London to Istanbul

There's something about looking at a map and hatching a plan, the inevitable pre-departure kit explosion, excitement at all the possibilities, and then hoicking on a rucksack and going. Jess and I recently traveled overland from London to Istanbul, somewhere we've wanted to visit for a while now. It's a pretty important point on a map, right in the middle of East and West. We did however taking a somewhat roundabout route, visiting a few of Europe's wild places on the way, you can read about the journey below...