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Round the world on a bike for a good cause
We recently spent some time in Turkey, seeing the country and meeting with some schools, and were lucky enough to run into two sets of people who are on amazing adventures.
On a bicyle
We met Stephen Allen at the ferry terminal from Rhodes to Marmaris and immediately noticed that he was alone with a bicycle and a load of gear. After a few minutes of chatting we discovered that he is on a round-the-world trip, cycling, and on his own. He had been on the road for about 8 months at that stage, having started in Colorado, USA, and expects to be “on the road” for another year. One of the motivations behind Stephen’s trip is to show that people with epilepsy can still lead active lifestyles, and as he has epilepsy himself it is the perfect way to lead by example.
You can read more and check out Stephen’s progress on the trip map on his website, www.seizetheworld.com (aptly named!), and find out more about epilepsy and how to support.
On a motorbike
We met Sam and Lou in Cappadocia, an amazingly beautiful part of Turkey. They were on their way through after having started their round-the-world motorbike trip in Dubai and having just come through Iran and Syria. Sam’s KTM Adventure 990 and Lou’s BMW F650 GS Dakar are the perfect bikes for such a trip and they have them well loaded to allow them to travel for as long as they want. As they go they are raising awareness for WWF and will visit some of WWF’s global projects.
Their funky website, www.aroadlesstravelled.net, has information about them and their trip and is well worth a visit.
