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 […]
Wild Camping
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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
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
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.
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
14 Comments We debate where next and agree to disagree on the destination. Craig wants to press on North and I want to stay south/west then head […]
Day 51: A Long Jaunt Through Volatile Land to Mount ...
15 Comments The richest and most striking of the Assyrian Orthodox monasteries is Deyrulzafaran. Set 10 kilometres from Mardin and just twenty minutes drive along the main […]
Day 50: Saffron Monastery & Honey Coloured City, Mardin
38 Comments The ruins of Dara are intertwined with the village of Oguz. Military stop points are nonexistent and the village feels peaceful with no indication of […]
Day 49: The Hidden Ancient Roman City of Anastopolis, Dara
25 Comments A really good nights sleep considering we had to move and the fact it is a petrol station. Now the first question if the day…do […]
Day 48; The Oldest Syriac Monastery in the World, Syrian ...
15 Comments We set off along the D955 and through the pale cream dust on our windscreen we can see the endless landscape. Relatively mellow yellow with […]
Day 47: 12 Wise Men & Dozen’s of Cheeky Teenagers, ...
16 Comments We are parked just above the Tigris River and surround by a beguiling and fascinating settlement that feels like an open air museum. The waters […]
Day 46: The Cradle of Civilisation, Hasankeyf
21 Comments Its late afternoon, when we move on and the soft light brings a calm and warm atmosphere to the lake. We hug the waterside as […]
Day 45: Following the Old Trade Route, Bitlis
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
8 Comments Craig is up at seven, washing and tending to the last few chores before we set off. Murat, the campsite owner, brings him tea and […]
Day 39: Tendurek Pass to the Chants of Adilcevaz
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 […]
Day 32: The Forbidding Jagged Mount of False Ararat
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
21 Comments Do you ever get that feeling that its going to be one of those days? Our uncomfortable feeling from yesterday is still with us but […]
Day 29 & 30: The City of 1001 Churches, Ani
25 Comments Morning arrives and the time comes for yet another goodbye, Masood and his family are warm, thoughtful and courteous. I sense the two children are […]
Day 28: Uneasy Feeling Satan’s Castle, Ardahan
13 Comments We drive back on to the D010 and point the satnav towards Karagol Sahara national park. Departing Artvin we climb high above the dam project. […]