MOBY GOES TO TURKEY. A tam and pups adventure. (41 Viewers)

[Northernraider]

Have you decided what you are doing next?

Only as far as tomorrow lol ..


Lidl

 

[nicholsong]

Greece

I am sure you said you were going to Bulgaria next.

Change of plan or does that mean you have another border crossing coming up soon?

 

[Riverbankannie]

He has just crossed into Bulgaria.

Don’t confuse me

Greece

 

[Figaro]

If your going to Bulgaria, Bettany Hughes Treasures of the World C4 did an interesting programme on the country.
Other ones also on Georgia and Albania were interesting.
Might be worth a watch if you have the data

 

[da1es]

Hi Tam, we are planning a trip for 2025 through spain and then into Turkey, could you explain the titre test process for the dogs please, we will hopefully be getting an eu pet passport next month on our way back from France , then heading back to Spain Apr 2025 for 90 days before Turkey, does a titre test need doing at least 30 days before entering Turkey and is it a case of hanging around somewhere for the results or do they send them on to you, grateful for any tips, you seem to be the most recent person with experience of it all

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[StephandJohn]

Since not getting the email notifications I can't keep up. Last I heard you were in a coach park on the outskirts of Istanbul. Did you get to see any of it? Somewhere we were going just before covid and since then ill health has stopped us going anywhere

 

[Northernraider]

I am sure you said you were going to Bulgaria next.

Change of plan or does that mean you have another border crossing coming up soon?

I was originally going to do Bulgaria, Romania again and then head up through Hungary etc.

But after Bulgaria and Romania joining shengen at the end of march it wasn't going to make any difference to my 90 day in 90 day out situation so I started to rethink .

I also thought I really am a coastal person, yes I love to explore the mountains and inland sometimes too but my heart belongs on the coast and I wouldn't have seen it again after leaving Turkey till I got to dieppe the route I was originally going. So I decided as I'd not really seen Greece in the spring/summer months and it's my favourite country that I'd just return there for 2 months and get the camping on board ferry back to Italy end of June and drive back up the east coast then through the dolomites in to Austria, south Germany and then through Belgium to dieppe at end of July.

But I won't be moving every day in Greece I will make my way back to the peloponnese over the next week or two and then I'll select some of my favourite places and spend 4 or 5 days at each so I can just chill with the dogs.



And so far I'm glad I did , you can see the difference already in Greece between the winter months and now . Hopefully it's more lively but not too busy in the peloponnese

 

[Northernraider]

Hi Tam, we are planning a trip for 2025 through spain and then into Turkey, could you explain the titre test process for the dogs please, we will hopefully be getting an eu pet passport next month on our way back from France , then heading back to Spain Apr 2025 for 90 days before Turkey, does a titre test need doing at least 30 days before entering Turkey and is it a case of hanging around somewhere for the results or do they send them on to you, grateful for any tips, you seem to be the most recent person with experience of it all

Hi ...I'm a little confused by the Spain and Turkey mix .. I'd have thought Spain and Morocco and Greece and Turkey but no matter I'm guessing you're just going to drive round through France Italy and Greece to get to Turkey.

But with regards to the titre test.

It's best if you get an eu passport first like you said. Then I'd also advise getting another rabies shot a month before you plan to get the titre test done as initially one of my dogs failed it as she didn't have enough antibodies. At €160 a pop you want to avoid that if possible.

But after a rabies shot you need to wait at least 21 days before getting the test done. It then takes 3 weeks to get the results.. and they do take the 3 full weeks I found in my experience.

They can email the results to you ...BUT there's a page in the passport that needs to be filled in by a vet and stamped so you either have to wait till you get results and have the vet you used fill it in or pay another vet later if they're willing to fill the passport in for you once you have the certificate. I chose to return to the Same vet . Which was a pain as I had to stay in the one area for all that time. Once you have the certificate and the passport filled in then you can travel that Same day if you wished. The time delay is more for the actual rabies shot ( 21 days) and the time it takes for the test to be completed.

I need to get my latest dog tested too but as she's so young and only had one rabies shot at the minute I too will wait till I return to Spain this winter and I'll have her tested there , having had another rabies shot done in Germany in July before I return to the UK. So she should have plenty antibodies for getting a titre done in November.

 

[Northernraider]

Since not getting the email notifications I can't keep up. Last I heard you were in a coach park on the outskirts of Istanbul. Did you get to see any of it? Somewhere we were going just before covid and since then ill health has stopped us going anywhere

I didn't do any of Istanbul... I stayed a good 30 miles from it the day before then just drove straight through it and out the other side. It's way way to big a place for me . If I didn't have the dogs and I was part of a couple or something I'd have parked somewhere and used public transport to go in for the day to see the blue mosque etc .. but I weighed up the stress of trying to park somewhere I could spend a quiet night and walk in with the dogs etc and in the end I just felt it was too much hassle for a few pics. Cities aren't really my thing ...I just like the architecture but if the drive is too much I just avoid it.

 

[CaptainPaul]

I decided as I'd not really seen Greece in the spring/summer months and it's my favourite country that I'd just return there for 2 months and get the camping on board ferry back to Italy end of June and drive back up the east coast then through the dolomites in to Austria, south Germany and then through Belgium to dieppe at end of July.

Might well cross paths again with you somewhere Tam, we're heading to Slovenia via Germany, Austria etc with a couple of concerts en route, we've Stevie Nicks in Dublin 3rd July then AC/DC in Stuttgart 17th July and we've a new member to our crew too this is 8 week old Hector he's a wired haired miniature Dacshund getting him his pet passport & rabies jab at 10 or 12 weeks and that's us good to go for our summer adventures

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[Northernraider]

Might well cross paths again with you somewhere Tam, we're heading to Slovenia via Germany, Austria etc with a couple of concerts en route, we've Stevie Nicks in Dublin 3rd July then AC/DC in Stuttgart 17th July and we've a new member to our crew too this is 8 week old Hector he's a wired haired miniature Dacshund getting him his pet passport & rabies jab at 10 or 12 weeks and that's us good to go for our summer adventures View attachment 891084View attachment 891086

What a cutie

 

[da1es]

Hi ...I'm a little confused by the Spain and Turkey mix .. I'd have thought Spain and Morocco and Greece and Turkey but no matter I'm guessing you're just going to drive round through France Italy and Greece to get to Turkey.

But with regards to the titre test.

It's best if you get an eu passport first like you said. Then I'd also advise getting another rabies shot a month before you plan to get the titre test done as initially one of my dogs failed it as she didn't have enough antibodies. At €160 a pop you want to avoid that if possible.

But after a rabies shot you need to wait at least 21 days before getting the test done. It then takes 3 weeks to get the results.. and they do take the 3 full weeks I found in my experience.

They can email the results to you ...BUT there's a page in the passport that needs to be filled in by a vet and stamped so you either have to wait till you get results and have the vet you used fill it in or pay another vet later if they're willing to fill the passport in for you once you have the certificate. I chose to return to the Same vet . Which was a pain as I had to stay in the one area for all that time. Once you have the certificate and the passport filled in then you can travel that Same day if you wished. The time delay is more for the actual rabies shot ( 21 days) and the time it takes for the test to be completed.

I need to get my latest dog tested too but as she's so young and only had one rabies shot at the minute I too will wait till I return to Spain this winter and I'll have her tested there , having had another rabies shot done in Germany in July before I return to the UK. So she should have plenty antibodies for getting a titre done in November.

Yeah the plan is ferry to Spain france italy greece then into Turkey, spending more time in greece and italy on the way back
Cheers for the info on the titre, bit of a bugger having to wait for the results, have to have a think on logistics with this
Enjoy the rest of your trip

 

[nicholsong]

I was originally going to do Bulgaria, Romania again and then head up through Hungary etc.

But after Bulgaria and Romania joining shengen at the end of march it wasn't going to make any difference to my 90 day in 90 day out situation so I started to rethink .

I also thought I really am a coastal person, yes I love to explore the mountains and inland sometimes too but my heart belongs on the coast and I wouldn't have seen it again after leaving Turkey till I got to dieppe the route I was originally going. So I decided as I'd not really seen Greece in the spring/summer months and it's my favourite country that I'd just return there for 2 months and get the camping on board ferry back to Italy end of June and drive back up the east coast then through the dolomites in to Austria, south Germany and then through Belgium to dieppe at end of July.

But I won't be moving every day in Greece I will make my way back to the peloponnese over the next week or two and then I'll select some of my favourite places and spend 4 or 5 days at each so I can just chill with the dogs.



And so far I'm glad I did , you can see the difference already in Greece between the winter months and now . Hopefully it's more lively but not too busy in the peloponnese

Tm you will be lucky to get 'camping on deck' leaving it this late to book. We booked early January and could not get the dates we wanted one way. Only ANEK/Superfast do the 'camping on deck'. Minoan ffer a camper package with a free cabin.

The Patras/Igoumenitsa - Bari route is less busy than Ancona.

If you cannot get camping on deck what will you do with the dogs? You are not allowed onto the normal vehicle decks during the crossing.

Best chance for getting a booking is ViaMare in London 0044 20 8206 3429 He works wonders

Good luck

Geoff

 

[Northernraider]

Tm you will be lucky to get 'camping on deck' leaving it this late to book. We booked early January and could not get the dates we wanted one way. Only ANEK/Superfast do the 'camping on deck'. Minoan ffer a camper package with a free cabin.

The Patras/Igoumenitsa - Bari route is less busy than Ancona.

If you cannot get camping on deck what will you do with the dogs? You are not allowed onto the normal vehicle decks during the crossing.

Best chance for getting a booking is ViaMare in London 0044 20 8206 3429 He works wonders

Good luck

Geoff

Yeah I planned to phone Dale tomorrow to see what he says .. I'd be going igoumenitsa to bari.

 

[Northernraider]

Pics of the day , we moved on from alexandroupoli this morning following the coast ...found a lovely wee park up on the edge of nestos national park by a wee Chapel.

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[Dutch 68]

Pics of the day , we moved on from alexandroupoli this morning following the coast ...found a lovely wee park up on the edge of nestos national park by a wee Chapel.

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Lovely to see you back in Greece Tam, my favourite European country enjoy have you thought about taking a ferry to one of the islands ? For example Kefalonia is a very short crossing, it’s a big island so plenty to explore

 

[KiwiKampers]

What a lovely spot you’ve found. It looks like you have company. Are the caravanners friendly?

 

[Lenny HB]

What a lovely spot you’ve found. It looks like you have company. Are the caravanners friendly?

I can only see Tam's van in the pics.

 

[Phill D]

I can only see Tam's van in the pics.

Get you specs on Lenny there’s a caravan there also.

 

[mikebeaches]

I can only see Tam's van in the pics.

Specsavers?

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[corconx]

Might well cross paths again with you somewhere Tam, we're heading to Slovenia via Germany, Austria etc with a couple of concerts en route, we've Stevie Nicks in Dublin 3rd July then AC/DC in Stuttgart 17th July and we've a new member to our crew too this is 8 week old Hector he's a wired haired miniature Dacshund getting him his pet passport & rabies jab at 10 or 12 weeks and that's us good to go for our summer adventures View attachment 891084View attachment 891086

He’s gorgeous. I used to have a long haired miniature dachshund when my girls were little. The youngest would love one but rented don’t allow them.

Carol

 

[Northernraider]

What a lovely spot you’ve found. It looks like you have company. Are the caravanners friendly?

Yes the caravan was there when I arrived, they're from Bulgaria but don't speak any English.

 

[Grianan]

Gorgeous photos …. Greece looks stunning!

 

[Yamas]

Ohh we so need to travel again Great photos Tam, that spot looks amazing

 

[Northernraider]

Just got off the phone with Dale at viamare , so I'm on the 23.59 sailing from igoumenitsa to bari on 30 June, arrive at 9 am . Camping on board .

£291 for me the camper and the mutts.

Can't remember what I paid for the trip bari to Greece in November. But the time of this one and camping on board makes life easier . We'll just be in bed as normal

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[Phill D]

That booking means you can relax more for the rest of your time in Greece Tam.

 

[MitchandJenny]

We bloody LOVE Greece !!!
Got to get back there.
Last time we did April, May and June round the Peloponnese.
Warm but not toooo warm.
Mitch

 

[Northernraider]

That booking means you can relax more for the rest of your time in Greece Tam.

Yeah exactly. I couldn't phone from Turkey as it was data only I had and if course I entered Greece on Saturday and didn't want to phone at weekend. But I've used Dale for all my previous ferries to and from Greece and he's usually spot on. Navigating the Greek ferry websites isn't easy when trying to book dogs so it's easier getting him to do it. Surprised I got my preferred date to be honest but glad I did as that gives me 8 weeks in Greece then 4 weeks to work my way back to dieppe which is enough.

Glad to be back in Greece

 

[Northernraider]

We bloody LOVE Greece !!!
Got to get back there.
Last time we did April, May and June round the Peloponnese.
Warm but not toooo warm.
Mitch

Yes I find its hard to beat. Spain is my second favourite but the peloponnese is definitely a lot quieter than Spain for campers. I'm hoping it stays like that as it will be ruined if it ever got the numbers Spain does.

Jackie is in Portugal just now but she's struggling with parkups.

 

[Phill D]

Can’t remember if Blu has had her Titre test , but if not plenty of time to get her sorted

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