Journey to myself

We woke up at 7:30am on the floor of the majors office in Bölükören. I left the warmth of the shelter behind to go to the bathroom, the outside world was covered in sparkling ice crystals, the air was crisp and arctic. Lured in by the mysterious atmosphere of the winter wonderland, I forgot about…

We woke up at 7am on the sofas in the heated room of the public pool. We needed to leave the pool by 7:30am, so that Alpi, one of the pool’s employees, who kindly let us stay there, did not get in trouble. After scoffing down some porridge for breakfast, we packed our belongings and…

We woke up well rested in our heated room in the mosque in Utzukuyu. Soon Hassan appeared with some warm water, to wash our hands and face. Afterwards. he set up a table cloth on the floor and put a tray with breakfast on top. We were kneeling on the floor, with the table cloth…

I woke up in my tent at after a cosy night in the tent. Luckily my sleeping set-up had proven itself, merely my sleeping bag felt wet on the outside, when waking up. Ice crystals were decorating the inside walls of my tent. -6 degree the temperature showed. I felt content and grateful for the…

I woke up in my bed in my hotel room in Konya after a very short night. I felt tired and foggy from the New Years celebrations. Frazer, Marcel and me packed our belongings following breakfast. The plan was to cycle together to Tuz Gölü and after to Cappadocia. I was in two minds about…

I woke up in my Hotel room in Konya after a once again restless night. Marcel, Frazer and me went downstairs to the kitchen to cook porridge and coffee. After breakfast we discovered the roads of Konya. We wandered aimlessly through the streets of the bazaar. With big eyes was I watching the hustle and…

I woke up in my Hotel room in Beysehir after a troublesome Night. Turning down the heater in my room was impossible, even with opening the window, I felt uncomfortable all night long. The hotel’s big breakfast buffet however, let me soon forget about my sleepless night. After breakfast, I reconnected with Marcel, another bikepacker,…

I woke up in my tent in the middle of nowhere north west of Caltepe after 11 hours of sleep. I felt well rested and was satisfied with my set up, when I got out of my two sleeping bags and micro fleece liner, steam was emerging out of the sleeping bags. There was no…

I woke up around sunrise in my tent, after a cosy, warm night and many hours of sleep. I felt well rested, the temperature read five degree. After porridge and coffee, it was time for packing up. Packing my belongings took longer, than usually, hence I only started cycling at 10am. Last night I noticed,…

I woke up at my Warmshower hosts place in Antalya. Before breakfast, I started packing my belongings, which were spread out all over my room. Aziz, my host, made coffee, slurping on coffee, we ate chickpea biscuits and chatted. After having breakfast, I finalised packing and then once again, it was time to thank Aziz…