Greece and Turkey 1973

This is part of a pictorial story of a trip from London to Nepal in 1973. At this point we have just driven down the Adriatic coast through the then Yugoslavia. We couldn't travel through Albania so have to take a loop through Macedonia to get down to Greece.

Once in Greece we head initially for the monastery complex at Meteora, then down to Athens via Delphi before making for the peninsula of Sithonia to camp on the beach for a while. This is a present to ourselves for getting this far. We are still in Europe, but not for long.

We have been on the road for around six weeks at this point and it feels really strange when we turn right to Istanbul instead of returning home to the UK. After a while in Istanbul we cross the Bosphorus and head towards Samsun on the Black Sea coast. The adventure has really begun! On through Trabzon before turning inland to Erzurum and then to the border with Iran. Both the landscape and the distances take on a whole new dimension! For the first time official campgrounds are few and far between - what a time to learn how to free camp.

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Greece Turkey 1973 - The photographer in Istanbul 1973
Greece Turkey 1973 - The photographer in Istanbul 1973
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The complex of monasteries in the Metiora region shows the extent to which people will go to avoid conflict with passing armies.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The theatre in Delphi
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Acropolis in Athens has looked down from above the city for many centuries.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The beaches of the peninsula of Sithonia were totally undeveloped and one just camped next to the water. A food van would come past every few days.
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - The Blue Mosque in Istanbul
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Istanbul is a thriving city on either side of the Bosphorus. In 1973 the Bosphorus Bridge was completed allowing us to drive onwards towards eastern Turkey.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Driving east, we enter the wild country towards Samsun on the Black Sea Coast.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Driving east, we enter the wild country towards Samsun on the Black Sea Coast.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Driving east, we enter the wild country towards Samsun on the Black Sea Coast.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Driving east, we enter the wild country towards Samsun on the Black Sea Coast.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Driving east, we enter the wild country towards Samsun on the Black Sea Coast.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Driving east, we enter the wild country towards Samsun on the Black Sea Coast.
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - Around Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast
Greece Turkey 1973 - From Trabzon we go inland through Erzurum and past Mount Ararat before heading into Iran and the unknown.
Greece Turkey 1973 - From Trabzon we go inland through Erzurum and past Mount Ararat before heading into Iran and the unknown.
Greece Turkey 1973 - From Trabzon we go inland through Erzurum and past Mount Ararat before heading into Iran and the unknown.
Greece Turkey 1973 - From Trabzon we go inland through Erzurum and past Mount Ararat before heading into Iran and the unknown.
Greece Turkey 1973 - From Trabzon we go inland through Erzurum and past Mount Ararat before heading into Iran and the unknown.
Greece Turkey 1973 - From Trabzon we go inland through Erzurum and past Mount Ararat before heading into Iran and the unknown.
Greece Turkey 1973 - From Trabzon we go inland through Erzurum and past Mount Ararat before heading into Iran and the unknown.
Greece Turkey 1973 - From Trabzon we go inland through Erzurum and past Mount Ararat before heading into Iran and the unknown.