A new book has been published on Via Egnatia, the 2000 year old Roman road to Istanbul, former Constantinopel.

On the way back from Konya we stopped at a wonderful place in the mountains near Akseki, about 50 kilometres from Manavgat. There was a small green area with a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains. We were having a drink and a nice piece of cake when suddenly some backpackers appeared.

The eastern part of Turkey offers a huge variety to mountain hikers and climbers, from the tropical landscape of the Ponti Mountains along the Black Sea coast to the year-long snow-covered peak of Mount Ararat and the area of Hakkari in the far south-east. In the tradition of the Armenian people Mount Ararat is the centre of the universe and the Armenian people are the children of the mountain.

Perge, today one of the best preserved, most visited ancient sites on Turkey’s sun-soaked Mediterranean shore, in the A.D. first century was a living, booming Roman city, its colonnaded streets thronging with prosperous citizens, its massive theater crammed with spectators for shows and gladiatorial displays, its opulent bathhouses humming with the tittle-tattle of wealthy merchants.

The motorcyclists have a large fan base, and it is clear that people would like to take their beloved bike with them on holiday. Of course, at this point the objection immediately arises, at least in part justified, that a motorcycle holiday is only really “real” if the journey itself is made from start to finish with the motorcycle and the associated luggage on the bike.

The wonderful weather and the urge to go on our first motorcycle tour after winter made us open the garage and roll the Yamaha into the yard.

The first rides on the high-horsepower motorcycles from Japanese manufacturers such as Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Suzuki at the beginning of the 1970s quickly showed that the chassis could not keep up with the existing motor power at all.

The short tour during the trade fair in Munich let us come across another special feature, because we came across a new vehicle from the Münch brand with a sidecar.

Repeated discussions about the use of the Istanbul Circuit by Formula 1 between the Turkish government as the guarantor and organizer Bernie Ecclestone have not exactly contributed to the positive publicity of the circuit in recent months.

And again we are on the road: This time out to the Grand Prix track of the Nürburgring, where we expect historic racing motorcycles and teams: The so called Cologne Course is organized since 1991 by MSC Porz e.V. on the Grand Prix track of the Nürburgring.

"Hey and hello, we are Luisa from Freiburg and Kevin from Emmendingen on the way to "Tierra del Fuego", so our two camping neighbors at Lake Ohrid presented themselves after their arrival on a Honda Africa Twin and fixing their tent while enjoying the obligatory welcome coffee and the associated "brandy" at Camping Rino.

A New Article about Travel on Motorcycle in Turkey by Detlev & Rendel Simon

Without any doubts – using an Enduro motorcycle in the Taurus mountains along the Turkish Riviera is a paradise for bikers.