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Read more: AntalyaNo 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: CappadociaFrom 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: IstanbulThis 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 & HerzegovinaToday 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: SloveniaToday 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: SalzburgOver 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,…
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Read more: Giverny and The Western FrontWe’ve up and left Paris, getting out of the car park with only a very small side mirror bump right at the last bend, and out of Paris with the minimum of fuss. A small annoyance with the oil light going on in the car. We pulled into a servo,…
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Read more: Month 6 review1 July – 31 July July flew by and we’re over halfway through our trip! Eek! These are the top 10 things we did this month. It is so hard to narrow it down to 10! 1. Tour de France Given seeing the end of the TdF was our prime…
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Read more: Paris!We left Tremigon this morning heading to Paris. About 5hrs of driving on motorways.Halfway we stopped at the Le Mans 24Hr Motorsport Museum. We spent about 2 hours there, and we’re not even motorsport fanatics! We learned about the history of Le Mans, Grand Prix F1 racing and Rally driving.…
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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):
37🇶🇦 🇲🇦 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 🇫🇷 🇦🇩 🇮🇹 🇻🇦 🇸🇲🇮🇪🏴 🏴 🇫🇴 🏴 🏴🇬🇬🇯🇪 🇧🇪 🇱🇺 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇸🇮 🇭🇷 🇧🇦 🇲🇪 🇹🇷 🇦🇱 🇽🇰 🇲🇰 🇷🇸 🇷🇴 🇭🇺 🇸🇰 🇵🇱 🇱🇹 🇱🇻 🇪🇪 🇫🇮
Distance travelled by mode (est):
- 🚘: 26396km
- ⛴️:18; 3226km
- 🚂: 8 ; 854km
- 🐪: 2 ; 7km
- 🛶: 2 ; 8km
- 🚲: 2 ; 55km
- 🛥: 1 ; 40km
- 🚌: 2 ; 4829km
- ✈️: 6 ; 21130km
- 🎈: 1 ; 5km
