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17 Dec 2006 20:58
My sense of adventure has taken over my sensibility consciousness and me and a couple of mates got talking about the implications of driving from Edinburgh, Scotland to Icmeler, Turkey.
--> Overall cost between 4 people
--> Legal driving age in different countries (I'm not 21 until Feb '08!)
--> Sensible length of driving and swapping drivers
--> Would 3 weeks off work be enough - 3 days driving each way, 2 weeks in Turkey, A few days leftover for visiting other places.
Any thoughts, suggestions, advice would be appreciated.
Many Thanks in Advance
17 Dec 2006 21:33
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Start at queen Street, Edinburgh (UK-EH2 3).
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409 m
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Turn left onto north Charlotte Street.
( Edinburgh )
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50 m
447 yards
409 m
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Continue straight onto charlotte Square.
( Edinburgh )
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149 m
502 yards
459 m
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Continue straight onto A8 (south Charlotte Street).
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665 yards
608 m
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Turn left onto A700 (lothian Road).
( Edinburgh )
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748 m
869 yards
795 m
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Turn right onto A702 (home Street).
( Edinburgh )
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5.7 km
1 miles
1.5 km
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You just left Edinburgh.
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Continue straight onto A702 (biggar Road).
35.1 miles
56.5 km
4.5 miles
7.2 km
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After 35.1 miles at A74(m) J13 take the 2nd Exit off the roundabout onto A74(M) direction a74(m), Carlisle.
49.4 miles
79.4 km
39.6 miles
63.7 km
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Leave the A74(M) at junction A74(m) J22 and straight ahead onto A74.
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143.1 km
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Leave the A74, and join the M6 at the M6 J44 junction.
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286.5 km
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151.8 km
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Leave the M6 at junction M6 J11a and straight ahead onto M6 TOLL direction the South, M6 Toll.
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36 km
272.4 miles
438.4 km
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Leave the M6 TOLL and join the M42.
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294.8 miles
474.4 km
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Leave the M42 at junction M6 J4a and straight ahead onto M6 TOLL direction m6, London (n & E), M1, Coventry (n & E).
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295.8 miles
476 km
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Leave the M6 TOLL at junction M6 J3a and straight ahead onto M6.
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36 km
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Leave the M6 at junction M1 J19 and straight ahead onto M1 direction northampton, London, M1, The South.
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97.8 km
321.6 miles
517.5 km
M1 Southbound J11 - 8 (Luton North - Hemel Hempstead)
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Leave the M1 at junction M1 J6a/M25 J21-J21a and straight ahead onto M25 direction dartford, M25, M20, M11, Stansted Airport.
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615.3 km
M1 Northbound J6a To J9
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Leave the M25 at junction M25 J30-J31 and straight ahead onto A282.
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5.8 km
422.3 miles
679.6 km
M25 Clockwise J24 -J25 (Potters Bar - A10)
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Continue straight onto A282.
( Dartford )
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2 km
425.9 miles
685.4 km
M25 Anticlockwise J29 -J27 (A127 - M11)
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Continue straight onto A2.
( Dartford )
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687.4 km
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Continue straight onto A2.
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Leave the A2 and join the M2 direction chatham, Canterbury, Dover, Channel Tunnel, M2.
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Leave the M2 at junction M2 J7 and straight ahead onto roundabout direction canterbury, Dover, A2, Channel Tunnel.
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462 miles
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After 471 yards take the 4th Exit off the roundabout onto A2.
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Continue straight onto A2 (jubilee Way).
( Dover )
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After 533 yards take the 2nd Exit off the eastern Docks Roundabout (Roundabout) onto dock Exit Road.
( Dover )
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485.7 miles
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Turn right onto DOVER-CALAIS.
( Dover )
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Continue to go on with the Ferry DOVER-CALAIS.
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Leave the Ferry DOVER-CALAIS and continue by the car.
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You are leaving United Kingdom, and entering France.
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Continue straight onto rocade Est.
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Continue straight onto rocade Est.
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Continue straight onto rocade Est.
( Calais )
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Leave the rocade Est, and join the A216 at the (3) Porte De L'industrie junction.
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Leave the A216 at junction (47) and straight ahead onto A216 / A26 direction lille, Reims, Dunkerque, Arras, Paris, St Omer.
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Leave the A216 / A26 at junction (47) and straight ahead onto A16 direction lille, Dunkerque.
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You are leaving France, and entering Belgium.
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Leave the A16 at junction (1) Adinkerke and straight ahead onto A18.
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Leave the A18 at junction (6a) Jabbeke and straight ahead onto A10.
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Leave the A10 at junction Groot-Bijgaarden and straight ahead onto E40 direction charleroi, Bergen, R0, Namen, E411, Luchthaven Zaventem, Luik, E40, Antwerpen, E19, A12.
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Leave the E40 at junction (10) Asse and straight ahead onto E19 / E40 / R0 direction r0, Namen, E411, Luchthaven Zaventem, Luik, E40, Antwerpen, E19, A12.
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Leave the E19 / E40 / R0 at junction (5) Machelen/Woluwelaan and straight ahead onto E40 / R0.
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Leave the E40 / R0 at junction Sint-Stevens-Woluwe and straight ahead onto A3 direction leuven, Luik, E40.
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Leave the A3 at junction Leuven and straight ahead onto A2 direction genk, Hasselt, Aken, Aachen, E314, Hospitaal U.z.leuven.
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You are leaving Belgium, and entering Netherlands.
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Leave the A2 at junction (1) Stein and straight ahead onto A76.
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You are leaving Netherlands, and entering Germany.
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Leave the A76 and straight ahead onto A4.
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Leave the A4 at junction Ak Gremberg and straight ahead onto A559 direction königswinter, A559, Flughafen Köln-Bonn.
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You are leaving Germany, and entering Austria.
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Leave the A9, and join the A1 at the Sentilj junction.
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You are leaving Austria, and entering Slovenia.
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Stay on the motorway A1.
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Leave the A1 at junction Pesnica and straight ahead onto E57.
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Continue straight onto H2.
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Turn left onto 1 (ptujska Cesta).
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Bear right onto E59.
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Leave the 9 and join the 1.
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You are leaving Slovenia, and entering Croatia.
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Stay on the motorway 1.
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Turn right onto 18 (vozda Karadorda).
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Bear right onto 8.
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You are leaving Croatia, and entering Bulgaria.
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Turn right onto 1 (vasil Levski).
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Continue straight onto 8 (tsarigradsko Shose).
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Leave the 8 (tsarigradsko Shose) and join the A1.
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Turn right onto 8 (tzar Boris Iii Obedinitel).
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Turn right onto 5.
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Leave the 5 and join the orfeos.
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You are leaving Bulgaria, and entering Greece.
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Stay on the motorway orfeos.
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Leave the 2 and straight ahead onto E90.
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Leave the E90 and straight ahead onto 2.
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Bear right onto D110.
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You are leaving Greece, and entering Turkey.
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Continue straight onto D110.
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29 km
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Turn right onto D550.
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Turn left onto Lapseki-Gelibolu.
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3591.6 km
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Continue to go on with the Ferry Lapseki-Gelibolu.
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Continue straight onto D200.
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Bear left onto D200.
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Continue straight onto D550.
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284.4 km
2259.4 miles
3636 km
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Continue straight onto D250.
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Continue straight onto D550.
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3929.1 km
104.
Leave the D550, and join the O-30 at the Cigli junction.
17 miles
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Leave the O-30 at junction Isikkent and straight ahead onto O-31.
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Leave the O-31 at junction Aydin Bati 1 and straight ahead onto D320.
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4061.1 km
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Continue straight onto D550.
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Continue straight onto D330.
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Continue straight onto D400.
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Turn left onto ziel.
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2620.9 miles
4217.7 km
112.
You have arrived your destination "Icmeler (TR)".
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17 Dec 2006 21:39
Bloomin heck john you sure know your way about
17 Dec 2006 23:15
Remember what I was saying about bringing a Honda Goldwing motor bike over well that was the route I was taking
17 Dec 2006 23:41
Thats the route I would have suggested too
18 Dec 2006 10:21
The first 5 hours will be taken up trying to get out of the city centre
18 Dec 2006 13:54

wow I'm impressed - can I come too please?
18 Dec 2006 16:30
Way to go Mr Toohey.......... So next year you will appear outside our office on your Honda with Sharon sitting in the side car.
Anyone who trys this MUST tell us how they get on and how long it took them.
Tracy
ICR Turkey
18 Dec 2006 22:18
John,
Print those directions (unless you havent already done so:) and Next time you come out of the pub, give it to a cab driver and tell him to take you home !
Let us know what he says
18 Dec 2006 22:22
Norman's a taxi driver I am sure he would love to transport John to
Icmeler in his black London Cab,of course he would want a large tip or a few Efes along with B&B to recover.
luv Diane
Ps See you all in June
19 Dec 2006 00:30
so does anyone think we will have any problems doing this ??
19 Dec 2006 01:01
wow

iam so impressed with your route mapping talents john
19 Dec 2006 17:06
ScottishGuy, there must be some good doctors in Edinburgh who can administer some strong medication for you
magoo
21 Dec 2006 01:00
John......
How long did it take you to get there?
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