Hatay

Our overland trip from London to Cape Town, through Europe, a section of the Middle East and the east coast of Africa. It'll be Luci, Shawn, Ange and myself for most of the trip, but we'll have a few special guests making appearances en-route. We ...

Turkey is the crossroads and cradle of many ancient civilizations including Hittites, Greeks, Romans, Ottomans, Seljuks and others. Everywhere you go you can sense the history and enjoy the rich culture of the inhabitants. It is a country part ...

... King would not be popular in Antakya simply because it would be too expensive. The Burger King in the Iskenderun suburb of Hatay had to be transformed to Burger Queen, where the quality and the prices were significantly lower. Went to 2 Pigeonhouses. ...

... soil has gotten used to the fertilizers; it would take a long time to have the same quality when farming organically. In Hatay and some other cities in the Southeast, there are coffe houses for pigeon collectors where they can showcase their pigeons ...

... but much more; he trades currency and is involved in smuggling cigarettes from Suria; a member of one of the biggest clans in Hatay; the last fight that they got involved in occurred because they used a smuggling route that "belonged" to a competing clan; ...