Antalya is a dump.  Actually to be honest I’ve got no idea whether it is or not because I’ve not left the crap hotel we’re staying in save to eat and be taught pool by a German master.  However, when cutting through town the first day we arrived I’ve turned to Olivia and said; “we’re …

I’ve picked up a companion!  For the first time since Germany, I will be hitching the next few legs with a partner in crime.  Olivia is a friend I made in Istanbul, and for some reason she wants to accompany me for a while on this crazy adventure.  So for the next few entries, it’s …

Istanbul was taking hold.  For reasons that will be saved for the book I’d been spending too much Lira on a private room, or chain-smoking harsh, Turkish tobacco alone on a roof.  The sun had gone from both my sky and the actual one, so it was high time to pick myself up and push …

If one had but a single glance upon the world, one should gaze on Istanbul. What  could I possibly write about this city that hasn’t already been said?  I’m not even going to try.  A fool’s errand.  At 14 odd million, Istanbul is the 5th largest city in the world, and it’s absolutely incredible.  It …

OK so I’ve cheated a bit. In order to cram in a few more sites (including my beloved communist party headquarters) I’ve taken the bus to Plovdiv, technically breaking the hitch rule of not paying for transport when I travel to a new place. It was only a few miles though I promise. And yet after …