Turkey Border Crossing Chaos | SERBIA - BULGARIA | VANLIFE

[@caroltucker312]

I just love watching you videos, you take me to places that I will never get to visit because of my health, so just keep doing what you do I love you guys 💞🥰

[@phillyandkeely]

Thanks so much Carol ❤️

[@talatguneyli2124]

You guys are most welcome to Turkey 🎄 Merry Christmas.

[@phillyandkeely]

Merry Christmas to you too 🥰🎄🎅 thankyou so much

[@the_phoenixproject]

We are moving to BG this year and didn't know this existed! What a gem!! 💎 💖

[@phillyandkeely]

Awesome!!! Would be a great place to live. Very free feeling.

[@MeliBeBrave]

Great video guys! that climbing place looked sick!! xx

[@phillyandkeely]

Thanks Meli, yeah it was a great spot,! Wish we had more time

[@kathigee]

I've only been to Turkey once.. but count it as my favorite place ever!! The people are SO gracious and kind there. I hope you have a great great experience there! and praying your friends are able to come in from theUK. As usual, I held my breath through your border crossings! Happy Travels!!

[@phillyandkeely]

Thanks Kathi! 🥰 We are very very hopeful they can make it, four in the van should be a lot of fun 😂😂😂

[@benkr5870]

where in turkey ?

[@phillyandkeely]

We've explored mostle west and south turkey + Cappadocia. Would love to explore the east some day. Where abouts in Turkey were you @Kathi?

[@kathigee]

@@phillyandkeely My friend and I went to Turkey in 2012. Istanbul (touristing) and Cappadocia (hiking)... and took a ferry up the Bosphorus to I think Galata(?).. I still have the tase of the food on my tongue!! mmmmm. And a soft spot in my heart for the people.

[@denisecafferky2248]

Awwww. Great video x

[@phillyandkeely]

Thanks Denise 🥰 hope you are doing well 🥰

[@b3ckyl0uiseUK]

Thanks for the video 🧡🧡🧡 YAY you made it 👍 I love a good Keely list highlight of the video for me. Your hair looked lovely at the apartment super curly tot 💁‍♀️

[@phillyandkeely]

🥰🥰 thanks Becky, gotta love a good list eh!

[@philipemerson5505]

You's guys are unreal. Love you. Papa Bear

[@phillyandkeely]

🥰🥰 So glad we made it! Love you too!! Looking forward to Christmas day video call with you guys ❤️❤️

[@darinanderson9321]

Been enjoying the videos.

[@phillyandkeely]

Thanks Darin, that really means a lot to us 🥰🥰🥰

[@mehmetyuca5942]

Süper vry nice video thank you sso much welcome Türkiye

[@phillyandkeely]

Thankyou so much Mehmet 🥰🥰 we are loving Turkey so far ❤️❤️

[@kathleenrutherford733]

Yikes I could feel your Border pains! Very happy your safely in Turkey

[@phillyandkeely]

🥰🥰🥰

[@upwards771]

So glad u made it. That bored looked lonnnnnng

[@phillyandkeely]

It was hahaha

[@MrFloris]

“Have a nice eh. …. Life?” That is so me. I dunno how to react to those affirmations ☺️🙈

[@seangorman4516]

Loving the hat game in this video 👌

[@phillyandkeely]

Thanks Sean 😜 gotta get those hipster vibes ya know

[@kerrichristian7991]

I was stressed at that border for you! 😬😬😬

[@MrRLDDD]

Omg Kaufland AND a climbing gym in the same day?! What a treat! Missing you guys and so sad that we’re not still living van life alongside you. I hope Turkey is as good for you as Serbia was :D

[@phillyandkeely]

What a day eh!! Honestly that climbing gym was sick!! Next time yous are out in the van you should head out to Bulgaria literally just for that gym haha.

[@MrRLDDD]

@@phillyandkeely omg don’t tempt me I’d be back out tomorrow!

[@veronicasmith1147]

You are great doing all this it really would be too much for me hugs from Ireland 🥰💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@phillyandkeely]

Thanks Veronica, sometimes it feels too much lol

[@MrFloris]

Holiday? Family! Smart 😇😅🤓

[@marymagerr6488]

Yeehaw🎉🎉🎉 found another vlog

[@phillyandkeely]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@mirkocovekmirkovic7716]

little advice : in future at the end of the vlog you can say to us viewers for example' next week will be in that or that region"...So we can give you ours recommendations on time what to see...This way when you upload and we watching vlog and give you suggestions for that area you are already long gone from that part of country

[@phillyandkeely]

That's a really good idea, never thought of that! Thankyou so much for this tip 🥰🥰 we always feel sad we miss recommendations, but this is a brill idea to get them in advance!! Thankyou 👍

After entering Kapikule, you passed Edirne, I wish you had put a single frame picture of Selimiye mosque 😔 Welcome to Turkey

[@phillyandkeely]

Thankyou for your kind welcome!! We have absolutely loved our time in Turkiye, people are so kind and helpful. We wish we could see it all!!!

[@beliorao1709]

♥♥♥

[@phillyandkeely]

Thankyou for watching!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@SoSo-35]

welcome to turkey türkiye ye hoş geldiniz

[@phillyandkeely]

Thankyou so much 🥰

[@prckomm]

I love to travel but I absolutely hate crossing borders. I always get so anxious and I feel like I'm doing something wrong.

[@phillyandkeely]

Yep exactly! It's like the closer you get the faster your heart beats, it's like it senses it. Maybe they emit some sort of high frequency to put people on edge so it's easy to read the real criminals 😂😂😂

[@davidvincent2nd757]

O you guys have this border crossing stuff down . There’s no problem .

[@phillyandkeely]

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[@mertozbey13]

Does the insurance affects your duration of stay in Turkey right now? Or if you're in, then it's all done and you don't need to get a new one which covers the whole duration of your stay in Turkey?

[@phillyandkeely]

We are allowed in the full 90 but our van is only allowed to drive until 31st lol. I think legally we should leave on the 31st December, but we are hoping to convince our own insurance company to extend it by two weeks and pay extra (alot extra 😂) and then when we get back to the border we can show them our new extended green card. If any police stopped us after the 31st I think we would be in a lot of trouble if we were driving without insurance and when we get back to the border after our date that would be bad news, but if we can get new documents to show more insurance I think it would be ok

[@S24suagain]

Nrw to the channel. Very interested in your travel adventures. Vegan van lifers, am delighted to find you are vegan. All the best you delightful Northern Irish duo. ❤️🤣I

[@phillyandkeely]

Awww wow thanks so much!! 🥰🥰🥰 Hope you enjoy watching our adventures ❤️❤️❤️

[@hemnsaber4888]

for turkey .. need pcr test or antigen test ?

[@phillyandkeely]

We got through with a rapid antigen test, which I think is still accepted, however I know rules change all the time. Thanks for watching ☺️

[@Ivanhoo11]

in Turkey you have the opportunity to service a van for very little money

[@phillyandkeely]

Yeah it is absolutely CRAZY cheap here!!! Especially with exchange being so high right now

[@byromtaylor6482]

was it easier with the irish passport?

[@phillyandkeely]

At the time we were both travelling with UK passport.

[@byromtaylor6482]

@@phillyandkeely thanks im doing this trip to turkey for medical stuff and will go a slightly different route as I hate flying n have a day van thing ...but did not understand what stuff to prep for borders with various insurance and covid restrictions ...would have thought the Irish passport would be ideal for you guys as it aint limited to 90 days as they are in Europe - I have both ...might throw uk one in bin actually - any tips on insurance in turkey were to buy and all the things you need would be useful to me? Packing my guitar and poetry book cant wait for my adventure to start - would like to visit cyprus too...might wait it out whilst this new covid stuff passes ...its never ending this shit ...thanks ....great channel love u guys

[@phillyandkeely]

Yeah we applied for our Irish passports long time ago but thanks to lockdowns they closed and didn't process passports until recently, so mine has finally arrived but Philly's is not here. Haha might aswell throw UK one in the bin! As for insurance, if you arrive during the day you can buy third party insurance at the border to cover your van for three months. As for covid stuff, I would say don't wait. Last year we seen a small window of opportunity to get out before they started locking things down again and I am so glad we escaped lol. We did look at going to Cyprus while we were over there, but they seemed super strict with covid restrictions and various things so we couldn't be bothered risking issues at boarding after buying expensive ferry tickets. Fingers crossed things have mellowed everywhere, but who knows if that will change again. Get out while you can lol.

[@byromtaylor6482]

@@phillyandkeely well have a few things on first but im going for medical stuff (divorce re build) - I might not even come back - the only reason I would is I have cats ...n cant take them with me I dont think? I should have married a nutty irish girl myself they nag a bit take no crap are genrally more loyal n so much so they never let you go...ha ha ...Anyway I'm leaving it a bit as all restrictions for new variants coming on n I want to go Turkey/Cyprus I am waiting for next new jab hopefully all goes well and it calmes down in a few months....Dangers are I will come back looking like Bradd Pitt and they will look at my passport coming back n not let me thro ...ps loved how you shit it going thro borders even though everything is legal ... unless you got some personal hash stash lol ...you two are too cool ...rock climbing is so scary ...Im scared of heights so I never fly i bet you'd both love paragliding - or some stuff ...you should get one of them get some cool footage for your blogs or a drone ...

[@dzonikg]

Problem with that borders is not when you go from Serbia to Turkey ..is when you go from Turkey because Tyrkey is much chepaer so many people buy stuff there and also migrants go from Turkey via Bulgaria and Serbia . Also in summer is crazy there with hours off waiting and i fell like Bulgarian customs for some reason always make thinkgs worster ,like they dont want you to go try Bulgaria ..when i was returing from Greece last summer i got my Caravan toalet door broken by Buglarian custom ..he was so rude..i wanted to come with him in my Caravan but he did sad me to stay out ,and when he finaly left my caravan i find broken toalet door and stuff all over the place ,i was so piss off and then when i finaly start to drive another Bulgarian custom officer stop me just 50 meteres after and i was in fury and start even to scream on him that i would never ever go anytime try Buglaria...they also give me a ticket off 38 euros for vignnete even i had one that was valid but they sad i did not buy imediely ..i buyed like few hours after entered Bulgaria some 30 km from border there was just one place on border and there was huge line so buy on next gas station...but they still gave me a ticket even i had valid vigneete. But if you live in Serbia its just imposible to not go try Bulgaria... i went to Istanbul 2 times last 2 months and ever time there was issue with Bulgarian customs when we were returning ..i think only think that is worster off Serbian custom officers are Bulgarian custom officers..i know that is many smuglers and that route and mogrants but when you see that someone is with family they still act as you are some criminal

[@phillyandkeely]

Wow I'm so sorry you had such a bad experience at the border that sounds terrible. Those types of experiences are so distressing, and so frustrating when they are clearly in the wrong and just being harsh for the sake of it. It will be interesting to see if the take the same route back while it be much worse in the opposite direction, it sounds like it will. Thankyou so much for watching and sharing your experience so people are aware of things to expect.

[@dzonikg]

@@phillyandkeely What piss me off is that is just matter off luck ..some will juss pass you and some will be rude ..and borders are shame off humanity in 21 century when is all digitized

[@phillyandkeely]

Yeah so true, it all depends on the mood of the person you meet at the border

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

Well that border crossing is the biggest drug smuggling, human trafficking, smuggling and what not point in Europe. Serbian borders are no better. Try Serbia, Bosnia. Good luck if you complai. Customs officials can and will, if you are rude to them,check everything

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

If you live in Bulgaria and travel West, it is impossible not to go through Serbia. I can recount countless horrors stories of Serbian border officials and customs. Stop complaining and get a life. You are no better

[@worstchannelever5232]

Turkey nice little warmer too 🤩 get a petrol stove duel fuel hunting done gas is really a pain you waste time and diesel trying to find it no brainer petrol stove cooking 👍

[@phillyandkeely]

Yeah I e just learnt about these recently. Our system is all set up for gas, but would defo consider putting in a duel fuel petrol one in our next van build, they sound like a good job!!

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

You stayed in Serbia but missed Bulgaria. Your loss. And please do not come back. Van or no van

[@phillyandkeely]

We hope to come back and see more of Bulgaria next time we visit the area. Im sorry you feel that way about us coming back. Thanks for watching though, we appreciate it 🥰

[@RandomescuAleatoriu]

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[@phillyandkeely]

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