by Fraser | Mar 30, 2014 | Cycling around the world, Doing
Entering Iran by bicycle was deemed a futile venture. My original Visa application had been rejected, not by the Iranian Embassy, but by the agency that prepares visa applications for submission to the embassy, on the grounds that I was intending to enter Iran by...
by Fraser | Mar 4, 2014 | Cycling around the world, Evolving
Erzurum sat on a steep incline and was surrounded by snow covered mountains. Life in Erzurum, like most of the villages, towns and cities in this part of Turkey, resembled the wintery conditions; cold and harsh. The people, in contrast, were warm and friendly. Twelve...
by Fraser | Feb 26, 2014 | Cycling around the world, Doing
Reaching Osmaniye was symbolic; situated at the eastern end of the Mediterranean coast, it served as a base camp to the mountainous route north-east to Erzurum. Everyone I had spoken to about cycling to Erzurum winced at the thought of making the...
by Fraser | Feb 18, 2014 | Cycling around the world, Doing, Evolving, following your passions
Leaving Kargicak after such a long stationary pause felt like leaving for the first time all over again. The preceding week was spent tying up loose ends, making preparations for the route and cold weather ahead, and speaking with friends and family over skype. I ate...
by Fraser | Feb 5, 2014 | Cycling around the world
There is nothing like a deadline to get stuff done. I have learnt this week that a deadline motivated by public accountability is probably the most effective way of delivering on something you have promised. It does also make delivering on that promise rather...
by Fraser | Jan 22, 2014 | Cycling around the world
It never ceases to amaze me; the ‘reach’ of people with drive and enthusiasm so potent it is infectious, who believe in their message so strongly that they simply won’t settle until they have told EVERYONE, and those it touches, are compelled to get...