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Read more: Gallipoli & Istanbul II
We left our hotel early this morning to catch the 8am ferry across the Dardanelles Strait to Europe and the Gallipoli Peninsula. We got there in time for taking the 7:30am ferry. In Turkish, Gallipoli is Gelibolu. We started at Anzac Cove where 16000+ soldiers landed on 25th April 1915.Immediately…
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Read more: Month 7 review
1st August – 31st August 1. Cappadocia hot air balloon Silently floating above the incredible Cappadocia landscape in one of over 100 balloons launched at dawn was amazing. Peaceful, beautiful and not at all scary! Adding in the unique landscape, this was a memorable experince we’ll remember for a long…
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Read more: Ancient Türkiye
Today we left Kaș, headed west along the Mediterranean coast before making a northerly turn towards Pamukkale our destination for tonight. The water continued to amaze with its colours and flatness, barely a ripple. The hills rise out of the water so dramatically giving us a very scenic drive. It…
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Read more: Antalya
No early morning balloon activities today. A leisurely start with a departure time of 09:30, destination Konya. Almost as soon as we’d left Cappadocia the landscape changed. The rock formations were replaced with flat farmland or low rolling hills for as far as the eye could see. Our guide Elif…
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Read more: Cappadocia
From Istanbul we drove south-east towards our stop for the night in Beypazari. We passed the Marmara Sea where many boats were waiting for approval to enter the Dead Sea, an area where we saw multi-coloured mountains and we even drove on a musical road – I kid you not,…
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Read more: Istanbul
This morning we were up bright and early to head to Podgorica Airport for our flight to Istanbul.Arriving at our hotel we headed out for a walk to grab a bite to eat for a late lunch. Delicious fish wrap and kebab wrap were had along with a rather dubious…
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Read more: Bosnia & Herzegovina
Today started with a couple of phone calls and quickly completing some paperwork associated with a box we have sent home. So we were a bit later leaving than we wanted.On the road we drove through Ljubljana into the countryside, heading south to Bosnia and Herzegovina. We drove through small…
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Read more: Hammam #3
As we continue our exploration of hammams, we spotted one on Google maps when we were looking for something else in Sarajevo, so thought ‘let’s see what a hammam is like in Bosnia’. They were part of the Ottoman empire at one point in history so they should be good!…
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Read more: Slovenia
Today we headed into Slovenia for a couple of days in Ljubljana on our way south.Our first stop was at Lake Bled for a quick lunch on another very hot day. Walking back to the car we stopped in at an ice rink because 1. it was cold inside and…
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Read more: Salzburg
Over three days we drove to Salzburg with stops in Karlsrhue, Germany and Reutte, Austria. On our first driving day we again visited 4 countries in one day, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Leaving Reutte this morning, we drove along a stunning lake, Plansee. The colour was a brilliant turquoise,…
Hello,
Welcome! Bienvenue! Bienvenido! Wilkommen! Benvenuto!
We’re heading out on a mid-life gap year, that is 80% unplanned. As natural planners, we’re well and truly stepping out of our comfort zones.
We are currently here…
Countries visited (foot on ground):
26🇶🇦 🇲🇦 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 🇫🇷 🇦🇩 🇮🇹 🇻🇦 🇸🇲🇮🇪🏴 🏴 🇫🇴 🏴 🏴🇬🇬🇯🇪 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇱🇺 🇩🇪 🇸🇮 🇭🇷 🇧🇦 🇲🇪 🇹🇷 🇦🇱
Distance travelled by mode (est):
- 🚘: 22499km
- ⛴️:15; 3141km
- 🚂: 8 ; 854km
- 🐪: 2 ; 7km
- 🛶: 2 ; 8km
- 🚲: 1 ; 30km
- 🛥: 1 ; 13km
- 🚌: 2 ; 4829km
- ✈️: 6 ; 21130km
- 🎈: 1 ; 5km
An Unplanned Year 