling since he wore the wheels off his very first tricycle.

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September 25, 1997: Topics: thoughts about the upcoming trip
September 26-27, 1997, Tangier, Morocco: Topics: tajine (food), mint tea, clothing, Phoenicians, money
September 30, 1997, Chefchaouen, Morocco: Topics: couscous (food), Rif Mountains
October 7, 1997, Nador, Morocco: Topics: tajine (food)
October 12-16, 1997, Malaga, Spain, to Marseille, France: Topics: rail travel, tourism
October 23, 1997, Tunis, Tunisia: Topics: olives, economy, Carthage, HISTORY, Phoenicians, Punic Wars, architecture, hammams (baths)
October 28-29, 1997, Kairouan, Tunisia: Topics: makroud (food), bike tech, Great Mosque in Kairouan, history, architecture, Bizantines, caravans
November 4-7, 1997, Djerba, Tunisia: Topics: ojja (food), Odysseus/Ulysses, Homer, HISTORY, Ghirba ("Marvelous") synagogue, diaspora, agriculture, fondouks (caravanseries), tourism, economy, health care, education, human rights
November 16-17, 1997, Cairo, Egypt: Topics: kushari (food), arrival in Egypt/Cairo, border crossing, rules of the road
November 22, 1997, Cairo, Egypt: Topics: Mohammed, Islam, daily life, Citadel, mamluks, HISTORY, architecture, Pyramids, Ibn Tulun Mosque
December 3-4, 1997, Qantara, Egypt: Topics: balille (food), Egyptian police, Suez Canal, HISTORY, Ismailia
December 10, 1997, Gaza City, Palestine: Topics: malfoof (food), Yassir Arafat, HISTORY (Gaza), Alexander the Great, rules of the road, refugee camps, environment, Palestinian daily life
December 13-14, 1997, Hebron, Palestine: Topics: zatar (food), Palestinian activism, West Bank, administrative detainees, Israeli settlements, HISTORY, Oslo Peace Accords, Israeli/Palestinian conflict
December 17, 1997-January 11, 1998: Topics: thoughts during mid-trip break
January 12, 1998, Jerusalem: Topics: fat (food), battlefields from 1947-48 War for Independence, group reunification, rare Israeli snow storm, geography
January 16-17, 1998, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel: Topics: pomelo (food), shabbat, Tel Aviv, Jaffa, HISTORY, Jerusalem for Bikes, Tel Aviv for Bikers, Challenge Ride
January 21-22, 1998, Haifa, Israel: Topics: kebabs (food), 'Akko (Acre), Ptolomy, Crusades, History, "making Aliya", Mt. Carmel, Baha'ism
January 27-28, 1998, Bosra, Syria: Topics: border crossing, Arthur James Balfour, Crusades, citadel, amphitheatre
February 2-3, 1998, Beirut, Lebanon: Topics: coffee (food), Internet access, border crossing, terrain, Libyan weddings, reconstruction, civil war, social life
February 7, 1998, Tartous, Syria: Topics: border crossing, nutrition, Hafez al-Assad, Middle East wars, history
February 8-10, 1998, Al-ladhiqiya, Syria: Topics: bartoush (food), Norias of Hama, Crac des Chevaliers, health, Muslim Brotherhood, Phoenicians, agriculture, daily life
February 11-12, 1998, Adana, Turkey: Topics: köfte (food), Ugarit, border crossing, Iskenderun, travel
February 16-18, 1998, Alanya, Turkey: Topics: Börek (food), Atatürk, HISTORY, Ottoman Empire, Alanya, history of the bicycle
February 23, 1998, Fethiye, Turkey: Topics: Xanthos, Lycian League, Alexander the Great, history, bicycling
March 1-2, 1998, Istanbul, Turkey: Topics: Topkapi Palace, Ottoman Empire, Constantinople, history, Mehmet The Conqueror, daily life
March 9-10, 1998, Athens, Greece: Topics: frappé (food of the day), Pericles, Sparta, Athens, History, olives, media
March 16-17, 1998, Nafplio, Greece: Topics: Epidaurus, amphitheater architecture, South Eastern Mediterranean Sea Project UNESCO, Corinth Canal, Nero, school visits, environment, Asclepius
March 23-25, 1998, Ioannina, Greece: Topics: loukoumi (food), Independence Day, Ioannina, HISTORY, Ottoman Empire, transportation, bicycle race, daily life, Perama Cave
March 28, 1998, Konitsa, Greece: Topics: provatina (food), kayaking, hiking, Vikos-Aoös National Park, nightlife
April 2, 1998, Tirana, Albania: Topics: yogurt (food), Durrës, Via Appia, Albanian Cycling Union, visas, politics in Albania, emigration, Albanian economy, bicycling
April 6-7, 1998, Bari, Italy: Topics: pasta, Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus/San Nicola, architecture, William the Bad, daily life, Normans, Yugoslavia, borders
April 12, 1998, Dubrovnik, Croatia: Topics: The Walls of Dubrovnik, Josip Broz Tito, HISTORY, Nonalignment Policy, "sobe"
April 17, 1998, Mostar, Bosnia: Topics: Kajmak (food), shrapnel, Mostar, Mladi Most, HISTORY, Kujundz(h)iluk (Old Quarter), Pavarotti Center, Stari Most (Old Bridge)
April 23-25, 1998, Opatija, Croatia: Topics: D(j)uved(j) (food), 45th parallel, latitude and longitude, Zadar, history, Pag Island
May 2, 1998, San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy: Topics: Aquileia, Attila the Hun, tourism, history, Roman Empire, antiquities, mosaics
May 8, 1998, Ancona, Italy: Topics: peperoncino (food), Republic of San Marino, Emperor Trajan, history, percent grade
May 14-15, 1998, Napoli (Naples), Italy: Topics: pizza margherita (food), Napoli by bike, subterranean Napoli, Certosa di San Martino and San Martino Museum
May 21, 1998, Roma (Rome), Italy: Topics: spaghetti matriciana (food), Saint Peter's Square and Basilica, the Spanish Steps of Roma, HISTORY, Christianity, the papacy
May 26-27, 1998, Genova (Genoa), Italy: Topics: risotto (food), Cinque Terre, topography, Napolean, bicycle safety, being tourists
June 2-3, 1998, Marseille, France: Topics: French cheese (food), Collège Internationale de Valbonne, Sophia-Antipolis, stereotypes, Massif de l'Esterei, Cogolin, Toulon, team cycling etiquette
June 8-9, 1998, Béziers, France: Topics: oysters (food), Football/Soccer (HISTORY), the World Cup, Montpellier

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