G'day, I am writing this blog on the verge of leaving behind the Asian continent and embarking for the European. I am in Turkey until tomorrow morning, when I fly to Greece for the weekend. Athens will be a short taste of Europe before a month long stay in Spain. So my adventurous tales for this blog update will continue with Turkish observations and experiences. My original plan (but who ever sticks to thier plan once on the road??) was to have travelled throug...

Madaba! So this episode of the travels of Trish will feature police cars..harbour cruising... paragliding....turkish cooking....expat hobnobbing....Istanbul on a Vespa and much more.. stay tuned and get comfy as its going to be a long one! After a quick side trip to Lebanon it was back into Syria - and the only port town of Syria, the city of Lattakia. This is Day 27 of the trip, 338 left to go. At this time was feeling lazy and spent the morning in Lattakia d...

Hello from Turkey! I am currently ın Istanbul and have been strollıng slowly through the amazıng country that ıs Turkey. My last blog was from Beırut - a cıty whıch I had wanted to vısıt for a long tıme. I soon found though that cıtıes and and Trısh do not mıx - so I headed for the countrysıde. Beırut ıs a great cıty for nıgtclubbıng and buyıng Prada and Guchı and playıng spot the Ferrarı. Joınıng up wıth two crazy Austrıan dudes we ...

Bonjour, No, I am not in Paris but the next best thing - Paris of the Middle East.. Beirut. Here, heaven is in the form of a basket of crusty bread and chocoate crossaint, served by a waiter all in white with a rakish white sailor's hat. Ahhhh! I have travelled over the border from Syria, into a completely different landscape. But before I embark on the story of Lebanon, I shall fill in the last few days of Syria. Becoming stifled by the noise and pollution o...

G'day/Sawadeeka/Susadai/Salamm!!!! So far.... 15 days and 4 countries! How to describe?? Well I will start with the long version, and finish with the short version.. a list of the things i have learnt whilst on the road. I began the journey in Bangkok, city of the backpacker it seemed. I quickly hopped, skipped and jumped across the border to Cambodia - one of my favourite places. Navigating with the immigration officials in Cambodia is always fun, and I thin...