VANLIFERS at a FESTIVAL in TURKEY - Adana Orange Blossom Festival (Portakal Çiçeği Festivali)

[@phillyandkeely]

Wow looks intense and awesome. Loving the wee orange earrings!! Love seeing the wee van park up on day 3. Oh baby vegan Kofte 🤤🤤🤤 wee sun kissed faces. Love you guys. So glad you are getting to continue enjoying turkey and enjoying vanlife. You make us want to come back already!!

[@courtsandmeeks]

Awww thanks guys! Those earings are my new fav thing! Sending you big hugs and lots of love 😘

[@RufflyAdventuring]

Love you guys 😀 we are converting a an just now and can’t wait to drive over and explore turkey it looks amazing. Great wee idea to crash the van and get to stay longer aswell 👍

[@courtsandmeeks]

Haha yes unintentional but it all worked out in the end. Exciting times converting your van - hope it's going well!

[@Bri-wi8kq]

Oh guys - such fun! Glad to see you both relaxing and letting your hair down. Thank you for sharing this with us. Bri

[@courtsandmeeks]

Thanks Bri! Glad you enjoyed coming along 😊

[@deborahhopkins6158]

Wonderful video! All the colour and the energy. We have learned so much about Turkey and its people through your videos.

[@courtsandmeeks]

Thank you! We're so happy we've been able to share it all with you

[@FreeBirdUKVanLife]

Great to see you both smiling and having fun again. Love the earings 🙂

[@courtsandmeeks]

Thanks! They are my new favourite thing!

[@geoffcampbell7846]

Great vlog guys, looked like a very friendly family festival. 👋

[@courtsandmeeks]

Oh yeah definitely! There were big families out celebrating altogether - it was such a nice atmosphere

[@marksmith566]

Great video guys, I’ve been to Turkey many times and love it also watched a few vanlifers do Turkey but you provided something new and great here 🙌

[@courtsandmeeks]

Aw cheers Mark! Really glad you enjoyed the vlog and that we could do something different. Such good timing we were in the area at the same time!

[@Road.to.recovery]

Love you guys. We are hoping to do our first van festival this year as we're currently converting our citreon relay we really can't wait. Can't wait for the next vlog blessings 🙏

[@courtsandmeeks]

That is so exciting! Really happy for you guys 🧡

[@voleybolFan01]

haha superb vlog but there are a lot of good cafes and pubs for drinking and enjoying alcohol in adana. its a good idea to be there in prime time of festival (festival area is too crowded ).... this festival like a food festival in this year , last years (before the covid) the festival was more good. also due to ramadan the time of this festival started earlier than the normal time in this year. this effect negatively the feelin of orange blossoms. i really like the whole parf of your video except the man who said erdogan :D xd

[@porge524]

The Syrian who says Erdogan

[@courtsandmeeks]

Thanks for sharing your experience of this year compared to others! It did feel very food focused this time compared to what we'd read online and the parade was not like what we had seen photos of. Maybe they changed it this year. I remember someone told us it was earlier this year because of Ramadan but I'm happy because it meant we were able to attend! Sorry about the guy dressed up who talked about Erdogan, we don't speak enough Turkish so didn't know he was saying anything bad?

[@courtsandmeeks]

Sorry! We didn't realise he was saying anything bad or we would have not filmed him :(

[@Welcome_to_real_life_]

Hey guys.... I'm really really happy that you have made this trip to Adana and enjoyed "your own" festival.

[@courtsandmeeks]

Thanks! Despite not being city people we really liked Adana. It had a great atmosphere and the old town was beautiful too. And the festival vibes will stick with us for weeks to come I'm sure!

[@campervancodgers124]

Just love your positivity, what a wonderful vlog ❤️❤️

[@courtsandmeeks]

Aw thank you! We love the idea that other people might be sat smiling with us whilst watching our vlogs 😁

[@carlshirley]

Great video! You two must be like kids in a sweetie shop at an orange festival. How amazing, and that food looked lush, and I’m not a veggie. Have fun guys! 😘

[@courtsandmeeks]

We really were!! It was lush in every way. Hoping we find some more amazing food as we travel East!

[@JJSof8]

Yay!!!!!! Courts and Meeks festival!!!!! Fame at last!!!!! Love it xxx

[@courtsandmeeks]

Hahaha exactly how we felt Julie! 😜 Such a cool experience!

[@Stevebayes66]

Hey guys, absolutely love this video, that festival looks amazing! The more I see if Turkey the more I want to go. You guys are having a great time now after some absolute lows! The Vegan restaurant looked awesome!! 🌱🌱. Until next time, stay safe (from your friendly Bus driver 😄 who just happens to be Vegan too! ❤️🚌

[@courtsandmeeks]

Hey Steve! Glad to hear it. It's one of our favourite countries we've visited for sure. We've been here so long now it feels like home actually. It's not easy to find veggie or vegan food in Turkey (we're veggie) but this place was amazing!!

[@Stevebayes66]

@@courtsandmeeks you won’t want to come home I’m sure

[@yeggydegz4330]

That was good. You looked like you were both having loads of fun in this vlog.

[@courtsandmeeks]

Omg yes, we had a blast! It was crazy but lots of good energy everywhere which was amazing. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@sylviapage8572]

That was funny. I thought you looked very orange at the start of the video, the earrings gave it away 😂😂 but it looked like you had an amazing time. I also think it’s lovely to see people really enjoying themselves without any alcohol! I love a drink but when you’re enjoying yourself it’s so easy to lose track and pay the price. I also think we have too much dependency on alcohol at events. Our Indian friends always have a lovely time alcohol free. I saw a friend for Dee Dee at the park up! Two orange campers 😁. Thanks as always for sharing a great video. I hope that donkey business feels like a distant memory now.

[@courtsandmeeks]

We finally fit in Sylvia! Orange people everywhere 🤣 we had a blast and you're so right about alcohol, it's almost ingrained in us that alcohol is a part of everything. Celebrations, funerals, drowning sorrows - it all comes down to alcohol and it's really strange for us (in a good way) to be at a huge party and there be hardly any! We love the culture here and we could learn so much from them, you're right. Also... Good spot, DeeDee found her sister. A lovely Danish couple who live in Bulgaria have an orange van too!!

[@dorismosley2107]

Food looks amazing 😋

[@courtsandmeeks]

Oh Doris, the food was delicious!! Thank for watching

[@mikepowell9326]

Love the video guys keep enjoying turkey

[@courtsandmeeks]

Thanks Mike! How can you not love this country?! It's incredible

[@stevenkenny3454]

Outstanding video again Thank you Take care and stay safe

[@courtsandmeeks]

Cheers Steven! 🧡 We had a lot of fun making this one.

[@Linda-td8hj]

Omg love the head band n earrings 🧡 it looks like you had fun at the festival 🧡totally agree it would have been an overload of everything 😎 fun 🧡food looked yummy 🧡 love you guys 🐨🦘🥰🏵️

[@courtsandmeeks]

Woohoo, so much fun and good vibes! We absolutely loved it but definitely needed some peace and quiet afterwards! 😁Glad you enjoyed it Linda 🧡🍊🏵️

[@johnallen148]

Hi Courts Meeks ,looks like you sure are having fun yes it’s your festival just love how people are dressed up ,just look how many people are there ,yes you should have brought your camper down it might have won something you never know,the people are so friendly it’s unbelievable,wow another Orange camper,don’t think I have ever seen you two so happy and laughing love it especially after later problems you deserve to be happy 😃😂🤣,may I ask what is your proper names cause I keep getting mixed up who is who lol me all over sorry 😢,,,that food looks delicious well guys it’s been a wonderful blog really enjoyed it so till next time take care keep yourself safe drive careful, John 🌹🌹🌹👀🙏😃🤩🙌🤷‍♀️💕🐣👫👫🥰

[@courtsandmeeks]

Aw John, you always take so much time to send us a comment and we appreciate it so much! Thank you for your support. We love that you love watching our content. We had such a blast at this festival even though it was a bit eeeeek at times with all the crowds and language barrier 😂 but we were happy to find DeeDee an orange sister and make some new friends. See you in the comments next week! Take care until then John

[@TheBabblingBrookes]

Great vlog 🧡🍊🧡🩳 👍

[@courtsandmeeks]

Cheers guys! We had so much fun making it!

[@egek1997]

OMG! What a mistake watching this vlog while I'm hungry. It was painful 😂 Thank you guys for the content, great video. Love you

[@courtsandmeeks]

Haha sorry!! Always bring food with you to watch a travel vlog - it's a rule, no? 😂

[@fran1456]

I have visited Adana, beautiful city. Great vlog x

[@vanbourne_adventurers]

Wow guys what a buzz that festival is and just like it was made for you lovers of the orange. I think we would find it really hard to get used to being back amongst that many people but hey when they are so friendly and welcoming I bet that softens the blow. Can we look forward to regular Meeks describes food sections? 🧡🤣🧡

[@courtsandmeeks]

Yes, not going to lie it was all a bit strange to start with because it's been so long since being in a big crowd. If you want the Meeks describes food sections we can definitely make that more of a regular feature!

[@hatehaters6563]

orange flower festival 🧿

[@HeidiPriest]

Oh my so many people, getting panic watching it, its so much fun too. Fiesta without drunks is so much better and mostly safer, who knew orange was a great trend,, ,especially ongoing. So enjoying your journey ,stuck at home.

[@courtsandmeeks]

Sorry to hear you're stuck at home guys! Hopefully we can bring some joy and live vicariously through the screens until you can get away on your own adventure or holiday

[@worstchannelever5232]

Love the Earings

[@courtsandmeeks]

Thanks!! Im wearing them all the time now

[@mikebourke1185]

Tanfastic Carnival ... hectic to stay around for 2 days .safe Travels..

[@courtsandmeeks]

You're not wrong Mike! It was chaos but we enjoyed it - we were there for all 3 days of the festival in the end and another 2 days before that making friends with all the other international vanlifers.

[@erselcakir]

İf it’s possible, please visit Hatay, Gaziantep and Mardin. South is getting warmer sharply but eastern part of Anatolia is still very cold and snowy. Enjoy Turkey.

[@courtsandmeeks]

These are on our list Ersel! We are currently in Hatay near Samadag and then heading to Gazientep next week.

[@erselcakir]

@@courtsandmeeks Safe travels 🧿

[@El-Tel63-Terry.]

Great vlog, I'm not vegan but I liked the look of the grub 🙂👍🏻

[@courtsandmeeks]

Us neither, we eat veggie but love vegan food because it's usually really creative with flavours and seasoning. This stuff didn't disappoint!

[@trevorpat-lifeontherun]

I could almost taste it.👍

[@courtsandmeeks]

Thanks! We did try to explain it but we always feel like such idiots when we do the descriptive taste test thing!

[@denisecafferky2248]

Pretty cool

[@courtsandmeeks]

It was beautiful chaos Denise! An experience we won't forget!

[@rvnomading]

They had you at "orange" :-) haha. Excellent.

[@courtsandmeeks]

Of course!! 🤣

[@murattahan2391]

👍

[@courtsandmeeks]

Thanks for watching Murat!

[@dydem]

OMG there are two orange vans!!! You found a sister or brother for DeeDee?? 😊😊😊🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@dydem]

LOOVE the earrings and the flowery head band by the way.. 🧡

[@courtsandmeeks]

Why thank you! Yes we found DeeDee's Bulgarian sister!!

[@debbielowes1608]

What did you use for the metal sliding cross rails?

[@courtsandmeeks]

Our bed uses the Ikea bed beams!

[@TheNcc1701xyz]

Looks great, thanks for sharing the details and taste of the food and about the festival. Can I ask, why are you following a vegan diet in Turkey?

[@kadircanyldran1849]

Most of our kitchen is vegan or vegetarian especially west and south only in eu people thinks that turkish people are kebabs and turkish kitchen is just döner..

[@courtsandmeeks]

We are vegetarians so we eat a lot of vegan food generally - the vegan restaurants always cater great options for us!

[@courtsandmeeks]

You're right! We found so many dishes that are vegetarian friendly in Turkey, and love all the meze we've tried. Excited to travel further East and see how the local cuisine changes.

[@yaminthegrey]

Hari OM Crikey, yeah, I can't imagine being among 10 people, never mind 10000!!! But I LOVE and envy those earrings, Courts - at the risk of repeating myself, orange is my favourite colour, and I adore the idea of this festival. I loved that DeeDee had an orange comVanion to park up with - and an orange dog (Viszla?). Gosh those chickpeas had me drooling... [meanwhile, back in this Bonny Land, spring has given way to winter - which is the wroooong way!!!] YAM xx

[@courtsandmeeks]

Sorry we missed this comment Yam! Yes, we found DeeDee an orange sister 🍊😁 and a Spanish couple we met have a gorgeous Viszla who matches our vans perfectly! Hope you're doing well x