Tea is everywhere but did you know ….. ? » All tea comes from the same plant, Camellia Sinensis » This tea plant is an evergreen which can reach a height of over 30 feet if left to grow in the wild. » There are four main types of tea: white, green, oolong, and black….
Thoughts on (leaving) Turkey ….
Leaving Turkey was with a mixture of excitement to be moving on to another place, culturally and topographically, and sadness because Turkey is the country that I had spent the longest amount of time so far, learnt the greatest amount of the language, seen the most ‘sights’ and have met the most people … both…
Turkey’s Black Sea Coast
Samsun and beyond I had a great time relaxing in Samsun but after a few days there I needed to get back on the road and zoom along the Black Sea coast. I had spent nearly 2 months in Turkey and much as I would have loved to spend 2 more I needed to concentrate…
Central Turkey and the Plains
Into Konya and the Windy Plains Cycling from Pamukkale through the region with Burdur, Egirdir and Beysehir Golu is really breathtaking, cycling past incredible mountain ranges, across wide open space, up hills that then reach another high plateau …which completely messes with my head – it goes up but not down ????!! My surroundings are…
(In) The Company of Fools
So here is strange thing …. Cycling alone is an amazing experience … however I spend a lot of time talking to myself and the things in ‘my world’ that I rely on so heavily …. and which I have named or designated importance to and subsequently talk to … Tilly is the obvious one…
Into Asia ….. Turkeys West Coast
The Prince’s Islands and the Sea of Marmara Following the cycle across the Bosphorus Bridge and visit to bike shop for Tilly to receive some long over due TLC I head towards the ferry that will take me across to the island of Heybelida, one of the Princes Islands just off shore from Istanbul in…
Add me …. you don’t have to like me!!!!
You may not quite believe it but I am still here!! I’m sorry the posts are still a) sporadic b) very behind and c) much less interesting and informative than I for one had intended them being … In order to rectify a) and b) to some degree please send me a message on (eeeek) Facebook…
Turkey (Europe) – Edirne and Istanbul
And into Turkey … Firstly, since I am writing this at quite a physical and emotional distance from Turkey, I want to state just how much in love with Turkey I am … Turkey captivated me in so many ways and secondly to be clear that my time in Turkey was not entirely without difficulty…
България (Bulgaria)
Crossing the Danube (again and this time much further down) I am in Bulgaria and (again) confronted with not only a new language, new currency and boarder controls but a new alphabet … After talking to several boarder guards who act a bit suspicious of little moi on a bicycle … confused is more probable…
I heart Romania-part 2
The day for crossing the Transfagarasian Highway starts early and badly. Up before dawn I unknowingly drop my MSR canister and only spot that it is missing after cycling along the very fast main road for an hour or so …. cursing I have to double back and scour the field and thankfully I find…
Wide-Eyed Views 