Inebolu – Bartın  By Arnaud and Roos  We drove for a long time yesterday to get to Zonguldak on time tomorrow, after a long day we ended up in a strange hotel, huge and without guests, doors that can’t be … Continue reading →

Sinop – motel Inebolu  By Arnaud and Roos  It’s bizarre how much you experience on a travel day. I haven’t written for 3 days and really have to dig into my memory and look back at photos to figure out … Continue reading →

Samsun – Sinop  By Arnaud and Roos  The landscape here is less mountainous, with rolling meadows. There is a lot of farming here. Cows, rice fields, corn, melons, onions and the harvest is sold in roadside stalls. Storks forage in … Continue reading →

Gerisun – Samsun  By Arnaud and Roos  Mainly Turkish tourists spend their holidays along the Black Sea coast. You will hardly encounter Western tourists here. But the hotel where we stayed now is probably only for very devout Muslims…. . … Continue reading →

Driving day camping Hopa – Giresun  By Arnaud and Roos  Unzip the tent and look out over the sea. What a great place!  Yesterday the sea was too rough for swimming, we couldn’t get through the surf. But now the … Continue reading →

Waterfall (Georgia) – Campsite near Hopa (Turkey)  By Arnaud and Roos  We have breakfast at the waterfall. The lizards crawl over the rocks between the streams of water.   Today our goal is to cross the border from Georgia to Turkey … Continue reading →

Akhaltsikhe – waterfall   By Arnaud and Roos  We start our day at Rabati Castle. The castle dates from the 9th century. It is a walled city with a mosque from the Ottoman period. It is beautifully situated on top of … Continue reading →

Gori – Akhaltsikhe   By Arnaud and Roos  Dirk is already working on the T-Ford at half past seven in the pouring rain. The left steering knuckle pin is worn and will be replaced. We have a nice hotel with a … Continue reading →

Campsite – Gori   By Arnaud and Roos  This area was haunted last night. A lot of rain has fallen and the large tent appears to be leaking during the night and is dripping right onto Arnaud’s bed… I crawl into … Continue reading →

Lagodeki – Campsite  By Arnaud and Roos  Today will be our first driving day, as a follow-up team of Dirk and Trudy to Ankara in Turkey. After breakfast there is the official moment of handing over the keys to the … Continue reading →