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Monthly Archives: February 2012
East of Istanbul
I head across the Bosphorus bridge to make my way on the first of about three steps before the Iraqi border. The Bosphorus bridge was the 4th largest suspension bridge in the world when it was finished in 1973 and the … Continue reading
Istanbul
I arrived in Istanbul just before five and drove straight to my hotel near the historic Sultanahmet quarter. I could have easily kept going, but driving after dark is not great and booking a room is likely to get more … Continue reading
Lunch in Edirne
Despite leaving a little late this morning I made good progress across the border into Turkey and onto Edirne, the first main city on route. The temperature today is a balmy 8c, but the wind reduces this from time to … Continue reading
Let’s break for Turkey
I left Stara Zagora a little late, but the scheduled trip to Istanbul should only take 5 hours (There’s about eight hours of light), but the weather has slowed any journey over the last week. I decided that I had … Continue reading
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Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora is referred to sometimes as the city of straight lines. There’s something of New York in the way the roads are laid out, but doesn’t have the same mountainous skyscrapers. There’s a quirkiness to some of the architecture … Continue reading
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Tarnovo and the Balkan mountains
I past through Tarnovo on the north side of the mountains before lunch and pulled over. This place is amazing and used to have the honour of being the Bulgarian capital for nearly six hundred years until 1879. This is … Continue reading
Heading south
This morning I had an early breakfast of bread, cheese and jams and have headed south on the E85 towards Stara Zigora. Depending on what I find on the way, I will try to push on to Edirne in Turkey … Continue reading
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A short push to Rousse
After heading south for Istanbul on the E85, I decided to stop in Rousse just 70 km south due to the bad weather. The centre of Rousse has deep snow with all of the roads badly affected. The E85 is … Continue reading
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Bucharest
What to do. As a virtual traveller I can either follow ‘local’ conditions or just ignore them and get on with the trip. In the UK the weather conditions are about freezing, just plus temperatures in most places. Heavy snow … Continue reading
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