Turkey Take 2

Turkey Take 2

Firstly – SORRY! We know we’ve been bad bloggers – This travelling round the world business is complicated, it takes time – and the internet is not quite as worldwide as it is made out to be (or at least WiFi anyway)!  We promise we will do what we can to put things right, and … Continue reading

Kickin’ back in Kyrgyzstan

Hello to all of our loyal followers… we have been bad bloggers, but without access to WiFi we are limited in what we can share. This is just another quick post to say we are safe and sound in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. We are getting ourselves and Ivor ready for the grand voyage across China which … Continue reading

Departing Baku!

Well sorry for the silent treatment everyone! This is just a quick update to say we are about to board our ship in Baku to cross the Caspian sea to get to Turkmenistan. We’ll be back in touch after we land!

La Reunion

La Reunion

Having met the last challenge of arriving in Istanbul in time to board filghts, our next dose of adventure would come in the form of a week on the volcanic Ile de la Reunion, which rises dramatically through the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar. Our excuse for this part of our holiday was … Continue reading

Thank you Mustafa!

Just a quick post to say we made it done to the Cappadocia region in Turkey with a little help from Mustafa and his friends… More on that later, now its time to enjoy the area.

IVOR – his new look

IVOR – his new look

Well, here he is!  Feel free to play spot the difference between the old and new Ivor look. Ivor is an Iveco 40.10 WM (4×4), ex military ambulance that we will be calling our home for the duration of our trip.

The Departure

The Departure

So we’ve only gone and done it; compressed our worldly belongings into either a storage box, or the newly built mobile home, and set a course headed east. Through either a demonstration of pure courage and commitment, or a desperate struggle to undo the terrible planning that left us both homeless and without a finished … Continue reading

The Departure

The Departure

So we’ve only gone and done it; compressed our worldly belongings into either a storage box, or the newly built mobile home, and set a course headed east. Through either a demonstration of pure courage and commitment, or a desperate struggle to undo the terrible planning that left us both homeless and without a finished … Continue reading

Well, we weren’t sure it would be possible, but we are now in Istanbul, at the airport waiting for our flight to La Reunion to get to Varinka and Yann’s wedding. Let the holiday begin! 🙂

Itinerary

Itinerary

Well, this is our current best guess of where we’ll be when during our trip.  There is definitely some room for change in the planning and even a few months unaccounted for! Feel free to send us some suggestions 🙂 The middle section shown in pale blue is the uncertain bit of the journey. We … Continue reading