Tag Archives: Turkey

Operation Get Fat For Christmas – 1st Nov

Posted on November 24, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

We have just landed in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Food on the Professor was predictably basic: packed biscuits and plastic sausages. They actually had a crew member in the galley whose sole purpose on the crossing was to boil these plastic sausages. … Continue reading →

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Tea-rrific Turkey – 5th Oct

Posted on October 25, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

Tea (çay – pronounced chai) is abundant in Turkey. I’ve never seen a more popular drink in any country I’ve visited. Tea is more than a drink here, it’s a way of life, for some it is their life. Tea … Continue reading →

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Hamam – soaking up the last of Turkey, 1st Oct

Posted on October 23, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

Our location as of Oct 1st: Trabzon, Turkey Proposed alternative route: With our new route up through Georgia and Azerbaijan pencilled into Google Maps, we realised that our ride through Turkey along the Black Sea was suddenly very close to … Continue reading →

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Intruders in the dark – 25th Sept

Posted on October 17, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

No photos in this one unfortunately, as the name suggests it wasn’t the first thing on our minds at the time!! Approximate location as below: The beam of the tractor’s headlights shone powerfully against our tent. A question shouted in … Continue reading →

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What the tüp? – 23rd Sept

Posted on October 15, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

The Black Sea Coast, inland, heading east Due to a strong desire not to cycle after dark Nick usually calls a one hour light warning and we start looking for a place to eat and sleep. Having cycled into several … Continue reading →

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Route update – heading North

Posted on October 8, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

After trying and failing to get Iranian visas at four separate consulates, we have been forced to detour north. Instead we now take on the mountains of Georgia and Azerbaijan. As we go uphill, please think of helping the cause … Continue reading →

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5,000 km from London and going strong!

Posted on September 28, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

Cheers to the first third!! Please help men everywhere and donate to Prostate Cancer UK through our link, http://www.justgiving.com/journeytotheeast

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Night at the fire station – 19th Sept

Posted on September 27, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

We are now five or six days outside of Istanbul and are heading east along the Black Sea. Leaving the big city behind, we’ve rediscovered Turkish people’s unbelievable hospitality, whether in the countless teas they offer us (it’s practically a … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Istanbul

Posted on September 24, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

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Visa dramas in Istanbul – 15th Sept

Posted on September 24, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

So as you’ve probably gathered, we enjoyed a prolonged stay in Istanbul. A five-day sightseeing pit stop turned into ten, and all of a sudden we were pushing the two-week mark since our arrival on 1st September. Of course, in … Continue reading →

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