…on why she backed the project: “I’m backing Matt for 3 reasons: “One, he’s doing something I’d love to do, so it’s my encouragement to him so I can live vicariously. “Two, he’s prepared to do this and be...
Holy cow, an article on Outside’s website! Outside is like, the big daddy of adventure sports magazines in the US. I love the title of the article, “Wait, you’re walking where?” I get that a lot, right here in Turkey, dozens of times a day:...
Thank you so much to new Kickstarter backers who have contributed over the past few days. The Walking Turkey Kickstarter campaign is now 96% funded, with $3,751 of the $3,900 goal. Just $149 to go, about three more people at the average amount. If you plan on being...
There’s a book I love, absolutely love. I highly recommend it to just about anyone who will listen. It’s called “The War of Art,” and it’s by Steven Pressfield. The book is a very simple read, very quick, cover to cover in three hours,...
Riding the bus from Dinar to Cardak. Have some non-walking work I need to do today, and need a cheap place to crash and be alone while I do it. Thus Cardak, where I know there is a cheap hotel and familiar people. Man, it’s amazing how vehicles make such short...
…on why he backed the project: “I really admire Matt’s courage and commitment in doing this walk across Turkey. He could have spent the next six months sitting in some corporate cube, earning a steady paycheck, and deferring his dreams. Instead, he...
Yesterday’s mid-day stopover in the village of Bozan had a pleasant surprise in store for me. I had been planning to just stop in at the mosque garden, resting up a bit in the shade and washing up at the mosque’s fountains. On the way into the village,...
…on why she backed the project: “Turkey is a country I know very little about and may never have a chance to visit. When Matt Krause shared with my husband and I that he was planning to walk across Turkey, logistically we wondered what that would look...
Yesterday’s unexpected events were a tour of that mosque in Bozan, a lesson in Islam that pushed my Turkish to its limits, and a wedding luncheon. All in a day’s work out here on the road. Wrote up some notes yesterday afternoon, but battery is running low...
…on why she backed the project: “Matt has been a friend of mine for over 15 years and approaches life differently than anyone I have ever known. This is not a bad thing, it is just a whole different perspective and when I heard about his walk, I knew doing...
Done walking for the day. Camped out in mosque garden. Nice, very grassy, shady. Had tea with a road construction crew working across the street. When they knock off for the day, it should be nice and quiet in this garden.
…on why he backed the project: “Matt had the courage to actually do what many of us only ever allow ourselves to daydream. Whether it’s walking across Turkey, starting a new business, or manning a mission to Mars, the world is better off with more...
Made it to Dazkiri, my goal for the day, thus completing my first full day of walking on the plateau. My right foot’s doing better, but is still a little weak, making for longer days, since I only walk about 2/3 of my normal speed. I am looking forward to a week...
