Us at the Blue Mosque, Istanbul

The Iron Curtain Has Rusted Open

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July 17th 2008
Hi everyone we are pleased to report that Bert, our 30 year old Bedford camper van has now made it past Istanbul :-) Since our last post in Greece, we did a big push east, and including one last day on the med, we rolled into Istanbul to look for a camping ground. The Turkish driving skills were similar to the Greeks, except a lot more angry and aggressive. In particular, Sandra had both a dr ... read more

Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more