Gypsy Biker

The power had gone off again in the area around the Olba Hotel, so there was no chance of an early morning cup of coffee to get my day started on the right footing…!! I was eager to get to the Syrian border as quickly as possible, and decided to take the toll road as [...]

I wanted to get all my admin out of the way before entering Syria, as I had heard that the internet connections there are “a little medieval” to say the least…. I spent a full day on the Olba Hotel’s veranda, sitting at the same table I used the last time I was here… The [...]

In my previous post I mentioned the beautiful sunset I had witnessed while crossing the Mediterranean from Cyprus to Turkey… Here are a few photos I managed to take of the event… And what an event it was…!! While up on the deck, I noticed banks of clouds scudding across the sky, and looking out [...]

With more time on my hands than I had anticipated, I found myself at a bit of a loose end in Tasucu… There was little scope for mischief, as the town was practically deserted, and my sense of humour usually requires a basic understanding of the English language, something that is generally lacking here…!! I [...]

Before breakfast, I wandered down to where the Big Fella was parked and was alarmed to see that a thin layer of ice had formed on the cover…!! The windscreens and back windows of the cars parked alongside the bike were also iced over…!! The owner of the hotel had told me that the route [...]

Any standing water that was on the streets close to my hotel, had turned to ice overnight…!! There was a thick layer of frost on the Big Fella’s cover, but by the time I had packed and was ready to leave, the sun had come out and it all melted away… Freezing cold nights but [...]