Turkey - Part 9 - Up Up and Away
We passed another roadside caravanserai on our way to Goreme. As we approached the town we pulled in at a viewpoint over the town and were a bit gob-smacked at what we were seeing. I imagined Goreme to be a dusty tourist hub for visitors to Cappadocia, but the way the town is built into the incredible rock structures is magical. We were snapped out of our enchantment by receiving a message from the company we'd booked our balloon flight with saying that due to demand being s
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Turkey - Part 8 - Having a Whirl
After leaving the caves we continued north with wide open landscapes and small towns with a very different feel to the coast. Having missed the almond blossom in Dacta, it was nice to see it in full bloom here. With daylight fading we drove up a steep narrow road to the Alahan Monastery which stands at 4,000 ft with great views down into the valley. We had our fingers crossed we'd be allowed to park in the car park by the ruins, but it was deserted when we arrived so we par
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Turkey - Part 7 - The Last of the Sunshine Coast
There wasn't a big draw for us to stop in Antalya, but we'd read the old town was worth a look and there was a highly recommended camper parking place near a beach with washing machines! The city of modern apartment blocks seemed to sprawl for miles around the bay, but the backdrop of snow topped mountains was quite a sight. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon when we arrived, so we jumped on the Bromtpons for a cycle up and down the busy promenade near the campsite. It was lik
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Turkey - Part 6 - Sunken Cities and Fires
There were plenty of ancient sites to visit on our route from Fethyie along the turquoise coast, and we eventually picked the site of Tlos which sits in a stunning position on a plateau and was noted as being one of the most important cities of ancient Lycia. When we arrived we were glad to realise our zest for ancient cities had returned after a break and it wasn’t too long until we were wowing at the location, the amphitheatre (which was having work done on it), the Ottoma
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Turkey - Part 5 - Tombs and Turtles
After modern Bodrum, we headed to a much more chilled out small beach town called Akyaka. Here a reed lined river runs into the sea and there were hundreds of boats moored up that offer half hour trips up the river to view the crystal clear waters and if you're lucky see birdlife and fish. We jumped on board one of the boats congratulating ourselves that we had it to ourselves, but were then joined by a group of about 20. We got chatting to them and discovered they were fr
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