“…but there is pleasure in having someone who can answer and whom we can tell from time to time that it is a fine thing,” wrote French author Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac in 1665. And he was probably right. Continue reading Solitude is certainly a fine thing
Tag: Hospitality
Winter is coming
Antalya was nice to us but since we left the coast, the weather has changed. It welcomed us with abundant rain in the mountains and cold winds in the high plains of central Anatolia. And what’s more, I am cycling alone again. Continue reading Winter is coming
From summer to winter in one hour
Western Turkey is a cyclist’s paradise. There are wonderful roads through beautiful landscape full of friendly people waving to say hello. And yet, you will only like it under the following conditions. Continue reading From summer to winter in one hour
Tibet in Germany
As fellow German I always thought Germans were not exactly renown for their hospitality. No Frenchman would go “outre-Rhin” and expect to be invited to a Weißwurst by a total stranger, right? But there seem to be exceptions. Continue reading Tibet in Germany