Cem Hotel Samsun
Pazar Mah.Necipbey Cad.No:33 Samsun, Turkish Black Sea Coast, 55020, Turkey
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Alacahuyuk en Amasya
... jahre früher gegründet, we***** spektakülär, aber eine Reise lohnend.
Wir sind weitergefahren nach Amasya, alte Stadt mit Pontische Gräber. Wir übernachten in einem Park mit viele Neugierige um uns herum und einen Holländischen Türken aus Utrecht der etwas länger mit uns plaudert in korrekte niederländische Sprache und voll bewundert durch junge mädchen aus seiner Familie.
In der Nacht bebt andermals die Erde, was hier haüfiger vorkommt und eher normal ist.
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Rest day at the black sea
... our bottle of vodka and got down to business. Rachel cooked dinner- chicken and aubergine with garlic mushrooms and cous cous. After much drinking we went to bed and envisioned a well deserved sleep in the next morning. It never happened. The sun was so hot, by 8am it forced us out of the tent and into the refreshing water of the black sea. We started drinking before lunchtime, which was our ...
The Virus Hunters
... s quite off the beaten path. This area was home to the ancient Hittites (a group of people referenced in the Old Testament of the Bible; defeated Babylonia, Egypt, etc. around 3000 yrs ago). The reason we are here is for business. This part of Turkey is one of the endemic regions for CCHF (Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - aka "Asian Ebola") and harbors the tick species that carries the virus. The virus was discovered in Turkey in 2002, and ...
Wet wet wet riding solo solo
... station I stop at and the garage I take my bike to. I stop 3 times on the 750km ride to Samsun. The first stop, I get dragged to a boiler room and given tea to dry and warm up. The boss of the petrol station isnt aware Im in the boiler room and is somewhat surprised to find me in there. I get given more tea and get out my maps. Pictures are becoming good props for the constant charades involved in not speaking the language.
Second ...
Merzifon - Samsun (100km)
David and I parted in rain that had started just after we broke camp. It continued until I reached Havza at about 11am. I ducked into a lokanta for an Iskembe soup followed by Kuru Fasulye (Baked Beans) with a mountain of bread. It costs about 7TL.
The rain had stopped when I left and I climbed steadily up to 900m before sailing down into Kavak for another meal. This time I had Paça ...


