A Brief History
Why Cycling?
Well, apart from the challenge, the fitness, the camaraderie, the new friends, and a sense of achievement, I believe it is by far the best way to travel.
Not only do you have control over your timekeeping and direction, it also gives you the opportunity to do more than just visit, or see new places. It helps you to get a true sense of your new-found environment. You can actually feel your surroundings in a similar way to trekking, except that your extra pace enables you to explore a little further.
I fell back in love with cycling some 20 years ago and haven’t looked back since. I have learned a lot over the years, through talking to others of a similar ilk and personal experiences, some of which were nightmares at the time, but helped me plan more fully after the event to prevent recurrences.
Why Turkey?
My second love is Travel. I have always been one for exploring off the beaten track, and trying to see the true nature of the place I am visiting, not necessarily just what the tour guides (or governments in some cases) want ’the tourist’ to see.
After many years of travelling far and wide I found myself becoming more and more fascinated to the point of being totally captivated by Turkey. This country is so large and culturally diverse it can cater for almost any taste in travel.
Turkey is an enormous country, with a total area of 780,580 sq km., brimming full of history. Compare that to France's 643,427, Germany's 357,021 or England's pitiful 130410.
Everything is here, from some of the oldest Christian churches in the world, to Islamic monuments. Wild animals and birdlife that is internationally protected in places. Warm seas and snow-capped mountains side by side. Commercial centres at the hub of international trade, to rural farming in the old fashioned way, turning pomegranates into syrup at the side of the road over a charcoal fire.
All you could possibly want or need is in this Country.
The Ultimate Conclusion!
The concept of combining these two passions (whilst it may seem like a no-brainer) took a few years for my brain to compute. I 'ummed and aahed' for a while, then, in a startling moment of clarity, I just got on with it!
Some parts of the organisation were unforseen and not easy, such as obtaining government licences etc. Now, however, I am living a dream. I hope that anyone who chooses to join us over in Turkey shares in just a little of the magic that this place holds.
Oh, and I forgot, my partner loves it too, because it's sunny and she gets rid of me for hours on end!
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