To leave Istanbul was as expected combined with endless traffic jams and so I reached Safranbolu only after sunset. Due to its half-timbered houses, the city is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. The small town is actually very nice, but after six hours on the bike I was pretty tired and as beautiful as this little village is, the partly rocky ground and small pathways gave me on my fully loaded GS some difficulties in the evening.
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On the weekend in Istanbul several things came together. Friday night Selim and his family gave me with tea and a turkish dinner a warm welcome to their home. Selim introduced me to the islamic culture and included a few important facts I wasn’t aware of. Those hints should be very useful when travelling further east and into Iran.
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“The only real failure is the failure not to try and the measure of success is how we cope with disappointments.” Sounds like good advice at the beginning of a long journey. To have an idea or a well-prepared plan is one thing, living it is another. Not every day will be waiting with sunshine and blue skies. Nevertheless, the time on the road will be marked by innumerable encounters with people of other cultures and countries …
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Less than two months to go and I will pack my bags and leave for a long journey eastwards. At this point in time you would usually assume to be on your home stretch. Yeah usually, because I still have to cope with lots of open issues.
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One of the bigger challenges when organising such a journey is China. This is simply based on the fact that the Chinese make it more or less impossible to enter their country with your own vehicle. However, there is a way, even though it will cost you a pretty penny. Therefore, nearly everybody who needs to cross China on his way is looking for like-minded-people.
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