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What is Dogubayazit Turkey like?

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On 8th October, 2013 we were in Dogubayazit Turkey, fulfilling a dream, namely to visit the Ishak Pasha Palace in the far east of Turkey.  Although we had some idea what the Palace would be like, (you can see our photos here), we had no idea what the town itself would be like. In case …

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Tortum to Dogubayazit in Eastern Turkey

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Day 3 of our Eastern Turkey Road Trip dawned in Tortum, a small town we had not heard of prior to our arrival the evening before.  We had stayed late in the day hunting Georgian Churches and assumed it would be easy to find a place to stay.  It was not. We asked around. Pansiyon? …

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Exploring the Georgian Mountains of North East Turkey

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Day 2 of our Eastern Turkey journey, saw Birol of Greenpiece Camping and Pansiyon suggesting we retrace our steps 7km down the road to Ispir to visit the Georgian church at Tekkale.  We did not have it in our hearts to revisit that particular 7 km of road, so when he then suggested the Church …

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When to visit the Black Sea Coast and Eastern Turkey plus a Road Trip Surprise

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As day broke on our 14 hour Suha Bus journey from Goreme in Cappadocia, we were greeted by the rain, grey clouds and grey water of the Black Sea. On land this area of  Turkey is lush and green, and why wouldn’t it be, with a whopping 2500 mm of rain falling each year.  It …

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Eastern Turkey Trip Self Drive Itinerary

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The spectacular scenery and great roads of Eastern Turkey make for a wonderful Eastern Turkey road trip. On this trip we are not travelling by car from Western Turkey, but starting out from Trabzon in the north on the Black Sea and doing a round trip as far south as Dogubayazit, to see Ishak Pasha …

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Ishak Pasha Palace in Eastern Turkey

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We had driven all day to arrive in Dogubayazit, a far-flung outpost in Eastern Turkey, lured by the Ishak Pasha Palace which Lonely Planet bestows with a One Thousand and One Night’s romanticism. [pinit] Arriving in Dogubayazit. The first 70 km of the day’s journey from Tortum to Erzurum was on the excellent Erzurum Artvin Yolu highway …

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Tuesday in Townsville Experience Pineapples and Swimming at Rollingstone Creek

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On Australia Day 26th January, 2014 we went on a mini journey.  Our destination was Mt. Spec on the Paluma Range north of Townsville.  You can read about it HERE. On route we arrived at Rollingstone Creek about 55km north on the Bruce Highway, where pineapple farms border the road before the creek. We took …

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An introduction to Kars

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Kars is one Turkish Town that I would definitely like to know better.  This once upon a time Armenian and Russian held town, seemed a little wild at first (we later found it calmed down drastically at night) and the people looked full of character and purpose. Some Turkish towns crept up on us – …

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