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The Day We Became Celebrities In A Little Corner Of East Turkey – An Afternoon In A School

“Helllo, helllo.” Giggles follow and we’re really not sure which which little person down below us in the school yard is saying it – because now, all their heads are down and they’re scurrying off. This is the village of Doğansu, close to the town of Patnos in Ağrı, East Turkey. Some of the people …

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Lake Van & Akdamar Island: When All Is Not Quite What You Envisaged

Tourism posters for Turkey; we’ve all seen them: Ölüdeniz from above with its deserted lagoon and golden sands, the pristine white travertines of Pamukkale and not a soul to be seen. The Library of Celsus at Ephesus and not a soul to be seen. Hot air balloons gliding silently over the enchanting rock formations of …

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Tatvan – The Seaside Town On The Shores Of Lake Van

Wow, don’t we just make a fabulous job of getting side tracked on this blog! One minute we’re taking you to East Turkey, the next minute we’re eating meze at a restaurant in Dalyan and allowing our addiction to Kabak to take hold. And that’s in between writing about daily life in Fethiye – such …

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Visiting The Seljuk Tombstones Of Ahlat – Haunting Beauty In Eastern Turkey

Okay, so where are we up to? Ahlat is our next stop. We showed you the map of our route from Patnos to Tatvan on our little mini road trip. Our first stop was Adilcevaz with the centuries old mosque and beautiful views across Van Gölü, and then it was time to press on towards …

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Road Trip Along The North Shore of Van Gölü – First Stop, Adilcevaz

A quick left onto the lake road and we were off to Adilcevaz. This was one of those little outings where, when you go to visit a friend in a new place, they have things they really want you to see before you leave. A bit of a quick stop tour. The east of Turkey …

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Patnos To Tatvan Road Trip – A Journey Along The Shore Of Van Gölü

Back in February, we told you we were taking you on an East Turkey road trip and mapped the route out that we took. It was a long journey done over a couple of nights and our stops were Muradiye for the Muradiye waterfalls, Doğubeyazıt for İshak Paşa Sarayı, then Iğdır for a sleep, Tuzluca …

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East Turkey Road Trip Part 6 – To Kars And (Almost) Back Again

In our two days on the road in the east of Turkey we’d seen so much, observed so much, realised a couple of ambitions – it was all bordering on the overwhelming; just amazing – and now it was time to head to Kars to get some food before driving back to Patnos. Let’s recap …

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East Turkey Road Trip Part 4 – The Tuzluca Salt Mines Episode

Onwards to Tuzluca Salt Mines. We left the story where we were sat in a police station in Iğdır, on a national holiday, smiling politely at the policeman on duty in the hope that he would authorise our hire car to be released from car prison. There are four of us, sitting there. Our two …

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East Turkey Road Trip Part 3 – Unexpected Adventure In Iğdır

So allow us to refer you back to the map of our East Turkey road trip. We started off at point A, Patnos, and drove Southwest to point B, Muradiye Waterfalls. In our last post, we then headed northwards to Doğubeyazıt so we could visit the amazing Ishak Paşa Sarayı. After that, it was decided …

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