' How far is Trabzon ?' The cafe owner smiles back at me and raises three fingers, .. ' tallata , tallata '. His gold toot...

General Update Well I think it's about time that I updated on some of the more general 'Stuff' that has been going on. (This ...

Turkey is expensive, .. fuel is £1.40 per litre, but the hospitality and friendliness of the Turkish people is second to none. Last ...

Following one of the most amazing sunsets seen on the journey so far, .. we wake in the small hamlet of Kum to the sound of the Muezzin ca...

Greece had been as I'd expected and in a way, something of a disappointment. The beaches, the camping and the Retsina had been amazing,...

Before leaving the safety of Italy for the unknown quantities of the Balkans, Greece had shone from our map of Europe like a beacon of comf...

We actually came into Greece before Bulgaria but as our adventures in Greece continue, I will discuss Bulgaria first. I woke in my tent ...

In Macedonia there exists a motorway unlike any other, the 75/1/75 from Skopje running south to the Greek border. It begins like any other m...

About 10Km from the border into Kosovo the road transformed into brand new beautifully smooth motorway with long sweeping curves. It passe...

'The road to Puke is bad, .. very bad, .. even on bikes', .. Jack looks worried for us , 'the ferry from Koman to Kosovo, it is...