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 […]
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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 […]
Day 62, The Original Travel Lodge, Silk Road
37 Comments In 2013, construction workers demolishing low income homes discovered entrances to a network of underground rooms and tunnels. The city halted the housing project, called […]
Day 61: An Unexpected Panic Attack, Derinkuyu
25 Comments If red valley wasn’t red enough, things get a little crazy as the sunsets. There are no typical fairy chimneys here but you will get […]
Day 59-60, Fairy Tale Chimneys & Giant Shiitake Mushrooms, Cappadocia.
12 Comments The next couple of days, we managed to visit a few of the sites in and around Mustafapasa on Eor. Ürgüp with its castle, monastery […]
Day 57-58: Quaint Villages of Cappadocia Region
14 Comments A lazy start to the day, so after lunch, we make our way back go the town centre. We stock up at a local A101 […]
Day 55-56: A labyrinth of Rock Dwellings, Mustafapasa
8 Comments We wake from a good nights sleep, the land ahead of us opens out into a panorama of craggy peaks, rolling hills, lakes and fields. […]
Day 54: The Humble Hand of Turkish Tobacco Land, ...
14 Comments After a nice hot shower and a bit of breakfast, we decide to explore the rest of Nemrut Dagi National Park. Vin rolls out the […]
Day 53: King Antiochus I & his Commagene Kingdom
33 Comments It has to be said that Nemrut Dagi is one of the most mystical and awe inspiring places in Turkey. Before we arrived in Turkey, […]
Day 52: Entombed Amongst The Gods, Nemrut Dagi
18 Comments Our latest post comes from Tony & Teresa, who have a fantastic catch phrase ‘Traveling In a Tin Box And Loving Every Minute Of It’. […]
Meet More Motorhomers: Tony & Teresa
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
31 Comments We wave goodbye to Mike and hit the road towards Van. Today, we are meeting the Turkish caravan club (the guys we bumped in to […]
Day 42, On Tour with Turkish Motorhome Club, Van
18 Comments So a quick recap on where we are…we are on Lake Van in Eastern Turkey. It is a large inland body of water of about […]
Day 40-41: A Chance Encounter & Martha & Vanduella, Ahlat
14 Comments Although we’re still within Turkish borders, the Kurdistan region is quite different, and more traditionally Persian compared to the country’s heartland. Heading up beyond Murat […]
Day 38: Driving Through Kurdish Village, Kurdistan?
27 Comments We pass very close to the border with Iran and it’s strange to see road signs reading, ‘Doğubeyazıt,’ ‘Kars,’ ‘Iran.’ Iran has always felt like […]
Day 37: Seeking One of History’s Greatest Mysteries, Noah’s Ark
14 Comments On a plateau overlooking Dogubeyazit, the last Turkish town before you hit the Iranian border, sits a ruined Ottoman palace. Still grand despite the wreckage, […]
Day 36: Ishak Pasha Palace, Dogubeyazit
21 Comments Our parking spot is rather special with elevated views of Doğubayazıt, İshak Paşa Palace and wonderful landscapes in every direction. Its only the morning after […]
Day 34-35: The Roof of Turkey, Mount Ararat
22 Comments Looking over the ledge of our parking spot towards Tuzluca, as another hot day gets underway. I can see below a network of dirt lanes […]
Day 33: Blow Out at the Base of Mount Ararat
24 Comments We wake just after 6 but by the time we finished breakfast, catching up on news and getting ready it is well passed 9am. We […]