Aytuğ is a friend of mine from Istanbul. I have known him since March of 2007. He has been either my right hand man or my indirect inspiration on multiple projects since then. Through those projects I have met some of the finest people I know. Thank you Aytuğ!
It snowed in Tatvan last night, so today I rode a bus the 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Tatvan to Van, and then back to Tatvan, to inspect the road I’ll be walking this week. The road’s elevation ranges from the lake level of 5500 feet (1700 meters) to...
I’ve walked all the way to Tatvan now. 88% of the walk is done. 1,848 kilometers (1,148 miles). What’s left: one week to walk from Tatvan to Van, and then a week to walk from Van to the border (or at least, to within a few kilometers of the border —...
