Destination: Turkey
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Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By language-guides | Views [14369] | Comments [28]
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but
not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you
couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going?
The WorldNomads.com Turkish Language ... Read more >
Tags: language guides, language lesson, turkey, turkish, learn turkish, podcast, ipod, world nomads, turkish language guide
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 | By bundynbeaches | Views [5670]
When you book a trip with Turkish travel agents you either get a full and comprehensive itinerary or an extra healthy sense of humour! One agent gets you from one town to another agents' area and the second agent gives you the tickets to get to the next ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 | By gododesinquieto | Views [4284]
Muy buenas compañeros de viaje. Retomo la narracion, que anda bastante retrasada respecto de mis pasos. Para que sirva de precedente, como dice el municipe de Amanece que no es poco: “ A hacer flashback!”… « Es medianoche cuando cruzo por ... Read more >
Thu, 26 Apr 2007 | By bundynbeaches | Views [2498] | Comments [5]
A morning and day that is hard to put into words ........ Moving. Enlightening. Emotional. Shocking. Proud to be Australian. Eye opening. Every Aussie and Kiwi should do the trip if they have half the chance. I used to pride myself on knowing ... Read more >
Tags: culture
Fri, 8 Sep 2006 | By safetyhub | Views [2122] | Comments [4]
Turkey has experienced a week of renewed attacks on tourist areas, bringing the simmering conflict between the Turkish government and separatist Kurdish forces into the international spotlight once again. The recent wave of attacks began on 27 August, ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures, turkey, terrorism
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | By stowaway | Views [2003] | Comments [4]
Today we visited Cappadocia, a large area of amazing rock formations & underground cities carved straight out of the soft rock. One area we visited had 11 levels - 3 floors above ground carved into the cliff, and 8 levels below ground! A bit ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation, bath, turkey, turkish massage, cappodocia, massage, underground city
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [1734]
Continuing on from our minor accident on the mountain we headed towards our next site, Imagination Valley which is famous for its camel rock. Lilian, our mad French scooterman, wanted to continue off roading but the rest of us stayed on the paved ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Sun, 28 Oct 2001 | By stowaway | Views [1343] | Comments [7]
We left Greece and after a long and annoying border check, we entered Turkey and drove to Instanbul. I had 3 days there to wander around and went to the Blue mosque and St Sofia and lots of museums (such as the archaeological museum, the museum ... Read more >
Tags: food & eating, turkey, istanbul, anzac, blue mosque, troy, belly dancers, termessos, olimpos
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 | By mutt | Views [1168] | Comments [1]
Yup...they killed a sheep right there. It took about 25 minuted 'till the boy opened, cleaned, and got it on the grill - delicious. At the same place, I made other friends who helped me out getting in touvh w/ my contact in T'bilisi - Jumber Lezhava.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By ride-earth | Views [1159]
Tom Andy and I have been soaking up Istanbul for a fair while now. We’re
both itching to get on the road again, and I’m excited and a little
apprehensive at the prospect of seeing through the winter in Central
Asia. But we’ve had more than our ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 | By chloe | Views [1091] | Comments [1]
Gozleme is a very thin flatbread cooked over a curved hotplate over an open fire and filled with cheese, spinach, chicken or anything else that takes your fancy.....best served hot!
Tags: Food & eating
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By safetyhub | Views [983]
Unconfirmed reports on 6 June that Turkey had deployed several hundred troops into northern Iraq on a cross-border counter-terrorism operation against Kurdish militants have fuelled concerns that Turkey is planning an imminent and significant incursion ... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, red24, turkey, iraq, kurdish
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [979]
The next time you are travleing between Koycegiz and Fethiye (whenever that may be) then a visit to the Saklikent Gorge is a must. Our beloved Fez bus arrived and the first order of business was lunch, HOORAY! I ordered the fish and was presented ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [881] | Comments [2]
After 'Turkish Night', a night of all you can eat and drink with traditional folk music and dances (including the infamous bellydancers), what better way to explore the Cappdocia region than on a motorbike or scooter. In total there were 5 of us - myself, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [859]
So my first blog crashed so here we go again... Hello from Kaş, Turkey. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. You were all missed. Backing up a few days.... Nov 16th: Crossed the Syrian/Turkey border in a vehicle smuggling duty-free booze into ... Read more >
Tags: turkey, cappadocia, ihlara valley, kas, thanksgiving, olympos
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By bundynbeaches | Views [830] | Comments [1]
I was told back ın London, that unrelıble source, that at any one tıme a Londoner ıs no mre than 50m from a rat. Whıle I dıdn't see any I belıeve ıt but ın Istanbul the average Joe ın thıs cıty would probably be no more than 20m from a cat! They are ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 | By misha | Views [824]
or on vicissitudes of language in Asia. In Turkey as well as in India, perhaps even anywhere in Asia, one should never ask a leading question or a question that requires only "yes" or "no" in responce. It took us a while to figure ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [769] | Comments [1]
What do you get when you mix 4 Aussie boys + 2 girls from the States + 2 weeks of travel together 24 hours a day (literally)...... Simple, the Von Trapp Frat. A crazy mix who's the life of the party and is balls out when it comes to singing and ... Read more >
Tags: People
Sun, 21 Oct 2007 | By ride-earth | Views [744]
Tom We arrived in Istanbul a
couple of days ago, cycling into this sprawling monolith of a city
along one of the two main routes against about 9 manic lanes of
rush-hour traffic, minibuses and not-so-mini-buses.
That experience recovered from, ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Sun, 6 Jan 2008 | By andrewalex | Views [600] | Comments [3]
Today on Alex & Andrew’s Blog is part two of our trip
across Turkey,
which was probably our favorite. When
you last joined us, we were traveling from Selcuk to Goreme on a 10 hour night
bus. This bus was not as nice as the
ride from Istanbul ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 | By andrewalex | Views [600] | Comments [5]
Meraba!
Hello all! Guess
where I am?? I’m HERE! I’m in the BLOG! Yes, I’ve made it to the other side, folks. I’m visiting Alex and Andrew in a small
suburb of Oklahoma City,
where we mostly watch “Nick at Nite,” ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 | By andrewalex | Views [584] | Comments [5]
Actually, not only were we punishing Richard for pestering us to post, but our internet went down for a little bit, from what we are told is part of an ISP strike that is going on right now. Yes, the strikes are striking in Istanbul to. Anyway, since ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By andrewalex | Views [558] | Comments [4]
With only two and a half weeks left in Istanbul,
we realized if we didn’t get our acts together soon, we would be spending the
entire five weeks of our time in Istanbul. Not that we would complain mind you, we tend
to be on the lazy side, but ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [545] | Comments [1]
OK, so we just finished up two weeks living on someone else's dime, and let me tell you, it sure warps the sense of reality and jumping back into the big pool of poor backpackers after spending even a small amount of time in the little pool of indulgent ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 5 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Views [536]
You know, I'm really making every effort to be culturally sensitive, to enjoy the rich history and scenery of Istanbul, and to be friendly to it's inhabitants. But after five days of attempted scams, cons, hustles, and general badgering, I'm pretty ... Read more >
Tags: scams & robberies
