A smashing week’s Wild Walk in the Taurus Mountains with the marvellous Mike Belton, fount of all knowledge as far as Turkey goes. Highly recommended.
As well as lots of undulations, Hellenistic/Roman ruins and good looking goats, our week featured a stubborn layer of cloud, some rain and occasional snow patches.
In contrast, the extension Hazel and I had in Istanbul was lovely and sunny and we packed in a lot of sight seeing, bazaar browsing and beer drinking on the Turkoman Hotel‘s roof terrace, which comes with this amazing view:
