Travelogues Fatih

Weather-wise, it would have been smarter to go to Istanbul with Andrea and Lotfi a day earlier, but the rest day in Tekirdag was good. On December 4th, I cycled the nearly 150...

Well, who would have thought? Instead of the planned 10 countries, there were 11 and even a whole new continent added! The journey was surprisingly fast and uncomplicated. We...

Fourth day in Istanbul and still overwhelmed by this city. Today I took the day easy. I first went to a café, right in the neighborhood of my hotel. There was a traditional...

Hustle and bustle

Friday, March 12th to Sunday, March 14th, 2021: At 8.00 a.m., my dear host Ziya leaves the house. He entrusts me with the apartment and the key, telling me to make myself at...

Oh man, today was a chaotic day. I left the campsite early to take advantage of the morning freshness. My navigation system predicted a long traffic jam at the Bulgarian/Turkish...

Today morning I made my way to Asia. But first I stopped by the hostel where I had gotten excellent coffee yesterday. The landlady had recommended the apple tea to me, which I...

First day in Istanbul. Crazy this 15 million city. Today I walked along the Bosphorus to the ferry docks. Once I arrived there, I booked a 90-minute boat tour. It's just...

The long journey back home...

Don Curry almost always enjoyed the well-developed and often quite empty roads of Anatolia. The only difficulty arose when he was forced to drive through one of Turkey's million...

19th-27th April 2022 • Since I had already made plans with friends in Turkey, I took a flight to Istanbul on 19th April. Upon arrival, I spent the first few days exploring the...