Crossing the border also means that we now see Ararat from pretty much every side. It is actually an important mountain for Armenia, after all Noah's Ark is said to have landed on it, but it is located on Turkish territory. Only from far away you can see it from Yerevan... but everything is named after it - bars, banks, beers.
Category: Turkey
From the Black Sea to Batumi
We have arrived in the north of Turkey. We have slowly wound our way through the mountain roads and the Black Sea spreads out in front of us. It's rough and grey and very windy, plus it's raining again for a long time. And it's going to rain for a few days. Luca's friends from St. Gallen would have sent a parcel...
Cappadocia, Kayseri and Corona
Goodbye Ölüdeniz! One of the most touristy, built-up, but nevertheless also most impressive flying areas is now behind us. We say goodbye to the room with air conditioning and head back to our camper. The road calls... we haven't really seen much of Turkey yet. We spend the next few nights by the sea - at a...
Paragliding Safety Course (SIV) in Ölüdeniz (Turkey)
On 31 May, the time has come. We are in actually pretty much the only place we had already planned to visit at the beginning of our long journey: Ölüdeniz. It is a "flyer's paradise", or at least they like to sell it as such... we are excited. From van to flat The first big change is giving up the...
On the Artist Farm
Türkiye'ye hoşgeldiniz. The first problem we have to face after crossing the border: the gas bottles here are different. And the ones we bought in Morocco don't work at all. Not exactly ideal... We drive south over the Gelibolu peninsula and park our van at a restaurant. It is called Boomerang - for...
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