Diary
Will Barry Have Kittens?
For our international readers, we have a saying here in Australia “he’s going to have kittens!”. Basically it means someone is going to freak out (hopefully a colloquialism you will understand). So… it’s possible when Barry reads the following and looks at the images he is going to ‘have kittens’. Toyota Turkey looked after the […]
On to Albania
Well, we’re in Albania, so let’s talk about it. We’re camping down the south end, not that far from Greece. We’re beside a river, in limestone/clay country and the last two days have been through limestone mountain ranges and words (for me, an engineer) can’t describe the terrain. It’s amazing. We got some good dash […]
Out of Bulgaria
Thought I’d take a few moments to do a little blog, while Al’s on the laptop… We’re in Melnik, in the south-west of Bulgaria, staying in a nice little guesthouse right in town. We were washed out on our attempt to camp just out of town, but this place only cost 30 levs so we […]
The Beautiful Country of Bulgaria
We’re camped near Rila, about 100kms south of Sofia, capital of Bulgaria. This country is beautiful. The country is like the Central West of NSW, in Spring, after very good rain. The paddocks are green, growth to the side of the road is lush, crops are thick and even, and Glarus, the local beer is […]
In Bulgaria!
Here we are in Bulgaria! I’d said to Lynn and maybe others, that traveling in Turkey was easy, and like being on a holiday. I should have thought better… we have just spent 5 hours at the Turkey/Bulgaria border crossing! Issue 1: Turkey has a law forbidding you to leave the country without your car, […]
Beating The Cold
Donna and I decided just after Xmas to fly back home due to cold conditions in Turkey. We really love the camping aspect of this trip however -4 degree temperatures do not do well in a roof top camper. So after spending a great Xmas day with the Taylors at a place called Gerede in […]
Christmas in Turkey
Wow what a semi white Christmas with our travel mates Lynn and Alan. It was a difficult day in some ways not being with our families, however on the other hand a great relaxing day for the girls not having the usual Xmas rush with cooking and preparing for guests. So from that point of […]
Friendly Folk of Azerbaijan
Smooth sailing after entry to the country. A whole heap of stars, not in alignment, meant we had a colorful transgression from the ship to the “other side” of the boom gate. But, it happened! Since then the people have been unbelievable. Australia is not a country that they come in contact with often. In […]
Retribution is an Understatement
I find it amusing to note the Land Bruiser owner (ex car salesman’s) comments about a genuine Ford Ranger. 1. Uni joint replaced 2 days ago was not replaced in Darwin. This is a joint that has driven 264,000km. 2. The Ford has only ever had one issue worthy of a mention and that was […]
All At Sea
Here we are sitting in a little cabin on a cargo ferry in the middle of the Caspian Sea, after leaving Kazakhstan for the last time a bit after 10pm yesterday! Let me tell you a bit about the process involved to get us to this point… One and a half days of racing back […]
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