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It is not well waymarked. Waymarking is still a work in progress. Parts of the trail are on tracks overgrown with nettles. There is a Facebook website for the trail.The Sultan's Trail, from Vienna to Istanbul, is a waymarked trail you can read about here.
I have just heard Edwina Currie, a former MP and 'celebrity' in UK reveal that she has been filming a walk along this trail. This programme evidently follows two previous series on BBC TV, the first on the Camino de Santiago and the second on the Via Francigena.
I can't find any more information about it at present. Expect it next Easter.
For the BBC version with 8 'celebrities' and a film crew complete with gear I wonder which option they chose?Accomodation is hotels or stealth camping.
Thanks Brian. For all that, you are making it sound very attractive!! I love the line 'you won't get many markers past Hungary'.There is a GPX trail but you will need back up batteries because you won't many markers past Hungary. I was using a Smaung to follow the trail but had a lot of problems in the Bulgarian mountains picking up GPS. Accomodation is hotels or stealth camping.
The celebrity option.....A Turkish tahtırevan, 1893
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My grandfather's family were living in Istanbul then. I'm sure they never went anywhere without one!
I absolutely hate stinging nettles! Any trail filled with them is not a "friendly trail" to me...no thanks!...just my opinion.It is not well waymarked. Waymarking is still a work in progress. Parts of the trail are on tracks overgrown with nettles. There is a Facebook website for the trail.
I watched both programmes, and found the second one easier to watch, so maybe this next one will be even better. The title speaks of the kind of story book we had in primary school, soft backed with black and white illustrations from time to time, to keep us interested maybe. Occasional treats such as Turkish Delight. Where did we get them from? Nothing is that special any more, with our interconnected infrastructures where pretty well anything from anywhere can be found in Lidl or Aldi! So, when the programme is due to be shown, give us a shout and I will head out to buy some Turkish Delight and some skinny Polish chicken sticks to snack on.The Sultan's Trail, from Vienna to Istanbul, is a waymarked trail you can read about here.
I have just heard Edwina Currie, a former MP and 'celebrity' in UK reveal that she has been filming a walk along this trail. This programme evidently follows two previous series on BBC TV, the first on the Camino de Santiago and the second on the Via Francigena.
I can't find any more information about it at present. Expect it next Easter.
Am I the only one who found the title of the trail a bit odd? I understand from the blurb on the website that it's a magnificent trail with wonderful landscapes and people and that it's dedicated to peace and global friendship and I'm sure that's true.The title speaks of the kind of story book we had in primary school, soft backed with black and white illustrations from time to time, to keep us interested maybe. Occasional treats such as Turkish Delight.
My memory is rather selective, but I know I read a book in the not too distant past that covered the history period you refer to. All I am left with now is the horror of the need to dominate, acquire, eliminate opposition. As ever was, is now, and ever shall be.Am I the only one who found the title of the trail a bit odd? I understand from the blurb on the website that it's a magnificent trail with wonderful landscapes and people and that it's dedicated to peace and global friendship and I'm sure that's true. Still, it's named after Suleiman I and I guess the main thing he had to do with this trail is the fact that he travelled in the general direction from Istanbul to Vienna and then back again with his huge army after he failed the purpose of his journey, namely the conquest of Vienna. That was the first siege of Vienna, followed by the more famous and even more horrible second siege of Vienna 150 years later that has left quite an imprint on the collective memory ...
Sorry, I meant the second figure from the left.Looks like a sceptre - a very common symbol of royal rule.
Slow match I think. Used for firing cannon. A slow burning piece of rope that you place on the touch-hole to fire the charge.Sorry, I meant the second figure from the left.
Or used for firing ancient firearms like the one he is carrying on his shoulder, apparently, as I now know.Slow match I think. Used for firing cannon. A slow burning piece of rope that you place on the touch-hole to fire the charge.
Smoking match for his matchlock firearmFound the original picture. What is the guy (second from left) holding in his hand? Any suggestions, serious or otherwise ...?
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It’d need more and bigger men to carry me.The celebrity option.....A Turkish tahtırevan, 1893
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Oops. I'll clarify. No markers past Ezstergom and don't use a Samsung phone like I did. Get a good GPS though I read somewhere that the organisers are using a different a different trail app.There is a GPX trail but you will need back up batteries because you won't many markers past Hungary. I was using a Smaung to follow the trail but had a lot of problems in the Bulgarian mountains picking up GPS. Accomodation is hotels or stealth camping.
I loved the series @BobM - the Sufi sequence was so very special and was a highlight of the series.Just watched the 3 episodes on ABC TV.
The Sufi sequence in Episode 3 was one of the things I will certainly remember.
Bob M
@JennyH94, with the current situation globally, I think 'when' would have to precede 'what and where'...!I’m wondering what and where the next “Road to ...” will be ...
Don't do St Olav's Way in Norway then @Camino Chrissy...sturdy long pants & calamine lotion necessities for that one...!I absolutely hate stinging nettles! Any trail filled with them is not a "friendly trail" to me...no thanks!...just my opinion.
You are correct! I was curious, but as soon as I read my word "nettles" it came back to me.Don't do St Olav's Way in Norway then @Camino Chrissy...sturdy long pants & calamine lotion necessities for that one...!
Let me guess...an alert saying I quoted your post will have you straining the memory & looking back to see what you wrote when...Same thing happened to me yesterday when @Stripey Socks revived a post of mine from Feb 2019...what a hoot!
You are correct! I was curious, but as soon as I read my word "nettles" it came back to me.
Thanks for mentioning that Norway has lots of nettles...I'll remove it from my Camino bucket list.
I'm just up and sitting with a coffee while taking a look at the forum.
I was thinking Jerusalem too Kaz - that would be fantastic.@JennyH94, with the current situation globally, I think 'when' would have to precede 'what and where'...!
I'm a bit slow in catching on to the revival of this thread about the same program in my December 4th alert post for Aussies... but I do recollect @timr's original post back in 2019.
Funny how threads resurface...
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My vote would be Jerusalem...the destination having religious quarters in the old city just lends itself to the 'Road to...' series format.
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