12 Comments Visit some of Greece’s quieter or slightly more remote shores and beach life will urge you to slow right down. Just what we need after […]
Yearly archives: 2018
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70 Comments We arrived in Turkey on 7 August and left on 5 November with just 1 day left on our tourist visa. During our time, […]
Motorhome Costs & Statistics for 3 Months in Turkey
49 Comments Last night, we ate out at Rose Cafe. It may not win any gastronomic medals but it was tasty, filling and unforgettable. The ingredients include […]
Day 89: Crossing from the East to the West, Ipsala
37 Comments The enormity of the number of soldiers killed during WWI has left an indelible mark on the landscape. They call them the silent villages, the […]
Day 87-88: Driving around WW1 War Graves, Gallipoli
10 Comments Temperatures fell sharply in the night and when I push open the motorhome doors it feels ice cold. I quickly retreat for my fleece and […]
Day 86: Ferry Across the Dardanelles Straits, Kilidulbahir
3 Comments It’s a soft, warmish morning and time to say goodbye to the puppies. I hate leaving them and so want to find them a home, […]
Day 85: Fireworks on Our Last Night in Asia, Canukkale
6 Comments Stray dogs bark all night long, so breakfast is eaten slump style. But we have good news, Tosh is feeling much better and his grumpy […]
Day 84: A Taste of the West! Big Mac Meal, ...
8 Comments An early rise the make the most of a long journey. After three hours of driving and two hours of crawling through Izmir, we pull […]
Day 82-83: Sick Humans, Dogs & A Motorhome, Kucukkoy
18 Comments It’s around eight o’clock when we finish our breakfast. Wooden shutters are being taken down from shops and cafes. Shelves are dusted down and souvenirs […]
Day 81: The Most Visited Archaeological Site in Turkey, Ephesus
14 Comments We woke to more glorious sunshine, so nothing for it. We head 40 km straight to the beach and find a perfect spot right outside […]
Day 79-80: Surely That’s Not 1 of the 7 Wonders ...
16 Comments Time to leave the peace and tranquility of Altinkum beach. The bracing exhausting anarchy of Turkish roads begins as soon as we head towards the […]
Day 77 – 78: Following the Sacred Way Didim to ...
20 Comments Tatil bölgesi” (the holiday region), is like Turkey’s very own Route 66, a mythical road that defined summer for millions of tourists, including us. A […]
Day 72 – 76; Turkey’s Route 66 Marmaris to Altinkum
24 Comments We leave Pamukkale and the mountain peaks soon shrink to huge mole hills. The tourist souvenir stalls become fewer and farther between. The salt lakes […]
Day 71: The Incredible Hall of Fame, Aphrodisias
17 Comments Last night, Craig had the incline to check the weather forecast and sure enough, things are about to change. Rain is on its way. With […]
Day 70: Concrete & Cotton Castles, Pamukkale
8 Comments Owning a motorhome can be great fun, especially if you are thinking of buying one for the first time. When we purchased our motorhome a […]
The Motorhome Electrics
8 Comments Fluffy flat bread whilst on the go. No oven required. I made us a selction of hams and fresh bread the other night and Joanne […]
Motorhome Homemade Bread
10 Comments If you ever find yourself in Pamukkale, Turkey, please stop on the way to the travertine pools. About 14 kilometres before you arrive at Pamukkale […]
Day 69: The Jaw Dropping Ancient Mega City, Laodicea
11 Comments Never have we visited a single other country on this planet that surprised me as much as Turkey. This is one country that needs to […]
Day 68: Smelly Cave & Stray Dogs, Kaklik
11 Comments Once we leave the lakeside of Egidir, the smooth surface of the D330 take us further in to the Western Taurus Mountains. Eventually we turn […]
Day 67: The Pottery Production Centre of Antiquity, Sagalassos
10 Comments Craig’s back in playing up again and in the middle of the night the pain all got too much. After much tossing and turning it […]
Day 66: Autumn Apples in Lake District, Egidir
5 Comments We wake to the most horrid smell of sulphur and as we step outside, we see a haze over city. Mac n Tosh tootle over […]
Day 65: Bike Ride Around Charming Lakeside, Beysehir
2 Comments There’s a massive, impressive new municipal auditorium where this tender whirling human ballet is performed. They perform in the hall every Saturday night and the performance […]
Day 64: Take Two, The Swirling Dervishes, Konya
9 Comments Konya, a city of a million souls, squats slap in the middle of Anatolia’s wild plain, surrounded by open, endless prairie. Turkey’s most culturally conservative […]
Day 63, The Tomb of Rumi & Mevlanamania, Konya
3 Comments As we drive up into the Ihlara village we are reminded of the severe beauty of the valley. The simplicity of the cave dwellings, the […]