Since leaving the long stretch of resorts near Alanya, the past several days have been spent walking for hours on end without seeing so much as a village or petrol station. That has meant packing along a little extra food and water for the […]

When I bought my ticket for the ferry to Lebanon, I was told that I needed to be at passport control by five o’clock. When I tried to clarify whether that was AM or PM, the English-speaking clerk told me, “Five. Tomorrow.” I should […]

It’s late and I’m tired, so this will be short. My GPS app didn’t know about the new road between Yaşilovacık and Taşucu, which meant I was on the road an hour less than I had expected. ‎ Walking along the harbour this afternoon, […]

Yesterday I stopped walking before sunset and got an early night. It was either that, or continue on for another 25 kms, and I just didn’t have it in me.‎ (Well okay, I probably *could* have if necessity had forced me, but thankfully I […]

“I lifted up mine eyes unto the hills.” (And for those of you who recognised the reference, you must be paying attention during the Pre-Sanctified Liturgy! {You have no idea how much I miss the Lenten services, and how much I look forward to […]

This has been tougher than I expected. I spent the first week of Great Lent in İstanbul, attending services and visiting churches and museums.   I probably walked more than most tourists do, but my pack was in the hostel rather than on my […]

In 1901, Hilaire Belloc set out on an epic walk from Toul (in France) to Rome. He chose his path by drawing a straight line between the two points on a map, and attempted to adhere to this direct path as far as possible. […]