Getting a wee cuppa tea and gonna sit down and enjoy this!! I'm not ready for you guys to be finished with Turkey!! Feels like we've been extending our trip there vicariously through you lol
Ah you guys 🧡 we weren't ready for it to be over either but we've still got Cappadocia to edit for next week! I'm avoiding starting it because I want it to be beautiful like it is in my head and don't know if my editing skills are up to the challenge 😂
Wonderful video 🤩 Hasankeyf looks beautiful. Lake van looks incredible and the poeple too! The sheeps are so cute even our dog got used to them! Thanks for taking us to the East side of Turkey we can't wait to get there ourselves!!
Thanks guys! Really looking forward to watching your videos as you travel around. If you get the chance you should also head down to the Hatay province to Antakya - the people are so friendly there and a really cool mixed culture. Also the camper stop at Gazipasa beach is incredible and sunset drone footage to die for!!
you should go back via the black sea coast. very green , parts resemble the swiss alps. , great lakes, ayder plateau , Sumela Monastery , uzungol, great mountain views are just a few places that are a must
We unfortunately don't have time on this trip to see all of the black sea (and the weather hadn't quite warmed up to summer temperatures when we were there) so we have pinned these places on the map for our next trip to Turkey! 🧡 Thank you for the recommendations!
Well, you did it again guys, another very enjoyable video. I guess there is a point in every journey that you have to make that decision to turn around a start homeward bound. I am sure you will see some more amazing places and meet many more interesting people. Until next time, drive safely and stay well! 🚌👍🌱⚽️⭐️❤️
I’ve watched the video twice now and there is so much I want to comment on and tell you but I don’t know what to say so let’s see. I guess the town was flooded for a hydra damn as that’s what happened to NZs town of Cromwell which was just devastating to a lot of kiwis. That has stirred up heaps of memories as I stayed with my friends grandma in 1961 and she was still cooking in one of those cookers with firewood. She baked us a sponge and I can still see her with her ear to the door. What a memory, I have been back to the new town in more recent years but it wasn’t nice. I will comment more later but I wanted to tell you how many memories you have stirred up. Travel safe. BTW have you been to that place can’t think of it’s name but I think it begins with C. They say there are loads of statues that look like chimney pots but to my eye I think they look like something you might buy in a sex shop 😢😂😂
Hey Val! Thanks for sharing your memories with us, as always! We get so excited to read them. I'm not sure what type of Dam it was tbh but it sounds similar to what you remember in NZ. Our next video will be in Cappadocia, with all the hot air balloons and funny shaped rocks 😂🥒🍆
Hi Courts Meeks,nice to see you on the road again ,that river sure had a fast flow would not want to go in there I’m sure .nice to see the lads was friendly ,5 months in Turkey 🇹🇷 how nice is that ,I guess you tourist visa soon expires hell the time gone so quickly for me and you so wear to from hear great blog very interesting 🧐 so till next time take care of keep safe,John ☝️👀🙏🍀🌹💕👏🇹🇷😁🤩🤔😆😜
we were in Hasankeyf 4-5 years ago, as it was being flooded. Very sad to see the old mosque slowly disappearing, and so many historical buildings lost. Part of the old town was still there and we got to walk around, but we’re left with a feeling that something very valuable was being lost. If you want to see somewhere lovely in the east, in the north east, on the border of Georgia, the Kaşkar mountains are absolutely lovely and very different to anywhere else in Turkey.
Oh wow Alicia, what a sight that must have been! Can't imagine how eerie that would have felt. Thanks for the recommendation, I've pinned it for our next trip to Turkey!
Thanks Sylvia! Glad you still enjoyed it. Admittedly it wasn't as upbeat and full of good vibes as our normal videos but just showing the truth of the different places as we travel through them :)
@@courtsandmeeks I think it’s important to show real life and I really enjoyed it. No other van traveller has shown that location to my knowledge. I don’t watch them all though! 😂
Meeksi 😂 let's see if it sticks. It is so weird isn't it, our whole time there and we could never fathom why people leave stuff on the ground. We went to a picnic area in the north before leaving the country and it was packed, then when everyone left they just left all their rubbish where they'd been sat in big piles. It was so bizarre because they drive passed the bins on the way out!
It’s not wrong to admit that things are not great, you can’t have perfect scenery 100% of the time. And you have wheels, rolling to nicer place seems the logical thing to do. Great video and info. Nice rug!
Exactly Carl! Why else have a home on wheels right? We're not saying the East wasn't pretty but for us and the mindset we were in at the time, paired with it being Ramadan when we were there so everything was closed, plus it was cold!! 😂 We were ready to hit the road and get somewhere new.
Hari Om Wow - I went away and genned up on the history and background to Hasanteyf and the need of a dam for hydro and irrigation and how it all got so over the top... my family could relate to this. If you know St Mary's Loch in the Borders, then you may also know of the Meggat Dam. My grandparents croft is at the bottom of that... they were provided a modern (1960s) home and hilltop farm which was a much tougher life for the sheep and the grandfolk than had been on the lush Megget valley... anyway; small fry stuff really compared to what has happened where you've just been, but it seems there is no stopping such projects once they start... I love that you found the hospitality and friendliness of Turkish people is as abundant in the east as you found in the more popular touring spots; it speaks to the culture and national character... (though so does the flytipping &*{) Desert landscapes have their own certain type of beauty, but there is no doubt that to return to the green and floral areas will be a release... looking forward to finding out where you get to! YAM xx
Such a great comment, thanks Yam! Cool to hear about similar projects back in the UK, we had no idea about the Meggat Dam. Thanks for educating us! Sad to hear about your grandparents croft though :( similarly in Hasankeyf they were telling us life is much harder for everyone now and it's illegal to have livestock in or around the new village despite farming and agriculture being what most people did in the old town. Because of that rule 3 families decided not to live in the new town and instead live in the old cave houses across the river with their goats and sheep! And yes, we can definitely say that Turkish people all over the country are as friendly and hospitable as one another. It was just the landscape that didn't inspire us too much and it was cold 🥶 just felt like time to turn around and we'd probably been putting it off tbh as it's always a tough decision on any big trip to know you're now heading in the direction of home. Take care and speak soon x Courts
I always thought the east was sort of rocky and dusty, not that I know anything about it, just what I have seen on films, but the people seemed the same.
Oh yeah 100% the people are equally as friendly! Sometimes even more so because they see travellers less often. The landscape in the East was beautiful and different don't get us wrong - we've never been somewhere so far reaching and open. But yeah, after 8 hours of driving and not really seeing anything except fields and mountains in the distance, as it gets colder the further we got, it didn't strike the same note as some of the other areas we'd explored!
Sorry guys but you should drive north to black sea reign of Turkey, it's absolutely stunning there, high mountains, green tea farms, hospitable people, but never mind, safe travels to the west.
We will get to see a bit of the black sea region on this trip before we leave for Bulgaria but we will be coming back on another trip in the future to see more of the black sea!
Hi guys it definitely has a different feel☆ in the desolate feel in the land scape and buildings like its got no real feelings fake comes to mind♡ beautiful but eerie lonely... loved it was interesting though 🤔 the rug looks beautiful full of colour very vibrant and history in how it was made ❤ can't wait for the next place 😀 safe travelling ❤❤
Yeah you're right Linda, it felt a bit out of place plonked on top of the hill. Can only imagine what is under the water and what the old town looks like down there. We love our new Kurdish rug, not gonna lie. So happy we bought it now!
the children beat the cow and cleared the way😂 I don't understand why cows always stop on the asphalt road, could it have something to do with the desire to keep their feet warm?
Unfortunately we didn't have time on this trip Ersel but we do have it on the list for future trips to Turkey, along with the black sea coast. We didn't get to explore it much this time around but we know it's meant to be a beautiful area that can't be missed! I hope you're well?
@@erselcakir we did have time but we decided to save it for next time as we will pass through on our way to black sea destinations. We weren't in a city mood when we got there, needed some more nature and relaxation after lots of big drives from Cappadocia! 😂
Excellent viewing seeing the Syrian boarder. Pretty evil 😈 that side did you see any refugees? Was it all safe that side of turkey? Could you of put the drone up on the Syrian side ?
Hey Karl, it was all very peaceful at the border. We did drive passed a couple of areas that looked like either nomadic people with their flocks of goats and sheep or possibly refugees but no way to know for sure. Not sure the military guarding the border posts would have enjoyed us taking the drone up - we would have been too scared to try 😂
Haha! We get this a lot. Meeks is from Scottish borders in Berwick and Courts grew up down south in Eastbourne and Sussex. But then both of us lived in Newcastle for a number of years so we have a Geordie twang 😂
It is not turkish or kurdish heritage.. It is 12 000 years old it is world heritage..and yes our goverment is soo respectful to the historical areas as you can see..Unfortunately.. It is not only the baragge problem also The city was damaged by treasure hunters..we screamed too much in everywhere , we made calls to all media organs to stop it and restore the city but...yea i hope at least they dont damage anymore anything when they move them btw they should never move them :@
Absolutely true, we love Turkey so much and would stay forever if we could. Unfortunately we have to leave soon to make our journey back to England for end of July. We will be back again someday!
Getting a wee cuppa tea and gonna sit down and enjoy this!! I'm not ready for you guys to be finished with Turkey!! Feels like we've been extending our trip there vicariously through you lol
Ah you guys 🧡 we weren't ready for it to be over either but we've still got Cappadocia to edit for next week! I'm avoiding starting it because I want it to be beautiful like it is in my head and don't know if my editing skills are up to the challenge 😂
@@courtsandmeeks they will be 💓💓💓
Eskişehir'i, Bursa'yı ve tüm Karadeniz sahilindeki şehirleri görmeniz gerekir, harika yerlerdir.
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God no Black Sea don’t think it’s very safe righty now!
Wonderful video 🤩 Hasankeyf looks beautiful. Lake van looks incredible and the poeple too! The sheeps are so cute even our dog got used to them! Thanks for taking us to the East side of Turkey we can't wait to get there ourselves!!
Thanks guys! Really looking forward to watching your videos as you travel around. If you get the chance you should also head down to the Hatay province to Antakya - the people are so friendly there and a really cool mixed culture. Also the camper stop at Gazipasa beach is incredible and sunset drone footage to die for!!
you should go back via the black sea coast. very green , parts resemble the swiss alps. , great lakes, ayder plateau , Sumela Monastery , uzungol, great mountain views are just a few places that are a must
isn’t the Black Sea a tad dangerous just now?
The Black Sea area in Turkey is very safe right now Val. Very far away from any unrest in Russia or Ukraine 🧡
We unfortunately don't have time on this trip to see all of the black sea (and the weather hadn't quite warmed up to summer temperatures when we were there) so we have pinned these places on the map for our next trip to Turkey! 🧡 Thank you for the recommendations!
And its all been so watchable, very watchable, and its long way from over. 👍🏻🙂
Haha thanks Terry 👍 glad you enjoyed the episode!
Well, you did it again guys, another very enjoyable video. I guess there is a point in every journey that you have to make that decision to turn around a start homeward bound. I am sure you will see some more amazing places and meet many more interesting people. Until next time, drive safely and stay well! 🚌👍🌱⚽️⭐️❤️
Thanks Steve! We hate that turning around point tbh but it has to come around at some point.
I’ve watched the video twice now and there is so much I want to comment on and tell you but I don’t know what to say so let’s see. I guess the town was flooded for a hydra damn as that’s what happened to NZs town of Cromwell which was just devastating to a lot of kiwis. That has stirred up heaps of memories as I stayed with my friends grandma in 1961 and she was still cooking in one of those cookers with firewood. She baked us a sponge and I can still see her with her ear to the door. What a memory, I have been back to the new town in more recent years but it wasn’t nice.
I will comment more later but I wanted to tell you how many memories you have stirred up. Travel safe. BTW have you been to that place can’t think of it’s name but I think it begins with C. They say there are loads of statues that look like chimney pots but to my eye I think they look like something you might buy in a sex shop 😢😂😂
Hey Val! Thanks for sharing your memories with us, as always! We get so excited to read them. I'm not sure what type of Dam it was tbh but it sounds similar to what you remember in NZ. Our next video will be in Cappadocia, with all the hot air balloons and funny shaped rocks 😂🥒🍆
Ah that’s the name you are going there, I can’t wait 🥹
Hi Courts Meeks,nice to see you on the road again ,that river sure had a fast flow would not want to go in there I’m sure .nice to see the lads was friendly ,5 months in Turkey 🇹🇷 how nice is that ,I guess you tourist visa soon expires hell the time gone so quickly for me and you so wear to from hear great blog very interesting 🧐 so till next time take care of keep safe,John ☝️👀🙏🍀🌹💕👏🇹🇷😁🤩🤔😆😜
Beeping your horn might have moved it lol...Great drone footage, will have to come back later to watch the rest. Safe travels. ❤
Haha we did beep before turning the camera on but she was not phased one bit 😂
Really been enjoying your travels. The new town looked very interesting, yeah bet the locals weren't very impressed. Safe travels xx
Yeah you can imagine being told your whole town is gonna be flooded, you'd not be happy! Thanks for watching!
we were in Hasankeyf 4-5 years ago, as it was being flooded. Very sad to see the old mosque slowly disappearing, and so many historical buildings lost. Part of the old town was still there and we got to walk around, but we’re left with a feeling that something very valuable was being lost.
If you want to see somewhere lovely in the east, in the north east, on the border of Georgia, the Kaşkar mountains are absolutely lovely and very different to anywhere else in Turkey.
Oh wow Alicia, what a sight that must have been! Can't imagine how eerie that would have felt. Thanks for the recommendation, I've pinned it for our next trip to Turkey!
That was different but still interesting and enjoyable. Thanks.
Thanks Sylvia! Glad you still enjoyed it. Admittedly it wasn't as upbeat and full of good vibes as our normal videos but just showing the truth of the different places as we travel through them :)
@@courtsandmeeks I think it’s important to show real life and I really enjoyed it. No other van traveller has shown that location to my knowledge. I don’t watch them all though! 😂
Loved the rug. Enjoying following your adventures
Thanks Catherine! We're totally in love with the rug now tbh, we are so glad we bought it!
great video again guys. take care and stay safe xxPat
Thanks Pat!
Great video guys thank you
Take care and stay safe
Cheers Steven!
Yeah the rubbish thing is so bizzare in Turkey, cuz there are bins everywhere! Meeks/Mesi... Meeksi new name
Meeksi 😂 let's see if it sticks. It is so weird isn't it, our whole time there and we could never fathom why people leave stuff on the ground. We went to a picnic area in the north before leaving the country and it was packed, then when everyone left they just left all their rubbish where they'd been sat in big piles. It was so bizarre because they drive passed the bins on the way out!
Its been a beltin series guys! Another ace video ❤️
Thank youuuuu! So glad you've enjoyed it. New video now live of our time in Cappadocia! 🇹🇷 Our best video yet (we think!)
@@courtsandmeeks looking forward to it ❤️❤️
@@courtsandmeeks just watched it tonight, EPIC ❤️❤️
It’s not wrong to admit that things are not great, you can’t have perfect scenery 100% of the time. And you have wheels, rolling to nicer place seems the logical thing to do.
Great video and info.
Nice rug!
Exactly Carl! Why else have a home on wheels right? We're not saying the East wasn't pretty but for us and the mindset we were in at the time, paired with it being Ramadan when we were there so everything was closed, plus it was cold!! 😂 We were ready to hit the road and get somewhere new.
You guys make very interesting vlogs...very informative..I enjoy watching them 😀 xxx
Aw thanks so much Terry 🧡 that means so much to us. Hope you've subscribed so you know when the next one goes live - it should be a good one!
Hari Om
Wow - I went away and genned up on the history and background to Hasanteyf and the need of a dam for hydro and irrigation and how it all got so over the top... my family could relate to this. If you know St Mary's Loch in the Borders, then you may also know of the Meggat Dam. My grandparents croft is at the bottom of that... they were provided a modern (1960s) home and hilltop farm which was a much tougher life for the sheep and the grandfolk than had been on the lush Megget valley... anyway; small fry stuff really compared to what has happened where you've just been, but it seems there is no stopping such projects once they start...
I love that you found the hospitality and friendliness of Turkish people is as abundant in the east as you found in the more popular touring spots; it speaks to the culture and national character... (though so does the flytipping &*{) Desert landscapes have their own certain type of beauty, but there is no doubt that to return to the green and floral areas will be a release... looking forward to finding out where you get to! YAM xx
Such a great comment, thanks Yam! Cool to hear about similar projects back in the UK, we had no idea about the Meggat Dam. Thanks for educating us! Sad to hear about your grandparents croft though :( similarly in Hasankeyf they were telling us life is much harder for everyone now and it's illegal to have livestock in or around the new village despite farming and agriculture being what most people did in the old town. Because of that rule 3 families decided not to live in the new town and instead live in the old cave houses across the river with their goats and sheep!
And yes, we can definitely say that Turkish people all over the country are as friendly and hospitable as one another. It was just the landscape that didn't inspire us too much and it was cold 🥶 just felt like time to turn around and we'd probably been putting it off tbh as it's always a tough decision on any big trip to know you're now heading in the direction of home. Take care and speak soon x Courts
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Cheers Joke!
I always thought the east was sort of rocky and dusty, not that I know anything about it, just what I have seen on films, but the people seemed the same.
Oh yeah 100% the people are equally as friendly! Sometimes even more so because they see travellers less often. The landscape in the East was beautiful and different don't get us wrong - we've never been somewhere so far reaching and open. But yeah, after 8 hours of driving and not really seeing anything except fields and mountains in the distance, as it gets colder the further we got, it didn't strike the same note as some of the other areas we'd explored!
Sorry guys but you should drive north to black sea reign of Turkey, it's absolutely stunning there, high mountains, green tea farms, hospitable people, but never mind, safe travels to the west.
We will get to see a bit of the black sea region on this trip before we leave for Bulgaria but we will be coming back on another trip in the future to see more of the black sea!
So love you guys happy travels 🤩
Thanks Mike - hope you're well? 👍
Hi guys it definitely has a different feel☆ in the desolate feel in the land scape and buildings like its got no real feelings fake comes to mind♡ beautiful but eerie lonely... loved it was interesting though 🤔 the rug looks beautiful full of colour very vibrant and history in how it was made ❤ can't wait for the next place 😀 safe travelling ❤❤
Yeah you're right Linda, it felt a bit out of place plonked on top of the hill. Can only imagine what is under the water and what the old town looks like down there. We love our new Kurdish rug, not gonna lie. So happy we bought it now!
the children beat the cow and cleared the way😂 I don't understand why cows always stop on the asphalt road, could it have something to do with the desire to keep their feet warm?
Maybe! I have no idea but this one didn't want to move out of the way! Little girls to the rescue 😂
Please visit city of Kars. I believe & hope you will like the city. Please taste the cheese that is very famous in Turkey.
Unfortunately we didn't have time on this trip Ersel but we do have it on the list for future trips to Turkey, along with the black sea coast. We didn't get to explore it much this time around but we know it's meant to be a beautiful area that can't be missed! I hope you're well?
@@courtsandmeeks will you have time for istanbul ?
@@erselcakir we did have time but we decided to save it for next time as we will pass through on our way to black sea destinations. We weren't in a city mood when we got there, needed some more nature and relaxation after lots of big drives from Cappadocia! 😂
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Looks like an Aryshire 🐄
Very good cow knowledge!😂
Karadeniz bölgesini görmeden Türkiye'yi gördüm demeyin.
Excellent viewing seeing the Syrian boarder. Pretty evil 😈 that side did you see any refugees? Was it all safe that side of turkey? Could you of put the drone up on the Syrian side ?
Hey Karl, it was all very peaceful at the border. We did drive passed a couple of areas that looked like either nomadic people with their flocks of goats and sheep or possibly refugees but no way to know for sure. Not sure the military guarding the border posts would have enjoyed us taking the drone up - we would have been too scared to try 😂
@@courtsandmeeks Thankyou for replying. I enjoy following your adventures here from Exeter in Devon Thanks
I hope it wasnt 'Messi' making a messi by the lake?
Boring joke, but it tickled me so i thought id share it.
i like your vids.
Haha 😂 Meeks likes bad jokes so you're ok! Happy to hear you like our vids. Will you keep watching once we leave Turkey to explore other countries?
@@courtsandmeeks yeah of course. We always watch. And we much prefer Spain and Portugal anyway.
Help settle an argument. Where are you both from? We can’t place your accents!
Haha! We get this a lot. Meeks is from Scottish borders in Berwick and Courts grew up down south in Eastbourne and Sussex. But then both of us lived in Newcastle for a number of years so we have a Geordie twang 😂
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It is not turkish or kurdish heritage.. It is 12 000 years old it is world heritage..and yes our goverment is soo respectful to the historical areas as you can see..Unfortunately.. It is not only the baragge problem also The city was damaged by treasure hunters..we screamed too much in everywhere , we made calls to all media organs to stop it and restore the city but...yea i hope at least they dont damage anymore anything when they move them btw they should never move them :@
You're so right! So much history lost to the water. It was very sad to see :(
here we go , another couple poisoned of Turkish beauty and they cant leave :)) . Enjoy it guys. at this time of year you gave the best decision .
Absolutely true, we love Turkey so much and would stay forever if we could. Unfortunately we have to leave soon to make our journey back to England for end of July. We will be back again someday!
That wee girl was a bit spiteful with that cow. Still s/he looked in good shape.
Yeah she was a bit rough!! But I think that's just how they treat livestock when they're in your way 😂