Motorcycle Tour - How Turkish Village People treat a Pakistani tourist Ep. 30
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00:00Found it.
00:02But...
00:04This is the one.
00:17Assalam Alekum and Good Morning Everyone from Eskisehir, Turkey.
00:21I am in my room now.
00:23I found a really nice hotel.
00:25It's a basic room and I didn't get too expensive.
00:27I think I paid around 20 Euros.
00:29So that's fine.
00:31The good thing is that breakfast is included in the hotel.
00:35And this is the main reason to book a hotel.
00:37My plan for today is to have breakfast first.
00:40Then I will take you on a city tour.
00:43I will show you a couple of places.
00:46Then I will start my ride.
00:48There is a salt lake here.
00:50I think I am pronouncing it correctly.
00:53As I always say, my pronunciation of these words can be a little off.
00:59It's 310 km from here.
01:01According to Google, it will take me 4 hours and 40 minutes.
01:05I think if I add the breaks and other shots,
01:11it will take me 7 to 8 hours.
01:14We will reach there in the evening.
01:16My plan is to camp there.
01:18Hopefully I will find a nice place for camping.
01:21So let's go and have breakfast first.
01:23We will talk about the rest later.
01:31Since I have come to Turkey,
01:33I think this is the worst breakfast I have ever had.
01:35I can't say it's the worst.
01:37But the standard set by Turkey is that
01:41you have to pay the same amount for breakfast at any hotel.
01:46I am a little disappointed today.
01:49I am a little disappointed.
01:51I thought I would have enough for breakfast.
01:55When I was booking the hotel yesterday,
01:57I wanted to book an apartment.
01:59But I didn't do that because breakfast was included in this hotel.
02:03Due to the virus, the buffet is closed.
02:06But at least you can get it for free.
02:10So that people know that it's a Turkish breakfast.
02:13But that's okay.
02:15Let's eat this first.
02:17And then we will go to a nice place for lunch.
02:19People are looking at me like I am talking to a camera.
02:23It's a little weird.
02:25Let's have our breakfast.
02:29Bye.
02:33The bike is ready and I am ready to leave.
02:37Let me show you something.
02:39I am not sure if you can see it in the camera.
02:41The condition of the tyres of the bike yesterday.
02:43The road was so muddy.
02:45It was so hot yesterday.
02:47And the condition of the rear tyre is even worse.
02:51It was very hot yesterday.
02:53And I think it's going to be the same today.
02:56As we are moving towards the city,
02:58all these people are stuck inside.
03:00The bike is stuck inside.
03:02Hopefully, it will be better than yesterday.
03:05Because yesterday's heat was killing me.
03:08Bismillah. In the name of Allah.
03:10Bismillah. In the name of Allah.
03:14Let's spend the day like this.
03:16I have to move the bike back a little.
03:18Because it's full of stuff.
03:20And it's a little difficult to move it back.
03:24But it's okay.
03:28I am leaving a little late today.
03:31Because shops open here after 9.30 or 10.
03:37I am going to a shop to get an Insta 360 selfie.
03:41Because I can't use the camera without it.
03:44And I have a selfie stick with me.
03:46Someone has taken it from me.
03:48God knows.
03:50So I am leaving now.
03:53I will show you the city as well.
03:57As you can see, the city is still closed.
04:00Very few people are here.
04:03I think from here...
04:05I think I have to go straight.
04:09It's gonna kill me.
04:11Navigation has re-centred me.
04:14Now it's fine.
04:17It's a small city but the atmosphere is quite relaxed.
04:21It's mostly a student city.
04:23There are a lot of students here.
04:25A couple of parks here are beautiful.
04:27Yesterday, unfortunately, I wasn't feeling well.
04:31After riding in the heat, I didn't feel like going out.
04:44The sun is so bright that you can't see anything.
04:46It's 1.7 km away.
04:48In 5 minutes.
04:57Let's go.
05:03I have to take a right from here.
05:15Here it is. Thank God.
05:17Thank God it's closed.
05:23Let's leave now.
05:25I came here to have dinner last night.
05:28It was somewhere on this road.
05:30It was written on the sign that it opens at 10 pm.
05:33So I waited for it.
05:35I didn't leave till 10 pm.
05:38And it's still closed.
05:40There is a beautiful canal right next to it.
05:43And there are beautiful bridges built on top of it.
05:46I liked the city overall.
05:48Now we are going to a historical area in the city centre.
05:52There are some beautiful buildings here.
05:54So I decided to pass through there and then leave the city.
06:07I wanted to show you the buildings here.
06:12It's a good thing that we can ride here.
06:15It's not written that it's not allowed here.
06:20We are not doing anything illegal here.
06:24I think this was it.
06:32I am thinking of leaving the city now as it's getting too hot.
06:36And I have a long ride ahead of me.
06:40I don't want to get stuck in the heat again.
06:55Google Maps
07:02Now we are leaving the city of Esk.
07:05Google Maps is showing me the total distance of 320 km.
07:09And we can see a beautiful square here.
07:14I will try to reach there before 6 pm.
07:196 pm means that I will have 2 hours of light.
07:22So that I can find a good place for camping and cooking.
07:27I can also do photography with the lake.
07:30This is a salt lake, a dried lake.
07:33So I think I will have a lot of good opportunities here.
07:53I think the ambulance is following me.
07:58I am on the side and I have given way to the ambulance.
08:02Let's go.
08:20We are on the Ankara highway.
08:23I pray to Allah that we don't have to travel on the highway too much.
08:28Because if I have to travel on the highway, I will be in trouble.
08:33I am still full of energy.
08:35But after 30 to 45 minutes, I start feeling sleepy.
08:39And there is nothing to see on the highway.
08:42Let's go.
08:55What is being sold here?
08:57Let's go and check.
09:03There are a lot of things here. Let's try.
09:08I took my first break on the highway.
09:11When I was passing by, I noticed a guy in the parking area.
09:15He was selling something or the other.
09:17I was thinking of fruits.
09:19But when I came here, I saw that he had dry fruits.
09:22I have tried some of his dry fruits.
09:25I asked him for some amount through Google Translate.
09:28So that I can take it with me and eat it here.
09:31So I asked him to give me some tea.
09:34He is a nice guy and he is making tea for me.
09:42Tuzgulu?
09:44Tuzgulu, Konya, Aksaray, Hassan Dao, Evsheer, Cappadocia.
09:50I told him that I am going to Salt Lake Tuzgulu and then to Konya.
09:55He told me that there is another beautiful mountain nearby.
09:59I asked him to go there.
10:01He is showing me the map on Google.
10:04I think he is on the way to Cappadocia.
10:07So let's go there.
10:12Let's go.
10:18Let me show you something interesting.
10:20The police car that you see in front of us,
10:22they have just put up a big board with a picture on it.
10:27The police have placed it everywhere.
10:30It looks like a police car from a distance.
10:33But as you get closer, you realize that it's just a picture.
10:36They are making a fool out of us.
10:41Tuzgulu
10:56I think we are going towards the village now.
10:59What's the name of the village?
11:01Irtugrul Mahalesi
11:03I can't see anyone.
11:05Except for a couple of cars that I saw in this area.
11:09Everything is covered here.
11:11It's so hot that people must be resting in their homes.
11:14They are not stupid like us.
11:16Riding a bike on a melting road.
11:19I have lost my water bladder somewhere.
11:26I was taking pictures of it on the way.
11:29I had it with me then.
11:31But now I have checked and it's not there.
11:34I was thinking of going ahead.
11:36But then I thought...
11:38It must be 15-20 km or 25 km.
11:41Let me check and see if I can find it on the way.
11:45Let's try my luck.
11:47Otherwise, I will have a problem.
11:49I only have a water bottle.
11:51One can get water from anywhere.
11:56But still, it would be better if I could find it.
12:01If I find it on the road.
12:04And if a truck passes by, then it must be dead by now.
12:10But let's try.
12:12There is no harm in testing one's luck.
12:14At least I will go to that point and check.
12:17If I find it, that's fine.
12:19If not, then I will come back.
12:28This is my water bladder.
12:33Let's see if I can find it.
12:37I have found it.
12:39But...
12:41This is the water bladder.
12:44And there is another one lying there.
12:47I think someone has passed from up there.
12:50There are some tire marks.
12:53Someone has passed from up there.
12:58But the best part is...
13:01This is fine.
13:03Nothing has happened to it.
13:07Now I have to find a pipe for it.
13:14There are tire marks on it.
13:18If I find a pipe, then I can survive.
13:22And even if I don't find a pipe,
13:25at least I will have this.
13:28And I can carry this without water.
13:33I have a bottle to drink water.
13:36But I will need 2 to 3 liters more.
13:40This is too much.
13:46Where did it go?
13:48I can't find it anywhere.
13:51Let's leave it.
13:53Let's take whatever we found with us.
13:57There is water as well.
13:59Let's drink some water.
14:01I am thirsty.
14:15Let's get some fruit from here.
14:19And let's have some coffee as well.
14:22Let's have something cold.
14:24If not hot.
14:27Let's go.
14:32Yes. Water.
14:40We are leaving now.
14:42Thank you so much.
14:44And they didn't charge me.
14:47Pakistan-Turkey family.
14:52They were very nice people.
14:54I have been using Google Translate for a while now.
14:58Pakistan-Turkey family.
15:00So no money.
15:02I am having a very strange day today.
15:05I have just realized that I have not even tied my kidney belt.
15:10And I have not even worn my chest protector.
15:14And I don't know where I have kept it.
15:16There can be only one option.
15:18That I have forgotten it in the hotel.
15:21I have brought all my stuff from upstairs.
15:23There was a sofa near the reception.
15:25I have kept it there.
15:27And I have forgotten it there.
15:29I have to ask someone from Eskisehir, Istanbul to post it.
15:52It looks like a big village.
15:54It's not that small.
15:56I think I have seen a pizza place here.
15:58I don't want to eat pizza.
16:00But let's go to this place.
16:15Assalam Alekum
16:22The last 40 minutes were very difficult.
16:26Off road, potholes, and hot weather.
16:29Finally I have come to a small village.
16:32The road was good here.
16:34I have come to a restaurant.
16:36They are staring at me.
16:38They asked me what I wanted to eat.
16:40I told them to bring whatever was available.
16:42I am hungry.
16:44It's Halal here.
16:46So I don't need to ask.
16:48He showed me a picture.
16:50It looked like a pizza to me.
16:52But hopefully it's not pizza.
16:54Because I don't feel like eating pizza.
17:18Do you speak German?
17:28Yes, I speak German.
17:30I am from Switzerland.
17:32I was there for two years.
17:34What did you do in Zurich?
17:36Work.
17:38I live in Frankfurt.
17:40Frankfurt?
17:42But I am from Pakistan.
17:44Pakistan?
17:47Do you speak Spanish?
17:49A little bit.
17:51A little bit?
17:53A little bit.
17:55Do you speak Spanish?
17:58A little bit.
18:00He is testing my Spanish.
18:04I have to leave now.
18:06I have to ride for another hour.
18:16We used to live on the border of Iraq.
18:20In the 1800s, the Turks moved here.
18:24Before that, there were not three or four sisters living together.
18:29Now there are only two sisters.
18:31Is it a Kurdish village?
18:35It's a big Turkish city.
18:38But it's small in Kurdish.
18:42I am with them now.
18:45Unfortunately, my Spanish is not that good.
18:50I haven't practiced it.
18:52How is my Spanish?
18:54Perfect.
18:56I understand everything.
18:58But I need to practice.
19:00You need to find a Latin woman.
19:02I have a Pakistani woman.
19:04No, no. You have a reservation.
19:06Reservation?
19:08Yes, reservation.
19:10A bill?
19:12No bill?
19:14I will give it to you.
19:18I would like to pay.
19:20Thank you so much.
19:25Assalam Alekum
19:35It's 7 pm here.
19:38Google is showing us a one hour ride.
19:41It's 66 km.
19:43Hopefully, we will be able to do it before an hour.
19:46So that we can reach there before sunset.
19:50That was my plan.
19:52I was talking to the guy who knew Spanish.
19:55He told me that mostly Kurds live here.
19:58Almost all the villages are Kurdish.
20:01But they know Turkish as well.
20:03They learn Turkish in school.
20:05And in the villages, they speak Kurdish.
20:10He looked at me and asked me if I was from Kurdistan or Iraq.
20:15I told him that I am from Pakistan.
20:17He told me that we look very similar.
20:21He told me that people from this village are from all over Europe.
20:26He was talking to me in German, Spanish and Danish.
20:31He told me that I am from all over the world.
20:33I was about to leave when an English man came.
20:39He told me that they mostly work in Europe.
20:42Or their families still work there.
20:45We have to find a way to go down.
21:04I think we can go from here.
21:06If not, we will have to turn back.
21:09I am thinking of going there.
21:13All the water from the lake has disappeared.
21:16Only salt is left.
21:19It's a beautiful sunset.
21:21We are very late.
21:24I am trying to find a place to park the bike.
21:30But I think we can park the bike here.
21:34And before the sun sets, we can take some pictures.
21:43Finally, my tent is set up.
21:45I am very late.
21:47If I had reached here half an hour earlier,
21:49all the passages would have been of the same sunset.
21:52Anyway, what's done is done.
21:54Hopefully, the sunrise will be beautiful tomorrow.
21:57Inshallah, I will try to show you more about the lake in the next vlog.
22:02Because we are still on the way.
22:04See you in the next one.
22:06Allah Hafiz.
22:13I have reached.
22:14I took the bike a little ahead.
22:16It was all wet and I was sitting on the bike.
22:18So I quickly took the bike out.
22:20Otherwise, the bike would have fallen down.
22:22And I would have to bring someone with me.
22:24I don't know who would have come here.
22:26It would have been difficult for me to spend the night here.
22:29Anyway, thanks to Allah, nothing happened.
22:32Now I am taking my stuff to my tent.
22:34We will stay here for the night.
22:36I had my dinner there.
22:38That's why I am late.
22:40Inshallah, if I get hungry in the morning, I will make myself breakfast.
22:44Otherwise, if I am getting late, I will make it on the way.
22:47Hopefully, you guys would have liked today's vlog.
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22:53Thank you so much for watching.
22:55See you in the next one. Allah Hafiz.
23:10Bye.