Brilliant just what I was looking for thanks Mehmet for posting this.

Are you Essex boys, and anyone else fancying a Turkey trip next year, going to the Adventure Overland show at Stratford upon Avon this weekend? Could arrange a meet and chat there maybe?

Blazer

Yes I am Saturday hoping to go Fri eve straight from work, camp friday and do show sat. Prob home sat eve.



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Learning my craft for the big stuff, it won't be long now and it's not that far anyway

ok,no route planned yet,but have decided on my start date,im leaving on the Newcastle to Holland ferry 9th august 2014 and looking to hook up with other riders in Holland or Germany,looking to do about 300 miles per day,9/10 days travelling sightseeing down to turkey,about 10 days stay in alanya,then head for dear old blighty,anyone interested?

Hey Crusty,

I'm planning this trip next summer, but the other way round - currently based in Jordan. Plan is to meander across Europe and end up in UK - then head back this way..roughly around the same time you'll be heading to Turkey.

I'll follow you through this thread; keep updating with you plans. Would be great to share the ride and a few s

cheers,
Damo

Yep, I'm still interested! Just need to finalize dates, my 50th is 20th Aug but not sure if I need OR want to be in UK on that date!
Bazzer

anyone heard from the boyo who set us all off on this male midlife crisis shite,earth calling crusty.........earth calling crusty,come in crusty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

midlife crisis ? No........ surely not..........isn't this what everyone does at the weekend?

In answer to you question : No

Nice one Chris. Have done that one many years ago 1989 I think on a suz gsx 1100esd.... 5 weeks is oke & doable in a relax way. I went from amsterdam to Budepest (pick up me girl friend ) then Serbia (used to be Yugoslavia), Bulgaria & into Turkey. I was camping most of the time. I love Turkey, people are friendly. Traffic is hectic & chaotic just keep yer cool, common sense & yer spirit of adventure up. Nice advice from Mehmet but the Phosphorous bridge is super. I parked the bike in Istanbul on the camping site & used public transport to get around, chill, meet the people, study the traffic situation. Went inland toured around, but don't know Kalkan haven't been there. Coast road is super. Took boat once from Venice to Ingomanitsa Gr. also a good option, they have the high speed boats now, I used the slow one, deck passage sleeping under the stars super Post your trip as much as poss.... and happy birthday in advance. Have fun Vince

My thoughts are :

Calais>Belgium>Germany>Austria>Hungary>Serbia>Bulg aria>Turkey

Other option was down Italy to Bari and cross to Albania>Greece>Turkey, but having done the trip this year down to Bari>Croatia I don't feel like doing again so soon.

Return route poss inc Bulgaria>Romania>Hungary>Slovakia>Czech Rep>.......

All this has to fit in 30 days allowing as much time as poss. in Turkey without killing myself to get there, or missing any obvious POI on the way. I am willing to make good time through Belgium/Germany/Austria, but stopping at Vienna. Similar on return once out of Czech Rep.

Easy! :confused1:

Preferred dates: last 2 weeks in Aug + first 2 weeks Sept. = 30days
At the moment my wife will fly out to wherever at end of week1 and fly home from wherever end of week3.

If all goes OK I think it is doable as long as there are some early big mile days to get there and similar coming back.

POI's to to be decided. Camping mostly with weeks 2&3 no doubt requiring the odd hotel for the occasional "bad-hair-day" if you get my drift

On your way to Turkey via Bulgaria don't forget to stay over at the Motocamp Welcome to motosapiens.org | motosapiens.org

If you travel to Turkey via Bulgaria don't forget to have a stopover at the Motocamp Welcome to motosapiens.org | motosapiens.org

right, been thinking about trip to turkey 2014.rough ,very rough route planned.
day 1:ferry terminal amsterdam to wurzburg germany 551 km = 342mls
day 2:wurzburg to graz austria 598km = 371mls
day 3:graz to budapest 395km = 245mls
day 4:budapest to caransebus romania 405km = 251mls
day 5:caransebuse to bucharest 460km = 285mls
day 6:bucharest to burgas bulgaria 314km = 195mls
day 7:burgas to istanbul 334km = 207mls
day 8 istanbul
day 9:istanbul
day 10 istanbul to isparta 598km = 371mls
day 11 isparta to alanya 230km = 207 mls
approx 7 days off bike in alanya

RETURN LEG
day 1:alanya to bolvadin 379km = 246mls
day 2:bolvadin to istanbul 470km 292mls
day 3:istanbul to sofia 581km = 361mls
day 4:sosia to belgrade 396km = 246mls
day 5:belgrade to bratislava 572km = 355mls
day 6:bratislava to prague 329km = 204mls
day 7: prague to leipzig 256km = 159mls
day 8:leipzig to osnabruck 395km = 245mls
day 9snabruck to arnhem 177km = 109 mls
day 10: arnhem to amsterdam (ferry terminal) 98km = 61mls

anyone got any thoughts ,ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is just what it says on the tin " a route" which will serve you well to get from A to B. You did say it is rough so maybe you won't be city hopping in the end?

What I will say, for me anyway........... "city hopping" can become a little boring sometimes. I made the mistake of doing it on my first ever trip. You pack up your camp eat some breakfast, get going on the road arrive at "Wherever City" make camp spend afternoon and evening trying to avoid bloody pizza again, drink some , see the sights, enjoy the night life, have a good wash, go to bed. Next day do the same in a different colour / flavour ...........having seen lots more road and little else in between. It was still a good trip but very "sanitised and same-y" if you know what I mean :confused1:

Since that first trip I've ditched the city hopping for all the POI's I can find and use those as the "dots" and join them up to form a route if I see them all great if not so be it. That does/will include a few, very few, City's......such as Istanbul for example Flexibility is important too, just in case you stumble across something en-route. This is more difficult if you must be somewhere at some time.

The distances don't look unrealistic but do be prepared for it taking a good deal longer than what a satnav or route planner says > if it says 5hrs it could well be 7+ It's not very often less in my experience.

Just my thoughts ideas ..........

definatly don't want to do city hopping just pick cities on route, will be looking to skirt around city looking for nice little villages,this is a very rough plan I am open to any suggestions,the onlf fixed destination I have is alanya,thanks for your input,any tips you have feel free to chip in with ideas.

cheers
ken