Finally managed to get the door mirror refitted (about the full extent of my mechanical prowess) and fitted the ‘haa..ha‘ horn. Helene ‘liberated’ it from Callum when we were up in Scotland visiting family and attending the Wilderness Medical Training … Continue reading
What a day. We had made it to South Eastern Turkey and even got a chance to relax a bit before heading out for the ferry to Northern Cyprus. We knew it would be a long 36 hours, but first … Continue reading
The Turkish coastline gets more interesting (and less touristy) as you go east. The road can’t always follow the coast due to the sheerness of the cliffs in places…… But that doesn’t make it any less attractive. We even drove … Continue reading
Another great view from the ‘Penthouse’ at around 8am in Eastern Turkey. Inland / Eastern Turkey is quite different from the beach-resorts that dominate in the west and the south. More rugged, more mountainous and more unspoilt. And more snow! … Continue reading
Some campsites are more sophisticated than others. You can get better showers….. You’ll probably find more sophisticated washing-up and laundry facilities….. But you won’t find nicer people…. This is Pervin, ‘mumma’, and their pal who have run the campsite for … Continue reading
No, not the favourite magazine of teenage boys when I was a lad. The view from our tent window when waking up at 7.30am at one of our Turkish campsites. Not bad at all. After packing up our Ephesus camp, … Continue reading
Once we’d got into Turkey (with all the rubber-stamping and bureaucracy that entails) we decided that Ephesus was one of the places we absolutely needed to see. We weren’t disappointed. From the road, you see the amphitheatre cut into the … Continue reading
After the stress of nearly missing the boat to Greece, we got in to Patras and drove round the coast to Piraeus for another overnight boat to Chios (an island off the coast of Turkey). Straight off of that one, … Continue reading
Good god. After overnight crossing of the Adriatic and Aegean to Piraeus, we arrived in Greece. 15 hours and pretty choppy. But sunny! Drove long coast 250km to Athens and arrived 3 hours early for overnight boat to Chios (Greek … Continue reading