Silifke Castle

September 24th 2013
We waved goodbye to the peacocks and gave a final glare at the unwanted feathered alarm clock and hit the road. Ollie sped off like a car possessed onto the D400, a well-travelled road for us as whichever way we go on the coast it involves the D400, Woolly thinks it might be one of the longest roads in Turkey. Woolly says – we do seem to spend a lot of time driving on it! Before I could co ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Gaziantep » Şahinbey

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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Jo Roberts

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'We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us' A truly multi-national mammoth that travels the world visiting places of interest, making new friends and causing mischief wherever he can. With my carer Jo (bless her!) I have scaled castle walls, walked in the footsteps of Roman Emperors and Maharajah's, climbed mountains, contemplated caverns, caves and canyons and attempted the Le Mans 24 hour race on a skateboard! Whether it be climbing a Minaret in Mostar, Paddling in the Arabian Sea, Scaling mountains in Kotor, Feeding chickens in France or Catching trains in India, not... full info