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Six weeks after having left Istanbul, we reluctantly london travel planner returned from our six thousand kilometre road trip through Turkey. We ll long remember the warmth and friendliness of the Turkish people, the stunning scenery and of course, the delicious food. What did we learn?
Flexibility is the key! As we hadn t booked any accommodation before setting out, we had the freedom to make unplanned stops, to turn left instead london travel planner of right, to enjoy a long lunch or to stop and chat to the villagers at the markets. Sometimes london travel planner this meant that we had to change our itinerary on the way but this was ok it was all part of the fun!
The roads in Turkey are fantastic. They are far better than in Australia. Most of the time we were the only car driving on four or six lane highways. The road from Asmara to Sinop along the Black Sea coast is still being worked on but after the first part of the road that winds around the hills you arrive in Inebolu and from there it is an easy drive as it follows the coast. Turkey is not Italy or France where you want to get off the main road all the time but you certainly have to pick the roads you take for they can lead you nowhere!
The Tom Tom was the winner taking us on the major roads instead of small dirt tracks that seemed to be the best way to go according to the Ipad. I found it was easier to use the Ipad in a town when we were trying to find our way to a hotel.
Road signage is excellent in Turkey. There are large signs on highways and major roads to indicate the next town and the turn you have to make. Signs follow the international colours of blue for towns and brown for tourist attractions. There are also many signs on the smaller roads.
Driving in Istanbul is not as bad as some wish to portray london travel planner .we picked up our car near the airport london travel planner and followed the ring road out of the city and over the bridge virtually staying in the one lane the whole way!
Check with your rental company to see if you have a HGS or OGS card that automatically charges you as you go through tolls. We paid 20euro to the car company to keep their card valid for the time of the hire. As you go through the toll gates, you choose the lane for the company your card is. Easy!
When you park in the street, you will be greeted by a parking london travel planner attendant who will put a ticket on the windscreen stating the time you parked. Somehow he always seems to know when you are coming back he will be waiting for you with the bill!
Both petrol and diesel are expensive. It became a bit of game for my husband who would get excited when he saw a station offering cheap prices. Prices varied from 3.77TL to 4. 50TL a litre for diesel which is what most cars use!
We booked our car through cartrawler. You do not find out the name of company you have booked with until after the booking has been confirmed. We were happy to do this as the cost was nearly half that quoted by Avis.
Our initial car hire for 35 days cost 852E for a compact, category london travel planner C car. The Fiat Linea, a basic car from Circular Car Hire was perfect for the job!  Extending your car hire does not seem to be problem. Our rental company was happy to do this and I ve heard that others do the same. They even picked the car up from our apartment in Istanbul at the end of the trip!
We calculated that it cost $US50 per day for the car hire including fuel. We love the freedom that hiring london travel planner a car gives us and would not do it any other way however this does not suit everyone s lifestyle or budget.
There are other options. Turkey has a great bus service. The buses that travel from town to town are air conditioned, some have wifi and others even have a bus boy who serves coffee and snacks! Whilst you may not be able to get off the beaten track or stop on the way between villages, it certainly is easier on the pocket!
What a great post. It makes me want to fly immediately to Istanbul london travel planner and jump in a car. You could never (well it would take years) to see all of Turkey. The people are so wonderful and the roads too! I will look at Cartrawler next time and compare rates to EconomyCar.
We had exactly the same experience Jenny. The rental car turned out to be cheaper than the petrol! I think that s part of the reason there s not a lot of traffic on the roads. And the other thing that stuck out for me was the petrol stations. Very clean as you say but also very ornately decorated. We were under the impression there was some national london travel planner competition for them. Some were totally over the top. But fun.
You could be right Margaret about the cost of petrol being the reason that there are not a lot of cars on the road.I still find it the best way to see as much as you can when you are out in the countryside. We must have missed the ornate petrol stations the ones we saw were clean but very simply decorated! I ll keep an eye out for them next time!
Each and every one of your posts are so interesting and helpful for anyone wishing to travel. When ever we travel in Europe, we always rent a car. There are so many people that travel by rail but they miss so much of the countryside and all that it has to offer.
Thanks Karen. I agree that you miss a lot if you don t travel by car. Even avid car travellers are wary of driving in Turkey so I just wanted to let people know it s easy and still the best way to see the countryside.
Love the tip on stopping often! When in Turkey it seems only appropriate to enjoy some Turkish london travel planner delight and coffee/tea they are so well known for as often as possible!:-) So excited to visit here one day!
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