It’s never going to happen to me – right?I’m not one for doubt and I’m willing to take risks but I’m not stupid. There is one thing I’ve always said would detour me from this trip (we’d just turn around and ride the other way honestly to Venice or London) – and that’s instability in Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, or Iran. I found the map of all maps to keep an eye out on it & the terrorism that may engulf that region – Thanks ESRI
A map indicating trading routes used around the 1st century CE centred on the Silk Road. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) My previous CEO had given me a couple books (in our ongoing conversation about history) covering the Middle East and around the making of Persia. I’m the curious type, so as I was reading the Persian Fire, I caught myself pulling up the various sites in the book on google earth. It sounds obvious now, but realizing that these were real places that I could visit got my imagination
Today I sent a text to my riding buddy for this Silk Road trip that said “The emergency medicine stuff and comms we have to prepare for”. Oh Boy…Watching the first handful of episodes (the preparation episodes) made one thing clear – when shit goes wrong, you have to handle it yourself. It’s one thing to prepare for a different culture or learn how to bribe your way out of a situation – it’s another thing to have your mates life in your hands and make sure they come out of it safe and in one pie
I’ve never been one to lay on a beach and sip a mai tai for a vacation, so I’ve decided that its time for an epic trip once again and this time, it’s the silk road. I’m making plans for a trip in late spring to start in Istanbul and end the trip in Tehran. Yes, I know – doesn’t sound safe, but it’s only through four countries and none of them are officially at war with anyone. Seriously, look it up: Turkey – Georgia – Azerbijan – IranThat makes it better – right? 😏 Share this: Click to share o
My trip to India (Hindustan) was something I had always looked forward to doing, so I […]