Boots, Bikes and Border Crossings
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Beginning With a Turkish Welcome and a Thankful Heart
As this new adventure begins, I’m feeling pretty grateful. Nuri, my Turkish host, and Jan, a German Workawayer, picked me up from the airport and took me straight up to Boztepe Hill for incredible city views, that was being enjoyed by others having a Turkish Tea experience. We then wandered through the Grand Bazaar, with
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Last Sunday Before Ramadan — A Special Morning at the Mosque
With Ramadan starting on the 19th Februay this year, Vildan and I headed to the mosque this morning — joining many others for prayers on the last Sunday before the holy month begins. I decided to tag along to experience the atmosphere, the sense of community, and the quiet anticipation leading into such an important
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Truths, Tall Tales, and a Whole Lot of Laughing
Last night delivered another dose of pure fun — the kind that leaves your cheeks sore from smiling. The room was buzzing with laughter, bold bets, and those hilarious “did they really just say that?” moments. We played a game called Truth, Truth and Lie. Everyone gets three cards, then spins a story for each
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Off-Roading Through Earth’s Most Unreal Landscape
Amazing adventure to Cappadocia! The sun was shining when I arrived, which already felt like a win after hearing about the previous 10 days of rain. Cappadocia is famous for its surreal landscape formed by ancient volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Over centuries, people carved homes, churches, and entire underground cities into the soft
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Walking Through 10,000 Years of Anatolian Life
A couple of hours disappeared (as museums tend to do) inside the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, which is basically a greatest-hits album of human history — from the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods through the Early Bronze Age, right up to powerful civilizations like the Hittites and Urartians. The museum’s collection shows how writing, trade, religion,
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Family Ties and Unexpected Conversations Over Tea
Over tea, Vildan was sharing stories about her two sisters who still live in the South Eastern Anatolia region where she was born. She was explaining how, especially in more rural parts of Turkey, big families are pretty common and family connections run deep. The conversation then took one of those turns that makes you
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Route Plan (Eastern Europe)
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About Me
Happy, grateful, and full of joy – that’s how I see my life. Growing up in the small country town of Karaka, New Zealand, I was a curious little girl who dreamed of seeing the world. At 14, I took my first trip overseas to Fiji, and since then I’ve explored 66 countries, each adventure filling me with wonder at new cultures, unexpected moments, and the thrill of discovery.
I’ve leapt from planes, dived into unseen depths of the ocean, pedaled across borders, and roared through deserts on motorbikes. From crossing the Gobi Desert on two wheels to cruising down to Antarctica, from riding through roads less traveled to moments that took my breath away, I collect memories, not possessions.
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