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 to make Edirne at least, which is just across the border into Turkey and was a psychological move.
One interesting note on visas to get into Turkey is that I only have to pay £10 at the border, but it has to be in sterling. I can’t see why sterling is important and not local currency. No card either, only cash, but handed a crisp tenner over and all was fine. I only expect to be in Turkey for a few days, so this all seems acceptable to me. Turkey is a Candidate member of the EU, so things are a little easier for a UK citizen.
Weather starts to clear up a little.