Day 36, 8th May, Isparta
Not every day you get woken to the sight of this! Can you believe that five balloons were filled by a Chinese tour group complete with selfie sicks? We had … Read more
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Day 35, 7th May, Pamukkale
We slept at the side of the road beside a brick factory and left early before the brick workers arrived. Fond memories of some delicious cheese and potato gozleme which … Read more
Days 33, 34. 5th and 6th May, Ephesus
Two days in one: the 5th May was a complete bore with only a ferry trip across an inlet, the satnav showing us in the middle of the sea, and … Read more
Day 32, 4th May, Istanbul
Spent the night down a deserted dirt track leading to a farm. Went back to Sarkoy to the bank and the ATM regurgitated Jennifer’s card. Sarkoy is a nice little … Read more
Day 31, 3rd May, Sarkoy
Walked into town to post birthday cards and then did the laundry for 5 euros. Lounged about until 2 pm waiting for the clothes to dry in the heat which … Read more
Day 30, 2nd May, Alexandropolis
A relaxing day apart from a tiring walk into Alexandropolis centre in a fruitless search for camping gas (couldn’t find), the post office (which shuts at 2 pm on Wednesdays) … Read more
Day 29, 1st May, Alexandropolis
An utterly frustrating day, finding campsites on the satnav, driving miles and then finding them closed. We decided to press on to Turkey and stopped about 10 miles out of … Read more
Day 28, 30th April, Kavalla
This day was pretty useless in terms of seeing interesting things. The aim was to get past Thessalonika, which we did, and reach Komotini, which we did not, although we … Read more
Day 27, 29th April, Lamia
A strange day. An early start in the hope of getting to Lamia before midday and we soon crossed the hugely impressive new bridge between the Peloponnese and northern Greece. … Read more
Day 25, 27th April, Corinth
After spending the night at the side of the road on the outskirts of Athens overlooking the lights of Piraeus, we drove towards Corinth past the massive oil refinery at … Read more