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An attempt thwarted (no Derabasi turns) and yet an epic road trip - Derinkuyu to Hopa 🇹🇷
As there was some resonance to the last mountain pass post, I promised some more. The first one of those is from a road trip to Turkey, including some spectacular driving roads (in great condition, too (saw two potholes in over 4K miles)), and plenty of h...
Wow, amazing trip! I probably would have chosen another car…
But as I never did this trip in Turkey, I’m envious of you regardless the car! Thx for sharing this epic journey. Dirk
In hindsight, so would I 😂
But that one was easily available at the time and it really did help in some areas, as the locals were so non-plused, that you could do the route in such a car. An AWD version of it would probably have made it perfect. And to be honest, apart from getting...
It’s a frequent experience…
That a car more surprising gets more of the positive kind of attention and support. There are quite some, touring the world in old Porsches and Corvettes - not your primary choice from a practicality point of view 😁
Epic!
Never been to Turkey and have no idea that it snows there. The pictures are totally awesome, the beautiful sceneries and the food👍🏻👍🏻.
It would work with the Volvo, too…
But I believe the fun with the Alpine would be more 😁👍🏻
Looks amazing!
Was it reasonably easy to rent a car, figure out the rules of the road, and drive around as a foreigner? It’s a trip that’s been interesting to me for a while but haven’t really looked into it.
Generally easy…
The car renting I cannot comment, as we drove to Turkey in the car already. Unfortunately the import duties are exceedingly high on higher hp / Displacement vehicles, so renting something fun locally might be a challenge or at least very expensive. At the...
Superb images, you captured the trip very well.
Looks like you had a great time, well done my friend!👍
Thanks so much Clemens!
It really was a much needed downtime and it was thoroughly enjoyable. I hope to be able to repeat it at some point 🤞🏻👍🏻
Oh my! What an adventure!
This car is really seeing some weather. Here in California, our cars never see this much snow!
I hear you!
High 90s where I am at the moment, which is not perfect suit weather 😁 Fortunately for most of the day we are I. Air conditioned rooms 😉 As for the trip, can certainly highly recommend it 👍🏻
I find these road bombing trips attractive.
I know for many people a trip equates to a destination. Like going to the beach for a week. But the essence of your road bombing trip is more about constant movement and continual change - around 500 - 600 miles per day. How exhilerating! The sight of tho...
Hence not the kind of trips that the family comes with, to 😁
Their idea of fun involves a lot less driving and more staying in one place 😊 The daughter is slowly coming to an age, where she finds this a tad more attractive, so let’s see. I find these trips allow to see a lot in a short period of time. There was sti...
The scenery is grand....
and the food, unsurprisingly, delectable . Thanks a bunch for the great pictorial. Cheers, Filip
Thanks Filip!
Hospitality, food, scenery and drive all combined to make it a great experience 😊👍🏻
Can definitely imagine!
I was close to moving there once but fate took us to another country in the end 🤷🏻♂️
Fantastic experience — thank you for sharing this
I’m going to put on a warm coat now and get some whitebait going 😃
Glad you enjoyed it!
No one has quite as rich a repertoire as you but we try 😁👍🏻 Will try adding some more over the coming weeks 😊
