Gypsy Biker

An icy wind and cloudy conditions had greeted our arrival back in Istanbul… At the Black Bird hotel, we discovered that the top three floors of the hotel had been damaged by the incessant rain that had fallen while we had been away…!! Our booking had been transferred to a hotel around the corner, and [...]

It’s amazing how differently you look at a city when you are no longer on your own… From the moment I collected Debbie (who landed at Ataturk Airport at the un-Godly hour of 6.20am…!); Istanbul took on a whole new meaning for me… Not only was it a happy reunion for us both, but having [...]

It is no longer raining in Istanbul… It is now pouring…!! Thunder can be heard rolling around above the clouds every few minutes, and a deluge early this morning, saw many of the narrow streets flooded… Despite this, people are still thronging to see the Blue Mosque, situated just a few hundred metres from my [...]

Check this out…!! Some sights of Istanbul for you to look at…!! Seeing that with the current prevailing weather, I will not be seeing many of them myself…!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfpdt74MDJw

The wet weather that had dogged my trail since Croatia was there to bid me farewell when I left Drama… The rain continued to fall throughout the morning, and only stopped close to the Turkish border… The 240 km I had ridden from Drama were made in one hit, through light rain to start off [...]