tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post8014958737084146653..comments2024-03-28T04:48:19.626-07:00Comments on Strange Company: Strange Company Book Club:: "The Lost Cyclist," By David HerlihyUndinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-22950226969385581772019-03-18T14:54:30.326-07:002019-03-18T14:54:30.326-07:00I sure don't understand why he didn't avoi...I sure don't understand why he didn't avoid Turkey. He was not in a race and Europe had a lot more to offer IMO.Fenfox1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12851760203957585308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-23851648695413110982019-03-18T12:21:55.079-07:002019-03-18T12:21:55.079-07:00What a sad end. As you wrote, ‘a lonely and quite ...What a sad end. As you wrote, ‘a lonely and quite probably terrible end’. He should have gone up through Russia, where the peasants were much friendlier, both to foreigners and to those from Christian countries. It would have been a more interesting journey than Turkey, too, I think. So many adventurers and explorers died in pursuit of their dreams.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.com