After two days in Istanbul, it was time to continue on our route. The plan was to head straight for Cappadocia in order to watch the famous hot air balloons as well as the unique landscape. But before going there, the plan was to get a phone holder for Chris. During the last days he had used his phone as secondary gps in the map slot of his tank bag. As it turned out, it acts as a greenhouse when exposed directly to the sun. This…
In total we spent four days in Istanbul. One day for arrival, one for departure. This gave us two full days to have a look around the city. From our hotel in the southern part of the old city, we could reach all major tourist attractions by foot. However, as we were pretty exhausted from the previous long days. Moreover, Chris wasn't too keen on the typical touristy things, we only did two short trips to the city.During these we visited the blue mosque (crowded with asian…
After a nice night of sleep we woke up early with the intention to get to the Turkish border quickly. Our goal was to arrive as early as possible in order to avoid long queues. The ride to the border was short and we soon arrived there. Controls on the Bulgarian side were passed swiftly by us. We then queued up for the turkish side. While we waited, Chris remembered that we would need the "green cards" from our insurance companies which testified that our insurance…
After a wonderful night of sleep, we were woken up by our alarm at 7am. As it was pretty chilly outside, the brekfast was served in the living room of Polly and Ivo, the owners of the camp. It was simple but delicious. Besides the usual servings like bread, cheese, cereals and sausage, Polly prepared some fresh bread soaked with egg which was then fried in a pan. Very delicious! While we were eating, we had a small conversation where we talked about our planned itinerary…