This is an amazing little restaurant we saw down by Istanbul’s Golden Horn. Well, the restaurant itself is fairly ordinary, just a little street restaurant. But watch how the boat rocks and then imagine yourself being the chef on the boat! What sea legs he must have….. Read More »
On the air from Istanbul
Our first few days in Istanbul have been spent in a flurried rush between consulates, trying to organise visas for Iran, Syria and Pakistan. Photocopies, bank payments, letters of invitation, plastic sleeves for all the documents. It is an amazing array of paperwork that we have gone through and the difference in accomodation is fascinating. […] Read More »
38km Yakuplu to Istanbul
The garage floor turned out to be a pretty good sleeping spot. We woke up to the sun slowly peeking over the hills of Istanbul, turning the skies pink and lighting up the motorways that awaited us. We rolled off our sleeping mats and headed over to the patisserie across the road for a cup […] Read More »
109km Marmara coastline to Yakuplu
We can notch today up as one of the craziest days we’ve had yet on this trip. Everything was going more or less normally until late in the afternoon – early start from our campsite, plenty of friendly waves and honks from the passing trucks, lunch by the seaside. Perfect. Then we got to the […] Read More »
67km Yenice to the Marmara coastline
We’ve spending our day honing our bargaining skills, from the moment we packed up our tent and rolled out of the foggy field that was our home for the night. Just up the hill was a gas station so we stopped and ordered two coffees with the four waiters who were there, waiting to serve […] Read More »