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The original was posted on /r/bicycletouring by /u/Whole_Neck_3770 on 2025-02-15 20:03:39+00:00.

Hey guys. Last year I did London to Istanbul, I’m now doing Istanbul to somewhere further east, hopefully as near to china as I can get.

I arrived today in Istanbul and I’m helping out a farmer for a month to allow the temperatures to rise.

I’ve been planning this trip for months, all whilst feeling so excited and ready. Now having arrived and trying to sleep for the first night, I’m terribly anxious about it all. I’ve gone from wanting to ride the world to wondering if I can even make it through turkey. I had a 60km stretch to get to this farm and already feel like I rolled the dice with some hairy motorway and dog encounters.

Wondering if you guys have ever had this feeling?

Thanks:)