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Turkish border

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Setting off from Hong Kong in Aug 1992, 2 days after turning 22, I traveled China, Mongolia, Russia, Scandinavia, the Baltics, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, returning to Hong Kong in July 1993. Apart from Athens/Cairo, I never set foot on an airplane during this year-long walkabout. Before the days of digital cameras, internet, and mobile phones, this solo adventure was as much a discovery of myself as it was about these 31 countries. Many of them, like me, have long since changed.

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Turkish border

April 22, 1993

I take a bus to the closest city to the border, Harim, however there doesn't seem to be any bus service to the border crossing. I have to hike some 6 km to Turkey. By the roadside along the way, I pass some interesting roman columns with birds nesting at the tops. I think this is actually the first time I've ever walked to another country.

On the Turkish side, I continue my hike for only some 1/2 km before a man pulls over and gives me lift to Antakia (Antioch).