Month: September 2024

Well, it’s been a very long driving day and a bit hair-raising at times!Distance-wise it looked like we could easily make it to the top of Mount Nemrut today, hoping to see the sunset, stay overnight and then sunrise.First stop

More balloons this morning..it was a better sunrise, but they seemed to be going a different direction. Guy went out with the tripod and camera. I had a look out of the window and decided on more sleep, that is,

It was quite noisy through the night with a couple of barking dogs – one with a sore throat. Around 6am there was more commotion with cars and vans pulling in. Checked out of the window, and all the balloons

We got up at 5:20am this morning in order to see the famous hot air balloons over the Cappadocia area at sunrise. Not a balloon in sight, in any direction! 🙄Must be weekends only at this time of year.A bit

I think we were up and out before most of the Turks this morning. It was like we walked through the city streets just as everything was waking up. Not particularly early, but I do believe they all have important

It was actually cool in the night – we hadn’t realised we were above 1000 metres. Fetched the fleecy blanket out of the lounge and then didn’t wake up until 10am!!!Set off in the direction of Konya, stopping at a

Quiet night up on the hillside. We decided to brave it and try and park in the city as it sounded quite nice in the Rough Guide. No chance! “No Karavan”…but it’s not a caravan 🤣 Had to abandon the

We had another day at the campsite yesterday as it felt quite nice to be in a clean, organised environment for a change. There was a huge pebble beach just down the road, that for once, wasn’t completely covered in

Still a few ‘pirate’ ships going past last night, but at least they were in the distance. Had a big swim – before breakfast even! The water was lovely.Set off around the coast to Antalya, which is a massive city.

Oh what a night we just had! You win some, you lose some, but that quiet little harbour with the boats bobbing around turned into party central at 10pm. The bar across the water gradually increased its volume over four