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A trip to the Black Sea coast of Türkiye becomes a much bigger journey

ByLinda 8 September 202120 August 2025

Let’s go east ! Naz is our Turkish Mercedes Sprinter Motorhome. We bought her in 2021 with over 700,000km on her 2006 old lady clock. It’s been interesting, challenging and emotional to say the least, but mostly it’s been fabulous. Be sure to follow all our adventures and hopefully more to come. 7.9.21 Last night…

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Beautiful Lake Van Türkiye

ByLinda 9 September 202120 August 2025

Lake Van is massive and so stunning 8.9.21 This morning John went for a swim in Lake Van. Not feeling so brave I opted for a cold shower and hair wash although John said the lake was warmer. John went off with a large bin bag and did some litter picking. I’m sure it’s an…

Diyarbakır and Mardin

ByLinda 10 September 202120 August 2025

So much beauty and history Just fabulous 9.9.21 When we woke today in Tatvan we realised we were parked in a textile factory car park, people were arriving for work. We’d had the sleeping bag at the ready as although it was a wonderful 27 degrees in the daytime, then drops to 10 degrees at…