Istanbul was a week away, and I wasn't just going to say, our wheel has problems, let's hitchhike.
In Istanbul , our role was really as a long-term partner to stand in solidarity.
and Istanbul ?
I was based in Istanbul for 15 years, and working mostly in Iraq, and Afghanistan, Syria, Iran,
Magdalena Yesil came from Istanbul , Turkey with nothing, with $43, became an electrical engineer, helped build a little company called Salesforce.com.
And so Istanbul is a moment to pause for us, a moment of reflection on how far we still have to go.
And in Istanbul , I discovered that the world record for a circumnavigation by bicycle was being broken in this very kind of corporate-backed attempt that was sort of at odds with all
Everything between Istanbul and Bangkok, don't expect anything.
We get back to Istanbul , the part never arrives.
We leave Istanbul six weeks later, and the only thing on our to-do list, fix our rear wheel, still had not happened.
I lived in Istanbul for half a year in Turkey.
And I was in Istanbul actually, a couple of years ago, and I went and interviewed him and it was a bizarre experience I have to say.
was in IST Istanbul about a year ago and I was so tired and I was in the archaeology Museum and I was leaning on
Whenever I think about Turkey or Istanbul , my heart fills with joy.
When the people build Hagia Sophia in Istanbul , you see around 1,700 years ago, it
But to continue with the story of Istanbul Pride, as I'm sure you all know, Istanbul Pride
This is in a museum in Istanbul .
We were a week out from Istanbul , and we're like, all right, Greece, developed country, we're going to find a real bike mechanic,
And there was a flight leaving from Istanbul that was originally canceled, and then the flight got taken over by Turkish aid workers.
We have been raising them is Istanbul , which is obviously, especially with everything that is going on right now, a pretty dramatic shift from life of the East Coast
I see you're in Istanbul .
So I was brought out to Istanbul by Neil, who was a character if you have ever met one.
to get to Tokyo from Istanbul it's fun to travel when the
This is a main drag in Istanbul .
I see that we have folks from Ecuador and Spain and Istanbul , Greece, the Philippines, Armenia, San Francisco,
I am really good I know you are based in Istanbul .
As I mentioned, Istanbul and other all other regions in Turkey would be familiar with that dish.
If you look at how important it is in Istanbul , for example.
So the same weekend, Istanbul Pride was due to take place.
And there were lots of Facebook Lives coming from Pride in Istanbul as things started to become difficult and violent.
We will continue to stand side by side with Istanbul Pride.
The fact that you can fly San Diego to Istanbul is the same exact amount of miles as, you know, Boston to Dublin makes no sense.
There was one really good touring bike shop in Istanbul .
So for seven straight days we cycled all the way to Istanbul , into a headwind, never able to coast.
Can you relate any stories of being in Istanbul or somewhere really far away and really feeling like wow, this thing that we did as kids has such a profound effect on people
Or am I just kind of a couple days in Istanbul and see what happens?
For me, it was my experience in Istanbul , in Turkey, where a cheerful cafe owner took interest in me
I'm thinking about how, in Istanbul , readers meet a mama cat and her babies that are making their home behind some prayer mats in a mosque.
is an organization that applies for permission every year to run the pride parade in Istanbul .
After university, I cycled to Istanbul and fell in love with the fact that I could cross a continent in a month
And you won't see Andre Sydney, Andre Istanbul .
First to Edinburgh, and then across Europe to Istanbul .
We cycle our seven days, we get to Istanbul , we go to our Warm Shower host's home.
Now the next one is Bashar, in Istanbul .
And we happened to be in Istanbul , Turkey.
But I think about a lot it now because I live in Istanbul .
It will blow you away, particularly in Istanbul .
On my first trip east, hitchhiking from Istanbul to Kathmandu, I traveled for the first time across that
open my email in the morning and there are pages from an artist in Istanbul there are pages from an artist in Brazil
It's just -- Istanbul is new city.