Walk Across Turkey

I reached the town of Köşk (population 9,900) early on Tuesday, 4 September. It was only 10:45 a.m. I had planned to spend the...

Saturday, 8 September About 3 hours out of Horsunlu, I started the climb out of the Menderes River valley. The predictable pattern of the farm...

Saturday, 22 September In the morning, early, before anyone was stirring in Çardak, I walked out to the main road and began that day’s walk...

I wake with a start. Where am I? Through the parting fog of sleep I remember that I am in İstanbul. A hot sun...

Tuesday, 18 September Tuesday morning I awoke with a start to my cell phone alarm. I panicked. Oh my god, I am still at this...

Thursday, 30 August - Kuşadası At 10:30 a.m., at the walk’s starting point in Kuşadası, I stepped off an overnight bus from İstanbul. The other...

The next morning I pulled on my pack and walked out of the lobby of the Thermal Springs hotel. I started to cross the...

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

Wednesday, 19 September When I woke up the next morning my right foot was hurting something fierce, the anxiety was back, and I still wanted...

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

Sunday, 23 September The next day I walked into the town of Dinar feeling lonely, uncomfortable, and out of place. I knew I needed some...

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...