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India - Pakistan - Iran - Turkey - Syria - Jordan - Lebanon - Syria - Turkey - Europe Reisverhalen, grensovergangen, de auto en de opdrachten in het Nederlands |
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| Date | GPS | Location | Story |
| 30 April - 1 May 2004 |
N40º10'41.1" E26º15'33.3" |
Kabatepe (sea level) |
Close to the Anzac monuments is a small beach that can only be reached via a tractor/4WD track. We stayed here two days without seeing anybody! An excellent place to return to Europe and to get ready for the final stretch of our travels. |
| 29 April 2004 | N39º16'22.6" E26º37'39.1" |
Sarimsakli (sea level) |
"Passport." "Is there a problem?" "Oh no, no problem!" "If there is no problem, then why do you want our passports?" "...???" A standard conversation with the no so smart Turkish police officers. |
| 27 - 28 April 2004 |
N37º55'56.6" E29º7'18.4" |
Pamukkale (367 m) |
The famous calcium carbonate travertines are very impressive even with loads of tourists around them. Eclipsed by the travertines in most of the tourist brochures, are the well preserved ruins of Hierapolis: the Roman equivalent of Pamukkale. Mass tourism is of all times. |
| 26 April 2004 | N36º33'9.1" E29º6'54.2" |
Olüdeniz (sea level) |
For us a stopover en route to Europe, for many Europeans a two week holiday destination. |
| 24 - 25 April 2004 |
N36º25'10.5" E30º29'2.5" |
Çirali (sea level) |
The odd Chimaera eternal flames are known since ancient times. There used to be a temple at the site, but nowadays the flames are used for more basic purposes like making kebab. |
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| Both refuse collectors got stuck in the sand. The drivers were clueless in getting the trucks back on the track again. Well, after taking the pictures I introduced them to the basics of off-road driving... | |||
| 23 April 2004 | N36º52'55.2" E30º42'17.0" |
Antalya (36 m) |
For a 300 percent tourist place, Antalya is not too bad. |
| 21 - 22 April 2004 |
N36º8'46.5" E32º26'3.1" |
Güneyköy (66 m) |
A sign reading Melody Feriendorf points to a steep track through the forest leading down to the beach. That must be something special. And it is: the small and friendly holiday "resort" of Mr Halit Gulmez, a former resident of Germany. |
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| 20 April 2004 | N36º33'26.2" E34º14'47.0" |
Limonlu (sea level) |
The first stop after a curious border crossing: a Syrian employee of the tourist office at the border wants $20 to get our vehicle out of Syria without paying the $100 diesel tax and as ever the Turkish Customs surpass the Customs of every other country in bureaucratic hassle. Dutch: "90 percent just pays, only 10 percent are like you!" |
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