Today I walked 26 kilometers (16 miles) in reverse, from Tatvan to Bitlis. I came up here to Tatvan-Bitlis yesterday. I have another 4 days of walking at a lower elevation to “catch up” to myself, but I came up here because I wanted to scout out the roads...
The snow up here around Tatvan and Bitlis is melting really fast, and much of the melt drains into the Bitlis River. The Bitlis River runs through the town of Bitlis, a narrow town built into the steep hills surrounding the river. Walking through the town is a great...
İslam is a new friend of mine from Silvan. İslam, I suspect your name is going to be in the book’s title, but only people who read the book are going to know it is a reference to you. Everyone else will think it’s a reference to something else. By the way...
After this chat over tea Dilan made the most delicious dinner out of carrots and rice, plus a tomato-based stew, that I’ve ever had. Or maybe I was just really hungry. Regardless, I ate like a pig, and was in heaven for hours afterwards.
