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Travel Blogs from Samsun
Rock-cut Tombs and a Deep Valley
... to be a long way before it could make a turn in the direction of the city. At the same time, our eyes kept widening in disbelief as we watched the meter race away wildly, adding the incremental fare literally every few seconds. This was turning out to be a very expensive taxi ride for a short distance! Finally the taxi did get us to the right hotel and looking at the fare on the meter we were convinced that the meter was somehow rigged. But without enough ...
Samsun to Istanbul
... Turkish words we had learned in our short trip - the words for thank you / How much? / slow / stop / water / Do you speak English? / anice-based alcohol / meatballs / tea / yogurt / etc. It's amazing how fast you can learn when you are forced to. We also thought back over the friendly people we had met, who were so patient with our poor Turkish and accommodating with our hand gestures.
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From Amasya to Samsun
The next morning, after a late start, we were on the road again for the last leg of our Black Sea tour, a 80km drive back to Samsun, on the coast. We were also pleasantly surprised with Samsun, which had a wide boardwalk along the sea and a thriving marker nearby, where I bought a ...
Samsun to Trabzon
This is a story of my of my trip along the Black Sea. This would be useful to those who are interested in the area and want to explore the area with a rental car.
We flew from Istanbul to Samsun and then drove to Trabzon [Day 1], Sumela Monstery and Alucra [Day 2], Amasya [Day 3] and then back to Samsun [Day 4]. Originally, I was thinking to rent a car from Istanbul, drive one way ...
Wet wet wet riding solo solo
... a few more hours later, more tea and this time a full meal. More charades, but still very wet.
Third petrol station, not as impressive but they do give me a towel to keep. Still wet.
I eventually arrive in Samsun and for some reason in the rain my bike wants to overheat. I stop and wait in the rain for it to realise its not warm. Im directed to the hotel and park in the foyer.
Another 300km tomorrow and I'll be in Trabzon.
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