TÜRKIYE'S HIDDEN CORNER (Off-grid Van Life on the Datça Peninsula)
We're officially back on the road, back to van life and beginning our journey back to Europe, slowly winding our way north along the west coast. From what we heard, the west coast was going to be hectic and commercialised, a far cry from the East of Turkey where we spent our first couple of months. But driving onto the Datca peninsula felt like entering another world. We found ourselves surrounded by majestic mountains, turquoise seas and roads that wind like ribbon through the wilderness. With natural springs along the road and at least one major town to stock up on supplies, this could well be our favourite place to get off-grid and forget about the outside world.
Our Instagram 📸 - https://www.instagram.com/overlandingsophia
Where We Were:
📍 Datça Peninsula
📍 Datça Town
📍 Knidos Ruins
How We Get Internet on the Road:
CONNECT+ Global SIM
Long Term Plans - https://www.connectpls.com
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⤈ J O I N O U R P A T R E O N ⤈
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⤈ F O L L O W U S ⤈
For real-time updates on our van life travels:
» Instagram - https://bit.ly/2YMpHdv
» Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/overlandingsophia
» Website - https://www.overlandingsophia.com
⤈ I N T H I S V I D E O ⤈
0:00 - 0:44 - Welcome Back
0:44 - 04:59 - Paradise Found... the Datça Peninsula
04:59 - 07:39 - ...Paradise Lost
07:40 - 12:09 - What Most of our Days Look Like!
12:10 - 13:36 - A Pit stop in Datça town
13:37 - 16:07 - Do We Risk It? 🥴
16:08 - 20:55 - At the End of the World
20:56 - Bloopers
⤈ M O R E V A N L I F E T R A V E L S ⤈
Van Life France to Sicily Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn1NUYY2VXyhlgsLvnXZQWp0
Van Life UK Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn0ZKqneAbha94jkMnkBBGFr
Van Life Portugal Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn1NoG9YimtMCTeQpk-aqstn
Van Life Spain Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn37KGDpBq683reFQuxjlhXR
⤈ W A TC H T H E V A N B U I L D ⤈
Watch our Van Build 2.0 from the start
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn09Q7QKe9RSfcmCvu5KgxHZ
Our big plan - Driving to Cape Town in our Van!
» https://youtu.be/dJMnHVE1xnc
⤈ W H O W E A R E ⤈
We're Chesca and Ben and River (🐶 ) and we usually live full-time in our self converted sprinter van, Sophia. After a year of travelling Europe, from Spain and Portugal to the island of Sicily, the pandemic brought us back home to the UK. Along with a secret project! We spent the winter re-building Sophia into a more sturdy overlanding rig, ready to take us across Africa - our next challenge. However, it's a trip we've now had to postpone. But when the wind changes - adjust your sails! We're now off on an Eastern voyage across to Greece, Turkey & beyond. I hope you enjoy this new adventure as we overland our way East.
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Chesca & Ben
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