Turkey - The End of the Turkish Road
After generally driving short distances each day during our extended stay in Turkey, we now found ourselves with quite a lot of miles to cover to reach the Black Sea coast taking us on to Georgia in our last few days. Our first day was spent driving through flat wide open plains with moody dark clouds. We arrived at Lake Tuz, Turkeys second largest lake at 643 miles surface area. It is a salt lake and the internet had shown it to be a stunning pink colour. However at this t
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Turkey - Part 9 - Up Up and Away *REPOST*
We're reposting this blog that was published on March 30 as I've realised we had exceeded our limit for email notifications last month, so subscribers won't have been notified. I suspect some may also have missed the post for Turkey - Part 8 - Having a Whirl which was posted on March 26. This post can be viewed from the homepage on the blog. We passed another roadside caravanserai on our way to Goreme. As we approached the town we pulled in at a viewpoint over the town and w
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Turkey - Part 9 - Up Up and Away
We passed another roadside caravanserai on our way to Goreme. As we approached the town we pulled in at a viewpoint over the town and were a bit gob-smacked at what we were seeing. I imagined Goreme to be a dusty tourist hub for visitors to Cappadocia, but the way the town is built into the incredible rock structures is magical. We were snapped out of our enchantment by receiving a message from the company we'd booked our balloon flight with saying that due to demand being s
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Turkey - Part 8 - Having a Whirl
After leaving the caves we continued north with wide open landscapes and small towns with a very different feel to the coast. Having missed the almond blossom in Dacta, it was nice to see it in full bloom here. With daylight fading we drove up a steep narrow road to the Alahan Monastery which stands at 4,000 ft with great views down into the valley. We had our fingers crossed we'd be allowed to park in the car park by the ruins, but it was deserted when we arrived so we par
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Turkey - Part 7 - The Last of the Sunshine Coast
There wasn't a big draw for us to stop in Antalya, but we'd read the old town was worth a look and there was a highly recommended camper parking place near a beach with washing machines! The city of modern apartment blocks seemed to sprawl for miles around the bay, but the backdrop of snow topped mountains was quite a sight. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon when we arrived, so we jumped on the Bromtpons for a cycle up and down the busy promenade near the campsite. It was lik
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