Bicycle Touring The World: Turkey, Istanbul
My latest bicycle touring update, cycling around the world, in Istanbul, Turkey. More time on the laptop this morning. I’m getting pretty good at this computer malarkey. Bad news from America, I received an email with a bill for my accident in Jersey City. Thankfully, it wasn’t for very much! It was only $21,000!! Twenty-one thousand dollars, I think I’ll just have to keep moving, so they don’t catch up with me! Anybody know any rich widows??
After receiving that email, I went down to the hotel bar for a drink. After all, I was in shock, and it was required for medical purposes! A couple of beers later and some lunch, I returned to my room and must have fallen asleep. When I woke up, I was really disoriented, not having a clue where I was or whether it was night or day! I’d only had a few pints. Maybe that was the problem. I didn’t have enough! I rechecked my emails just in case I’d dreamt about the bill from America. But I hadn’t. It was real.
Tour Information
It’s been years since I took this ride, but the memories (and the data) are all archived:
- Photos: See my photos on Flickr
- The route: View my journey around the world
- Videos: Check out my YouTube videos
- Tour page: Ride overview
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