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Jess Jones's avatar

A good agnostic says a prayer, knocks on wood, and checks the science. Daj Bože, you continue to write epic tales, not emergency room reports xox

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Mark Graham's avatar

We’ll aim to do all of the above, without any emergency room antics. Thanks Jess 😊

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Nicholas Kavanagh's avatar

Brilliant update, thrilled to hear the bikes survived the surgery. Lovely to hear all about “kindness for kindness sake”, a lovely motto. You are both inspirational. Look forward to hearing more, safe travels, go easy on the brakes xxxx

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Mark Graham's avatar

Thanks Nick. We’re pretty happy about the bikes too. Best wishes to you and the family 😊

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Colleen Jones's avatar

I'd love to see more of Turkey outside of Istanbul. Might have to plan a visit to my friend Rosa who lives in a town a few hours away from the big city. Great post! The video at the start is a nice touch, to see a bit of the countryside and the people.

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Ellie O'Byrne's avatar

I think it’s so worth visiting more rural areas and can recommend the Black Sea coast - Sinop and Samsun are both great towns and the variety of countryside is amazing - we have been crossing the Çarşamba delta today and it is just beautiful. Go, go, go!!

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Liam Murphy's avatar

Ah shure with the help of God didn’t Myles na gCop write about the humanity o bikes when he spoke about stuff.

I find myself going into Polski shops to buy crisps.

May the road rise before ye know ye have gone.

As Vicki said yesterday Dare To Dream Disney.

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Mark Graham's avatar

Flann knew one end of a bike from the other. I’m looking forward to your own crisp reports.

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Liam Murphy's avatar

I doubt if I want to be a crisp critic. But enjoying Tayto Coronado Prawn at moment.

Makes a great summer sarnie.

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Teresa Graham's avatar

My ideas about Turkey have certainly been turned upside down. If you want to know me .....

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Mark Graham's avatar

We’ll definitely be coming back here at some point.

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Harry Moore's avatar

Fabulous read. Thank you for all the updates and best wishes and safe travels inshallah

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Mark Graham's avatar

Thanks Harry. We’ll keep the updates coming.

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Martin Dwyer's avatar

Ahmet Dede has been awarded the best restaurant in Ireland for Dede in Baltimore for the second year running.

Ahmet is from Turkey.

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Mark Graham's avatar

I’m not surprised. One of the things that I really like about Turkish cuisine is that the best of it is also very affordable.

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James O'Sullivan's avatar

If you study quantum mechanics you will see evidence of the grand design. Also the work of Dr Emoto, messages in water. Proof that everything is connected through an unseen force, which is the foundational understanding of many ancient spiritual beliefs. Also, sacred geometry. The Fibonacci sequence, Tesla’s 3,6,9 energy, frequency & vibration. The 7 chakras in the body aligning with natural harmonics of healing in the body and aligning with the 7 white keys on the piano, an octave scale. The universe is music. Also the science of cymatics. Everything is in divine order, until it is not, with chaos being its opposite. God of order, god of chaos, creation & destruction, matter, anti-matter. Light, dark, yin, yang. Day, night, masculine, feminine. Everything is connected, everything has its season, everything is a cycle. 🚲

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