Armenia - Small but perfectly formed
We woke to a beautiful bright sunny morning. The road to the border had stunning stark vistas. It seemed strange seeing a modern looking border post after driving past lots of derelict or run down towns to reach here. The border crossing was relatively easy. I had to go through on foot while Colin took Lolly through. The customs lady gave us both a particularly warm welcome to her country and told us this was the coldest part of Armenia which we were relieved about. We had t
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Georgia - Natural Wonders and Soviet Architecture
We struggled to find anywhere to park Lolly up in central Kutaisi, so ended up taking her to a motorhome place that offered parking and facilities a few kms out of the city. There was a lovely Dutch couple there doing some maintenance work on their vehicle. We called a Bolt taxi to take us into the city. The driver was very friendly and said he'd lived longer outside of Georgia than in it, having stints in Saudi, Italy and Malta. He was a water polo coach and said the Georgia
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Georgian Introductions
As we approached the Georgian border we came across long lines of lorries parked up. We wondered if there was a reason why they were not allowed to cross on Saturdays, but we could see some were queuing to get through. When we finally made it to the Turkish control I was told to get out of Lolly and walk through the passport control and customs on both sides, while Colin had to navigate the process by himself. It was a bit chaotic inside the terminal building. I joined a qu
Apr 125 min read
Turkey - The End of the Turkish Road
After generally driving short distances each day during our extended stay in Turkey, we now found ourselves with quite a lot of miles to cover to reach the Black Sea coast taking us on to Georgia in our last few days. Our first day was spent driving through flat wide open plains with moody dark clouds. We arrived at Lake Tuz, Turkeys second largest lake at 643 miles surface area. It is a salt lake and the internet had shown it to be a stunning pink colour. However at this t
Apr 68 min read
Turkey - Part 9 - Up Up and Away *REPOST*
We're reposting this blog that was published on March 30 as I've realised we had exceeded our limit for email notifications last month, so subscribers won't have been notified. I suspect some may also have missed the post for Turkey - Part 8 - Having a Whirl which was posted on March 26. This post can be viewed from the homepage on the blog. 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 w
Apr 410 min read
