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Turkey Road to Barhal Bridge
North East Turkey on the Road from Yusufeli to Barhal

Fantastic Friday – Turkey – The little things

January 3, 2014 By Jan Robinson 7 Comments

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What did you love about Turkey?

After 8 weeks in TURKEY people always asked that question.  Our answer is always the same.

The People!

But then there were the sights – not the big glamour pusses like Ephesus – but the Little Things.

For the people who lived with their animals and vegetable garden on the other side of the Barhal River, this bridge was a lifeline – a practical thing – not something of beauty.

To me it is one of a mish mash of little things that spring to mind when I hear –

What did you love about Turkey?

Turkey Road to Barhal Bridge
North East Turkey on the Road from Yusufeli to Barhal

Photographed on our one week loop road journey from Trabzon.

Have a Fantastic Friday.

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Jan Robinson writes about travel on her Budget Travel Talk blog. A solo traveller in her teens, for the last 40 years Jan has travelled through Australia, Asia, Europe, Turkey and New Zealand with her husband. They specialise in road trips, caravanning and Independent travel without spending a fortune. Her favourite destination is Turkey and she is currently dreaming of Myanmar and Mexico.

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  1. Josie

    January 4, 2014 at 2:34 am

    Hi Jan,
    I have greatly enjoyed your posts on your recent trek into Turkey. I totally agree that it can be the little local encounters that make the most meaning — like your picture of the bridge. It speaks a lot about the humble folks there.
    You had another post recently with the goats you met there, and I know that sweet feeling, having had the same experience in Spain where we came across a man leading his flock down a dirt road. He stopped to chat and was all smiles, despite a language barrier. It didn’t matter one bit — him speaking a mile a minute Catalon dialect, and us saying our meager two-word Spanish phrases. We all kept nodding and smiling and left with a warm feeling inside.
    Those tiny meetings stay forever in my memory!
    Happy New Year,
    Josie

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    • Jan

      January 4, 2014 at 1:08 pm

      We had many animal encounters in Turkey and I cannot wait to share them all. I agree the language barrier need not deter from an experience.

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  2. Marisol@TavelingSolemates

    January 8, 2014 at 10:18 pm

    Hi Jan, I love many sights in Turkey but, like you, in the end its always the people experience and the little things the linger in m my memory – Like the family who invited us to their home for tea, the family who showed us to make dolma, the hospitality of simplicity of people in the villages, etc. I like your bridge image. It speaks a lot of simplicity and tranquillity of the village life. It sounds like you really had a wonderful local immersion in Turkey. It was great you got to travel there for 8 weeks. You’re inspiring me to go back. It’s been 14 years since I was there with a friend and cousin and I’d love to go back and explore it with Keith. Turkey was one of my favorite pre-K travel:)

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    • Jan

      January 9, 2014 at 8:07 am

      Thanks Marisol. I found having a car (at least some of the time) was a very good way of getting out into the country. The times we rented cars provided great memories for us. I also love the animal experiences in the country. It would have been a wonderful experience being invited into someone’s home to make dolma. Turkish people are generous. 🙂

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  3. Lisa Wood

    January 23, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    Turkey sounds amazing! Love the idea of the mesh-mash of it all – that bridge rocks 🙂

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    • Jan

      January 24, 2014 at 8:53 am

      I love looking at my photos of Turkey. They remind me of the little things. Thank goodness for Digital cameras!

      Reply

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