After a snowy night at MAN Truck and Bus Dealership We arrived at the MAN dealership in Istanbul on a snowy Sunday afternoon. Gokhan…

Blue dot was Sile on Black Sea - south of Istanbul was Marmaris Sea and the Dardanelles leading to the Aegean Sea We had…

The site had been opened to the public since 1964 We visited the town of Kaymakli to see one of many underground cities in…

Panoramic Camping at Göreme The town of Göreme (sounds like Gory-em) lay 3,500 feet above sea level in the Cappadocia region of Turkey and…

Taurus Mountains We had a couple of mountain ranges to cross on our way to Konya where we were having an exhaust brake fitted…

The North End of Çalis Beach A herd of sheep were being driven past the beach and one animal strayed into our camp. Normally…

After The Rain If it were possible, life became slower and even more relaxed the longer we stayed at Çalis beach. The weather was…

Old Town, Fethiye The truck was fitted with air operated mechanical drum brakes. Normally, they worked well and were extremely efficient. However, on a…

Walking The Dog We were told that the tagged beach dogs “were safe” which we took to mean rabies free. The dogs appeared well…

Sunrise Christmas Morning Mohamed was our host at the Sunset Beach Club, we saw him most days and got to know him quite well.…