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Day 2; lots of training, and a world record

It’s something like 3AM. I’m sitting on the rooftop terrace of my hotel; to my left I can hear someone in an adjacent hotel taking a shower, or possibly hosing down a room. I’ll assume it’s a shower. Despite the … Continue reading

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Arrival in Antalya

The surest sign that you have arrived in Turkey is the number of people smoking cigarettes at any given moment. When I walked out of the airport, after a quick flight from Rome to Istanbul and an even quicker one … Continue reading

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