Turkey to the UK I moved pretty quickly once my new tyre (Michelin Anakee) was fitted to Mr Mule in Istanbul. Leaving Istanbull took 1.5 hrs of commuting on the busy highways that were choked full of local and international trucks. I rode to the Bulgarian border and camped at a dis-used 'pull-off' parking bay. The shelter and picnic tables were all intact but my guess was the water has run out and the park had not been used for a couple of years. The border cro...

I was quite surprised how modern and upbeat Van in western Turkey appeared on arrival late on the 17th August 2009. The bustling noisy city had a central business and shopping centre that was bedlam to a visitor. And I was directed by a local lawyer to the heart of town where two brothers and their fore fathers had run the hotel since its construction in 1964. The manager was very helpful and personally assisted me in getting settled which was just as well as ...

I was quite surprised how modern and upbeat Van in western Turkey appeared on arrival late on the 17th August 2009. The bustling noisy city had a central business and shopping centre that was bedlam to a visitor. And I was directed by a local lawyer to the heart of town where two brothers and their fore fathers had run the hotel since its construction in 1964. The manager was very helpful and personally assisted me in getting settled which was just as well as ...

I was quite surprised how modern and upbeat Van in western Turkey appeared on arrival late on the 17th August 2009. The bustling noisy city had a central business and shopping centre that was bedlam to a visitor. And I was directed by a local lawyer to the heart of town where two brothers and their fore fathers had run the hotel since its construction in 1964. The manager was very helpful and personally assisted me in getting settled which was just as well as ...

I was quite surprised how modern and upbeat Van in western Turkey appeared on arrival late on the 17th August 2009. The bustling noisy city had a central business and shopping centre that was bedlam to a visitor. And I was directed by a local lawyer to the heart of town where two brothers and their fore fathers had run the hotel since its construction in 1964. The manager was very helpful and personally assisted me in getting settled which was just as well as ...