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Read more: Kosovo & North Macedonia
After a delay caused by paperwork, and a wait in Tiranë, we finally got to Kosovo. It is only a short stay in Kosovo, we intentionally avoided Prishtina, and there are government warnings about travel in the north, so we’re just visiting Prizren. That may be a good thing as…
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Read more: Albania
It was a long driving day today. Almost 6 hours for 300km including the border crossing into Albania. It was mostly uneventful except for a near-collision when a car 5 ahead of us slammed their brakes on causing every other car to slam theirs on and pull sideways to avoid…
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Read more: Gallipoli & Istanbul II
We left our hotel early this morning to catch the 8am ferry across the Dardanelles Strait to Europe and the Gallipoli Peninsula. We got there in time for taking the 7:30am ferry. In Turkish, Gallipoli is Gelibolu. We started at Anzac Cove where 16000+ soldiers landed on 25th April 1915.Immediately…
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Read more: Month 7 review
1st August – 31st August 1. Cappadocia hot air balloon Silently floating above the incredible Cappadocia landscape in one of over 100 balloons launched at dawn was amazing. Peaceful, beautiful and not at all scary! Adding in the unique landscape, this was a memorable experince we’ll remember for a long…
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Read more: Ancient Türkiye
Today we left Kaș, headed west along the Mediterranean coast before making a northerly turn towards Pamukkale our destination for tonight. The water continued to amaze with its colours and flatness, barely a ripple. The hills rise out of the water so dramatically giving us a very scenic drive. It…
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Read more: Antalya
No early morning balloon activities today. A leisurely start with a departure time of 09:30, destination Konya. Almost as soon as we’d left Cappadocia the landscape changed. The rock formations were replaced with flat farmland or low rolling hills for as far as the eye could see. Our guide Elif…
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Read more: Cappadocia
From Istanbul we drove south-east towards our stop for the night in Beypazari. We passed the Marmara Sea where many boats were waiting for approval to enter the Dead Sea, an area where we saw multi-coloured mountains and we even drove on a musical road – I kid you not,…
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Read more: Istanbul
This morning we were up bright and early to head to Podgorica Airport for our flight to Istanbul.Arriving at our hotel we headed out for a walk to grab a bite to eat for a late lunch. Delicious fish wrap and kebab wrap were had along with a rather dubious…
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Read more: Bosnia & Herzegovina
Today started with a couple of phone calls and quickly completing some paperwork associated with a box we have sent home. So we were a bit later leaving than we wanted.On the road we drove through Ljubljana into the countryside, heading south to Bosnia and Herzegovina. We drove through small…
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Read more: Hammam #3
As we continue our exploration of hammams, we spotted one on Google maps when we were looking for something else in Sarajevo, so thought ‘let’s see what a hammam is like in Bosnia’. They were part of the Ottoman empire at one point in history so they should be good!…
Hello,
Welcome! Bienvenue! Bienvenido! Wilkommen! Benvenuto!
We’re heading out on a mid-life gap year, that is 80% unplanned. As natural planners, we’re well and truly stepping out of our comfort zones.
We are currently here…
Countries visited (foot on ground):
29🇶🇦 🇲🇦 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 🇫🇷 🇦🇩 🇮🇹 🇻🇦 🇸🇲🇮🇪🏴 🏴 🇫🇴 🏴 🏴🇬🇬🇯🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇱🇺 🇩🇪 🇸🇮 🇭🇷 🇧🇦 🇲🇪 🇹🇷 🇦🇱 🇽🇰 🇲🇰 🇷🇸
Distance travelled by mode (est):
- 🚘: 23775km
- ⛴️:15; 3141km
- 🚂: 8 ; 854km
- 🐪: 2 ; 7km
- 🛶: 2 ; 8km
- 🚲: 2 ; 55km
- 🛥: 1 ; 13km
- 🚌: 2 ; 4829km
- ✈️: 6 ; 21130km
- 🎈: 1 ; 5km
