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Dear Sufi Trail friend ,
Were breathing flower scents looking over the colorful sea of tulips and are dreaming of the lands where the tulips came from. In Asia the tulp still grows wild, Melani Deegen traveling by bicycle from Holland to Kyrgyzstan is making the journey of the tulip back to his origin. The tapestry of east and west is always a good story. As a country that thinks, lives, breathes and loves the bicycle lifestyle we can’t wait to weave our route making skills in the fairytail country Uzbekistan. Were Rumi and many Sufi scholars have studied. The Rumi Trail is the big dream route that is now getting an official kick off, thanks to the embassy of Uzbekistan in Brussels especially with the help of Mr. Ambassador Dilyor Khakimov and First Secretary Babur Sabirov. The Startpoint of the route is in Nukus and via the blue wonders of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand we will map a bicycle route to Termez. As the final days of Ramadan 2021 are nearing we hope everyone has felt the lightness of being and can step into the world of light yet again. Ramadan mubarak to all.
 

love,
Sedat & Iris

Sufi Trail

Items edition no.5

  • Rumi Trail Uzbekistan
  • Flowers in May @ Sufi Trail NL
  • Trasmispasos.es @ Sufi Trail now
  • Podcast Camino 2 Mecca
  • Melani Deegen @ Polarsteps
  • Agenda

Rumi Trail Uzbekistan

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How does a route start and end? This is very simple but also complicated, it depends on how it suits you. Mevlana Rumi once traveled from his hometown Balkh to Uzbekistan to be taught by the great scholar of the time in the many madrassas (universities) of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand. The start of the journey that Mevlana Rumi made in his life now gets a starting point, namely Nukus in the north of Uzbekistan.

The Rumi Trail cycle route is explored and mapped as far as Termez on the Afghan border. At the end of this year, just like with the Sufi Trail, a practical bicycle guide will be published with bicycle maps of 1: 100,000. To get an idea of ​​the oldest knowledge center in the world and the cycling route, you can watch this wonderful film as well as the Rumi Trail visual map.
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Flowers in May | Sufi Trail Netherlands

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The bulbs were already planted late autumn, with a tractor they worked hard in the fields. There were even some who planted Allium by hand row by row. Then the wind, storm, rain and snow came and the fields had to be covered. Due to the good protection, some flower heads suddenly appeared right through the plastic covers. Every walk it was a surprise how far it would be with the flower bulbs. Now we celebrate the beautiful result of the bulb fields. The last time we walked by the tulpes were being cut, this is to make the bulb big and strong, all the flower tops were cleared. A small compilation of this wonder of the world. Tulip movie @ Sufi Trail in the Netherlands

On the Sufi Trail now!

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Famous world travellers are on the Sufi Trail now, currently in Eskisehir! we were just preparing the iftar meal as suddenly a live indication pooped up from instagram. Two people were being interviewed and we couldn't be more excited to hear people are @Sufi Trail. We like to promote their amazing work already on the road since 2015! Enjoy trasmispasos.es social media below ↓
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Podcast Camino 2 Mecca

Podcast with Dave Whitson regularly broadcasting podcasts related to the Camino and pilgrims who have walked it. Episode 57 is about the Muslims on the Camino and the emergence of the Sultans and Sufi Trail. Especially with a view to Mecca.
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Melani Deegen @ the Tulip origins

One amazing journey to follow Melani slept in snowy mountains, cycled a fast 240 days from Utrecht in the Netherlands and is currently in Kyrgyzstan. Finding wild tulips.

Sufi on Bike

Ready to prepare your cycling journey on the Sufi Trail? We are very happy to offer the cycling guide with all the information you need to cycle from Istanbul to Konya visiting the ever-changing landscape of Anatolian Turkey. Get ready to Cycle to the light


Hike & Bike Events

Sufi Trail organizes hiking and cycling events on the Sufi Trail. They are events to promote slow travel and camp outside under the stars in Anatolia, Turkey.  
If you have questions you can call & app us on: +31 6 440 447 90

Agenda

Sufi Trail, Turkey 2021:

Sufi Trail biking caravan
10 - 26 September
Sufi marking trip
1 - 16 October
 

Publications

Published by Sufi Trail:
Sufi Trail hike guide part 1 (English)
Sufi Trail hike guide part 2 (English)
Sufi Trail hike guide (Turkish)
Sufi on Bike (English)
Bella Coma - Natalia Mihai (English) Via Amazon CA
Bella Coma - Natalia Mihai (English) ın Europe
Leegte - Merel van Essen (Dutch)


 Sufi Trail app in Hiiker

Expected Books:
Hiking the Sufi Trail in Turkey - Susan Elliott (English)

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Your Sufi Story

We love to hear your Sufi Trail story for the next newsletter. You can also send your Sufi (trail) related message or story. Keep it short. 300 words maximum and send it to sufitrail@gmail.com
And yes we love pictures and video's ❤

We hope that you like the work of Sufi Trail. You may also consider making a donation to the Sufi Trail foundation.

CONTACT

Stichting Sufi Trail, Friends of Rumi and Khorasan Saints
Hagestraat 10
2011 CV Haarlem
Holland

Email: sufitrail@gmail.com

Whatsapp & mobile:
Sedat Çakır:  +31 6 508 906 96
Iris Bezuijen: +31 6 440 447 90

Editor: Iris Bezuijen
Contributions: Alper Akçay, Marian Brehmer

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