My least favorite road surface

This is my least favorite road surface for walking. I’ve only run into it a few times, so it’s no big deal. But man, it hurts to walk on. I suspect it’s the cheapest surfacing option — let’s just lay down some tar and throw some rocks on...

Video – 28 Nov 2012

In this video I say I’m walking out of Mut, but I mean I’m walking out of Karaman. I’ve got Mut on the brain this morning — Mut is the next town up the road, three or four days from now. All day I’ve been saying Mut when I mean...

Enes and Omerfaruk at Kubra

Across the street from the Karaman Ogretmen Evi (Teachers’ House) is a small restaurant called Kubra, named after the woman who runs it. Kubra is a family-run restaurant with just two tables inside, and about four in the patio outside. Kubra serves about the...

Talking about the walk at Istanbul Toastmasters

A few weeks ago I spoke about the walk at Istanbul Toastmasters… Personally, I think the most interesting part is hearing what questions people ask. That starts at minute 14. Mom, you are mentioned at 24:20, and again at 25:50. 😉 At 25:44 I mention moving off...