The Inspirational True Story of a Young Man Who Took on the World Against All the Odds.
In and around Europe
İlik, seyahat Turkıye üç haftalığına, ensuite, je vais a France pour trois semaines, then off to Dublin for a week to see childhood hero Bruce Sprıngsteen live y fınalmente jo voy a Espana por cinco semanas.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler El_Chico
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Early morning heatwave
at the moment of writing I'm at my hotel in Istanbul, but before we get ahead of ourselves, let me start at the beginning.....
Two hours late... Continue reading »
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Turkish Delight
The evenıng call to prayer, azan, was echoıng around the cıty when I drove ınto Sultanahmet, a 30 mın drıve from Atatürk aırport. On the Eur... Continue reading »
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Come, and come yet again...
Oh Beloved,
take me.
Liberate my soul.
Fill me with your love and
release me from the two worlds.
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Land of the beautiful horses
As the bus roared down the winding mountain road, in the distance I could make out the rock caves that used to be home to thousands of people... Continue reading »
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He's Irani!
In less than an hour of my arrival, most of the town of Selime knew I was there, and my life story to boot. I was invited in for tea by no less tha... Continue reading »
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Solitude
I got to Ilhara village by dolmuÅŸ. Usually a dolmuÅŸ is a large van, sometimes a minibus; in Istanbul they used to be Cadilla... Continue reading »
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I live by the river
Ramazan is not the best time to come to Turkey. This I have realised after about two weeks here. This year it started in late september and fi... Continue reading »
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Paris je t'aime
17th November
Sitting at the desk with Notre Dame across the street lit up like a thousand fireflies with that colour, that perpetual orange... Continue reading »
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Hey ho rock'n'roll deliver me from nowhere
Clap. Clap. Clap, clap, clap clapclapclapclapclap. "Brooce!" "Broooooooce!" It sounds like they're booing. Around the theatre thousands j... Continue reading »
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New Life
In the early hours of the morning the bus crosses the border. We pull up into a town called Newry soon after and I hop off to get some fresh air. T... Continue reading »
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Bad Education
Decrepit, filthy Madrid streets I walk down to find my hostel at 12:30 am. I'm having no luck, none of the shops have numbers on them. There's a pr... Continue reading »
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Distant and lonely
Cordoba.
Distant and lonely.Black pony, full moon,
and olives in my saddlebag.
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The Fun of the Fair
There is to be a fiesta in all of Spain.
I learn of this when I arrive in Seville in the early morning. The hostel worker tells me it s... Continue reading »
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Finding the common thread
I rest my head back on the seat and stare out the window, transfixed by the picture I see. On the horizon I see a low slung mountain range broken b... Continue reading »
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Light and water
With what pain the light takes leave of Granada! It entangles itself between the cypresses or hides beneath the water.
&n... Continue reading »
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