Turkey - Facts and figures
Trip Start
Sep 20, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 24, 2007
Istanbul,
Turkey
Monday, December 10, 2007
Itinary : Singapore - Malaysia - Thailand - Laos - Thailand - Nepal - India - Pakistan - Iran - Turkey - Syria - Jordan - Syria - Turkey
Total days since I left : 79 days.
Mileage done : 20950 km
Total riding time excluding the stops : 298 hours.
Number of riding days : 58 days.
Average mileage per day when riding : 360 km.
Average mileage per day (inclusive of the no riding days) : 265 km.
Highest altitude : 5370 meters - India
Highest Temperature : + 34 - Malaysia
Lowest Temperature : - 15 - India
Highest Mileage : Gazipasa - Istanbul, 870 km - Turkey
TURKEY - 23rd to 26th November and 7th to 10th December 2007
Itinary : Yuksekova - Tatvan - Nusaybin - Adana - Antakya - Aleppo (Syria) - Adana - Gazipasa - Antalya - Afyon - Istanbul - Edirne
My thoughts on Turkey : Didn't see much of the country apart from Istanbul. We were limited in time so Turkey was a bit "sacrificed"...Everything is expensive and it's an expensive country to visit. Borders are OK but it can be time consuming so it's important to have a bit of patience!
Road : nothing to say about the quality of the roads. The road along the Mediterranean coast is nice to do. Highway is not free for motorbikes but you can take the risk to squeeze trough the gates and act stupid if you get stopped...
Petrol : No problem but VERY expensive! With a price tag of...2,70 usd/liter! So stay below 4000 rpm and ride as straight as possible!
Food : Food is good in Turkey and had loads of Kebabs. A descent meal is 10 usd. For a quick sandwich break, you can get away with 5 usd.
Accommodation :. We slept in a "simple hotel for 25 usd/night and a descent hotel will cost about 50 usd/night. A good hotel in a good location in Istanbul was 100 usd/night.
weather : Very big country with a lot of different landscape! And it's winter! There was snow, rain, ice, sun...We rode from temperatures that ranged from -10 to 18.
Currency : Syrian pound, 1 usd = 1,15 turkish lira.
My high : my day off in Istanbul.
My low : Border crossings
Total days in country : 8 days.
Mileage done : 3280 km
Total riding time : 40 hours.
Number of riding days : 7 days.
Average riding time per day : 5,7 hours.
Average time on the road per day : 8,3 hours.
Average riding speed (excluding the stops) : 82 km/h.
Average riding speed including the stops : 56 km/h.
Average mileage per day when riding : 470 km.
Average mileage per day (inclusive of the no riding days) : 410 km.
Highest altitude : 2800 meters - Tatvan
Highest Temperature : 18 - Antakya
Lowest Temperature : -10 - Tatvan
Highest Mileage : Gazipasa - Istanbul, 870 km.
