Monthly Archives: November 2007

Frost, Tea and Celebrity

By Tom | Published: November 26, 2007
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.
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It’s Not All Bad News

By Tom | Published: November 14, 2007
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 of what happened, too – exaggeration and artistic license are not [...]
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At Least It Happened In A Big City

By Tom | Published: November 1, 2007
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 fair share of hiccups, and they are [...]
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