Turkey
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Thursday, 20 Dec 2007 | Views [625]
Tom It seems far longer than 6 months - but at the same time it feels like we left yesterday! It’s an odd feeling, but I think I can pin it down to the fact that we have removed almost all trace of routine from our lives. I begin each day with little ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thursday, 20 Dec 2007 | Views [786]
The other day I was cycling towards Trabzon. We went through a
number of dark, ominous looking tunnels through the hills. I’m cycling
along, and then there it is, another black hole. My blood pressure
rises, the hard shoulder thins and squeezes me ... Read more >
Tags: andy, ride-earth
Friday, 14 Dec 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 26 Nov 2007 | Views [459]
Tom Ten days have elapsed since we made our way hesitatingly out of Istanbul after nearly a month off the bikes. We were expecting hardship; cycling and camping in the cold, wet, and mountainous climes of northern Turkey. Initially, this is what ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Friday, 16 Nov 2007 | Views [694]
Tom I know you like reading about our misfortune. It’s dramatic stuff. I like writing about it, too, trying to commit the experience to words and take you to that place and time. I hope that the results are entertaining, but also resemble the reality ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Saturday, 10 Nov 2007 | Views [828]
Andy We arrived in Istanbul after cycling through 75km of suburban sprawl along the dangerous highway. It was a traumatic experience. We rewarded ourselves with a gourmet kebab that we couldn’t afford from a small place full of old men drinking, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wednesday, 7 Nov 2007 | Views [583]
Andy I am in Kadikoy on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. We have reached Asia by bike. Today commences our third week in Istanbul. It is a multi-layered and vibrant place, enough to make one consider staying longer. The open road and adventure beckons ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Thursday, 1 Nov 2007 | Views [2280]
Tom Andy and I have been soaking up Istanbul for a fair while now. We’re
both itching to get on the road again, and I’m excited and a little
apprehensive at the prospect of seeing through the winter in Central
Asia. But we’ve had more than our ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Sunday, 21 Oct 2007 | Views [1949]
Tom We arrived in Istanbul a
couple of days ago, cycling into this sprawling monolith of a city
along one of the two main routes against about 9 manic lanes of
rush-hour traffic, minibuses and not-so-mini-buses.
That experience recovered from, ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
