turkey

My 7th visit to a country I’ve loved since first visiting 30 years ago, this time driving along the Black Sea coast from East to West. A highlight was Amasra a charming seaside town, sitting on a stunning bay with a Roman castle on an adjoining island. From there we journeyed on to one of our favourite cities, Istanbul where we spent a weekend enjoying the sights by day and the life by night – we loved Bomontiada a cultural and culinary hub in an old brewery, including The Populist bar serving craft beer, wines and food with a DJ spinning tunes at weekends. Jon’s father Jack flew in from Australia to travel with us through to Germany where my UK based parents would join us for Christmas.

Visited December 2019. See also our 2014 Western Turkey itinerary.