Author Archives: barkertrax
Happy Valentines
A bit of a Landcruiser love fest today – We think Totty might have a boyfriend!
Let England Shake
In my last blog entry (dated 13th December) I was luxuriating in the fact that we were sat on a sofa in front of a fire gazing out of a window at the mountains of southern Greece. The novelty of having rooms, a hot shower, a kitchen, a flushing loo, sofas to sprawl on, a […]
The Overland Armstrongs
Friends of Fromeward Bound; The Overland Armstrongs had a nice article posted today. We get a ‘name check’ towards the end! And I quote: The couple travelled on to Armenia, Georgia and Turkey before stopping in Greece, where they are now staying with a couple they crossed paths with earlier. Read the full article here.
Winter has Come
(My second Game of Thrones reference on the blog!) I’m writing this from the comfort of a sofa placed not far from a raging open fire. Large gnarly chunks of olive tree branches crackle and blaze; giving off not only heat but also that flickering light you can only get from a real fire. It […]
Turkey Photos
A few photos from the 9 days we spent in Turkey.
Greece Route
It’s official! Fromeward Bound stage 1 is now complete!! We rolled up at Clare’s parent’s place in Greece sometime just after lunch today. Plan A was to arrive in very early January. Then about a month ago we formulated plan B, which would see us turning up in mid-December. As it turns out, we’ve arrived […]
Reflections on Turkey
#1 Petrol is astronomically expensive which is strange when you think how close to the Gulf it is. I think it’s the second most expensive petrol in the world after Norway #2 Which means that, apart from Istanbul and Ankara, the open roads have hardly any traffic on them #3 No massive amounts of luggage on […]
Turkey Route
Our first night in Turkey was great – sat by the sea in our chairs enjoying the warmest night’s camping for months, drinking a nice bottle of wine (amongst the piles of rubbish left by previous occupants – sigh.) From there on, however, the rain kicked in and didn’t let up. I’m not sure if […]
Shoe Shine Scam
It’s dark and we’re walking back to the hotel. A man walks past and we notice that a small wooden brush falls onto the road behind him. We both don’t hesitate to call out after him about his dropped brush. Captain picks up the brush and hands it to the man who thanks us. I love […]