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
22 Comments The alarm sounds at 7am and we spring in to action. Its not long and the coach arrives to take us to…we have no idea! […] Day 43, Guest Appearance in Turkish Tourism Video
22 Comments After a brilliant time in Ani our fears and anxieties subsides, so we decided to give Kars another go. We park at the train station […] Day 31: Definite Tension in the Air , Kars
12 Comments The dawn summons or Salat al-fajr is one of five calls to prayer. It marks the Muslim day but rarely do we hear because we […] Day 16-17, The Pearl of the Black Sea, Giresun
8 Comments Apart from the low key hum of Turkish music half way through the night we slept pretty well. After a breakfast of bread and jam […] Day 15: The Longest Tunnel & Biggest Kebab in Turkey, ...
8 Comments Ever since Istanbul, Vin the motorhome has attracted attention and plenty raised Turkish eyebrows. Motorhomes are a rare sight and so to are the dudes, […] Day 14: The Amazon Warrior Women, Samsun
26 Comments We woke at 4.45 am feeling as if we had spent the night with our head attached to a yoyo. Up, down, up, down as […] Day 5, Getting Lost in the Largest Bazaar in the ...
4 Comments Another early start with breakfast on route via one of the many bakers. We plonk on a bench at the side of the blue mosque […] Day 4, The Magnificent Monuments of Istanbul
14 Comments We are suddenly woken at 6.10am from a deep sleep by the sound of squabbling birds. As we lie in bed, calm and still we […] Day 3, The Palace of the Ottoman Empire & Kebabs, ...
15 Comments A good night’s sleep. The constant sea breeze is both a fresh air tonic and natural body coolant. I take a jog along the deserted […] Day 2, Wandering Around Sultanahmet & Old City, Istanbul
19 Comments Slept soundly and woke bright as buttons. I tootled off for a jog in my attempt to shift a few pounds (or should I say […] Day 1, Turkish Border Control & Onwards to Istanbul
6 Comments En-route to the Greek border we stop for breakfast at Sandanski, our final stop in Bulgaria. A small town were residents make much of the […] Repairs, Spares & Green Card To Turkey, Thessaloniki
1 Comment Once through the Bulgarian border control we headed straight to Ivan’s pad in Sofia. Its a couple of years since we stayed here and the […] Triangle of Religious Tolerance, Sofia
12 Comments Seven o’clock on a Sunday morning and there is an air of excitement. People are out in the streets again, shops are open and the […] The Longest Passport Control Queue In Europe
9 Comments We pack up and prepare Vin for the last time before crossing the border to Serbia. Croatia has been quite different than we expected. A […] Venturing Over to Serbia, Novi Sad
8 Comments Woken by the intensity of the rising sun, a glare so fierce and blinding. Mac n Tosh are already pacing the motorhome, so I quickly […] A True Taste of Croatian Culture, Sibenik
8 Comments After a soggy day in Pula yesterday, we opted for another circuit of the city. It is fetching place, no doubt about it. With waterfront, […] Sweet Nectarines and Pondering Around Pula, Croatia
48 Comments Its a glorious sunny afternoon, and after six months at home with nose to the grind stone it was time to hit the road. Mac […] Here We Go: Trip 2018
22 Comments Pilgrims have long been partial to this stretch of the Adriatic coast and you understand why as you weave your way from the Promontorio del […] A Bit of a Stormy Week, Puglia
27 Comments The Vatican was as wonderful as we had hoped it would be, the icing on Rome’s cake. For a week, we just cycled and walked. […] A Plethora of Awe Inspiring Pieces, The Vatican
16 Comments The Area Sosta LGP Rome is not busy. A handful of motorhomer’s from Germany and France are spread out on the dry and dusty lawn. […] 5 Days in Rome: Did we Kiss or Kill Each ...
8 Comments Italians live in chaos and are entirely without any commitment to order. Everything is sort of pandemonium, which we just find attractively fascinating. On route […] A Taste of Siena from Dusk to Dawn, Tuscany
5 Comments The Tuscan scenery has a spare and minimal beauty. The buildings along the way, though few and far between, are very dramatic. This is where […] The Towers of Power, San Germignano
10 Comments We are reluctant to leave our patch but a bucket list item sits on the agenda. Off we set along the winding road towards Lucca. […] A Classic Experience: Puccini Concert in San Giovani