The main drag into and out of Gaziantep is nicknamed "The Silk Road." There are statues of two Silk Road caravans along that street, one leaving the city, the other entering it. This is the one leaving the city, heading west.
Gaziantep makes 61% of the country walked across. That’s 1280 kilometers; 795 miles; 4-1/2 months. When I got to Konya, which was 30% of the trip done, I only had the physical and mental strength to load myself into a bus and wash up on someone’s doorstep....
Today my mom goes in for knee replacement surgery (she had the other knee replaced last year). Good luck on the surgery Mom, hope you enjoy your new (second) knee! This is a set of statues of a Silk Road caravan leaving Gaziantep. Thought it might inspire you to get...
For months I’ve been walking by these things wondering why people were filling water bottles with apple juice and then throwing them out onto the shoulder. Yesterday I finally realized, "Oh, hey, I’ll bet that’s not apple juice." I...
