Ruins, Mosques and Beaches as we hit Turkey
April 30th 1974 We got away early around 6.30am and reached the Iran-Turkey border some 4 hours later for a late breakfast. The crossing took around 1.5 hours, but we gained 30 minutes by putting our clocks back. No hassles on either side of the border. Most of the time was spent queuing up for duty free goods, where I picked up a bottle of Scotch for USD4.
It was a long drive (over 500 kms) into Erzerum and w
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