From Hopa/Turkey, at the coast of the Black Sea, we drove inland along reservoirs and through valleys, until we traversed a pass at 2,600 metres, before we reached a high plain where Ani, the Medieval capital of the Armenia Kingdom, lies directly at the border to Armenia. The city, which experienced its golden age during …
——- Last update 27.09.2021 06:00 ——– 22.09.2021, as we decided not to wait any longer to receive our spare parts (rear shocks), we started to head from Istanbul in the direction of Batumi. First challange, escape the 18 million city of Istanbul, driving in heavy traffic to cross the Bosporus. Finaly we stopped at a …
On the way to Batumi, Georgia, still 1200 km to go … Read More »
After a night at our busy parking, which we spent with ear plugs to blend out all the noises around us, we were heading into town again, this time, to meet our guide Göktug, which we got organised through Guided Istanbul Tours. Starting our tour at Hagia Sophia, a church which is one of the …
After spending a last peaceful night at a lake, we were headed into the city of Istanbul. With more than 15 million inhabitants, it is the biggest city we have ever been to. We were going right into the centre, in the hope to find a parking near the old town, which we wanted to …
We had reached Turkey after driving straight through Bulgaria, and stopped in Edirne, to visit the famous Selimiye Mosque which is considered the masterpiece of the important architect Sinan and the highlight of Ottoman architecture. That we didn’t stop anywhere in Bulgaria, was because of their new toll system. With a camper over 3,5t you …
After we had reached Çanakkale at the Dardanelles it was a short ride to the other side which is already Europe and to reach the border to Greece. Seagull following our ship We had spent the afternoon and night at Çanakkale going to a nice restaurant and trying to spend our last Turkish Lira. The …
We had spent more than a month in Turkey, which was for sure not enough and we will have to come back as there is much more to see. Here our impressions of travelling with a camper through Turkey – some pictures from the road and some experiences. You see the Turkish flag a lot, …
On our way across western Turkey we came through Uşak, where the treasure of Croesus is exhibited at the local museum. For sure worth a stop and a break from driving. Golden hippocamp Uşak – a capital of 500.000 inhabitants The newly built museum to display the treasure This treasure is a collection of 363 …
We were now on our way back from the south coast of Turkey in direction to Çanakkale crossing the country to get an impression not only of the coast but also of the interior. Our first stop was at a caravanserai, but the highlight was the ancient town of Sagalassos high in the mountains! Sagalassos …
We had reached Alanya, which will be our most eastern town of Turkey on this journey. Tomorrow we will be on our way back to Europe, but first we wanted to visit this lovely town which lies around a hill which stands out from the coast. Castle hill of Alanya We had parked directly at …
