Turkey transit in June, practical questions
Greetings,
A friend will be riding solo across Turkey in a week’s time, on his way east to Georgia. First time in Turkey. Will be entering from Kapitan Andreevo in Bulgaria, and hopes to cross to Georgia in 2-3 full days. He doesn’t have access to this forum now so asked me to post a couple of questions:
-when filling up along the roads, are there better quality / reliable stations, or ones that should be avoided if possible?
-what’s the situation with toll roads? I tried working out the explanations given on this forum about the pre-purchased cards, but there’s nothing too recent on the subject. Can one just pay with a credit card at the toll gates? Or coins/notes are the only way, or that pre-paid card? Sounds a bit confusing.
-on the way back from Georgia westwards he will most likely have to get new road tyres. Pirelli Angel GT, 190/55ZR17 MC (75W) is what he’s using at the moment. Is there a recommended shop/chain of shops along the route where you can rock up, buy the tyres and get the changing job done without much waiting?
-along the way to the east, what would you recommend - camping or hotels with secured parking? Why? Is camping wild with a tent a good idea at all?
-any other practical advise for him - what to look out for, how to choose roads, safety etc?
Thank you in advance for any expert bit of local knowledge you can share.
Peter
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