Walk Across Turkey

30 September through 7 October at Charly's Pansiyon I stayed at the pension for over a week, sleeping by the lake, taking showers with hot...

When I arrived at the docks Joy Anna was already there, playing fetch with a mangy stray dog while she waited to join me...

The next morning, I woke up knowing that I was going to have to do whatever it took to work my foot back into...

Back at the mosque, I pulled my sleeping bag and tent out of my pack, feeling like an imposter, marveling as I set up...

Thursday, 20 September The next morning when I woke up, I went back out onto the square and found Eren and Özgür at the büfe....

Friday, 12 October The next day I woke up early, packed up my stuff, and took a look around the room. Eight hours ago I...

Just a few minutes after saying goodbye to Enes, I met some truckers eating breakfast by the side of the road. They invited me...

Tuesday, 23 October on the way to Sarıköy After four days at the hotel in Beyşehir, I was eager to get moving again. I felt...

It was fig harvest season in the valley, and there was rack after rack of figs drying by the side of the road. Early...

The next day, Saturday, Metin and I took a car to his village for the wedding. Our first stop was in another village to...

Friday, 21 September I began my second full day in Çardak using the hotel’s slow internet connection to upload photos to my blog. Toward the...

It was lunchtime when I arrived in Nazilli, population about 120,000. I walked up to the first restaurant I saw and ordered a lunch...