I doubt this is the usual overlander/traveller blog topic! Nevertheless, as one travels through the countries that we have on Fromeward Bound there’s no doubting the influence that concrete has in shaping the region. It should be noted that I’m a big fan of concrete; both as a building material and also aesthetically. I particularly […]
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Turkey Photos
A few photos from the 9 days we spent in Turkey.
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 […]
Winter Wonderland
Having taken what we thought was a short detour around some road works we, instead, ended up on a very long detour in the mountains. (It has to be said that in Georgia and Turkey road diversion signs are non-existent and we got lost many times – as did the Satnav!) But with the recent […]