Destination: Turkey
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Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [42]
Ultimo dia en Capadocia. Tenemos aun muchas cosas por ver pero poco tiempo y nos vamos de tour como los turistas. Queriamos ver un par de cosas mas pero no hay posibilidad de hacerlo con transporte publico y las agencias de Gorëmë lo tienen bastante ... Read more >
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
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
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 | By lu_cristina | Views [169] | Comments [5]
Chegueı em Samsun no dıa 7 a noıte..os paıs da Elıf já estavam no aeroporto me esperando. De lá fomos dıreto à um restaurante que fıca no topo da cıdade. A vısta é lında lá do alto! No outro dıa passeı uma tarde de madame na pıscına hehehhe... (desculpaaaa, ... Read more >
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
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 >
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [167] | Comments [2]
Travel warnings for southeast Turkey included rape, murder, religious extremism, and terrorism. Even one of the locals I befriended warned me not to trust anyone (horror movie, anyone??). I guess I was pretty lucky, then, to have emerged unscathed from ... Read more >
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [250] | Comments [2]
Hi everyone, Still without news from the Irannıan embassy, I've decıded to travel slowly to Ankara, enjoyıng life. From Gazıantep, nice old cıty full of hıstory where i learn that the french are not welcome ın turkey because of the first wolrd war ... Read more >
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | By lu_cristina | Views [223] | Comments [2]
Bom, como fomos dormır um pouco tarde na noıte anterıor, acabamos nos atrasando um pouquınho... A Elıf tınha que ır para o trabalho...pegamos o ôonıbus e eu fıqueı no meıo do camınho para encontrar uma outra amıga da Elıf que se chama Bıhter (se pronuncıa ... Read more >
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
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [170] | Comments [1]
My first few days in Turkey taught me that sometimes when backpacking you seem to spend about 70% of your time on public transit and only 30% at your intended destination. Thankfully Turkey has some incredible things to see and do... and a wicked long-... Read more >
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [130] | Comments [1]
Some people can't travel without a complete itinerary outlining every minute of every day - No Changes Allowed. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I've adopted a different style. If an interesting person presents me with an interesting ... Read more >
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [60] | Comments [1]
I’ve always been fascinated and horrified by the story of the ANZACS of Gallipoli, and today I had the chance to relive the story on a tour of the battlefields in Gallipoli, Turkey.
Our tour guide Bülent is one of the best, (the Australian Government ... Read more >
Tags: gallipoli, anzacs, history, world war one, turkey, ecebat, war memorials
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
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
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 | By nncysf | Views [200] | Comments [1]
I trıed a Turkısh bath yday wıth some trepıdatıon sınce I had read several revıews and accounts that made ıt seem frustratıng and dısappoıntıng at least for women. Some places have added women,s sectıons as an afterthought and have changıng rooms ın ... Read more >
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By lu_cristina | Views [149] | Comments [1]
Galera....peço desculpas pela falta de acentosss e erros gramatıcaıs... o teclado aquı é totalmente dıferente..aos poucos vou descobrındos os acentos heehehe Meus voos foram bem tranquıloss.. ... chegueı no aeroporto do Rıo e já conhecı uma carıoca ... Read more >
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, 14 Oct 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [52]
After almost three months in Lagos, Portugal working behind a Portuguese bar, I left the warm beautiful beaches (where I’d only seen rain twice) to get on a plane that landed in a rainy, cold London. I spent a week here, staying with Leah who I met ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, turkey, london, grand bazaar, taxim square, bosphorus, bacilica cistern, blue mosque, aya sophia
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
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [443]
James: Beautiful and sobering would be the words that I would use to sum up our visit to the WWI Gallipoli battle grounds. Despite having experienced 27 ANZAC days, I didn't know the full meaning and the significance of what what happened on the Gallipoli ... Read more >
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By arollingstone | Views [383]
You may notice that this travel story is a bit behind. I try to really sit down and write well when I post, but of course, it only gets harder and harder for me to post great entries the longer I wait! This entry will not be anywhere near as long, detailed, ... Read more >
Tags: 2008 turkey istanbul greece athens thessaloniki
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 | By colleen_finn | Views [305]
Krystal eventually did make it to Istanbul, albeit just by the skin of her teeth and much later than expected. She was fortunate to have been on one of only a few flights that were allowed out of London that day. Flying to Istanbul from Athens might have ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing, adventures
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [237]
Wow, what a difference a few metres can make. Crossing from Syria into Turkey is like stepping into another world. Bam! Everything is cleaner and newer. The dress code is much more relaxed. The fields of crops are more uniform. Call to prayer at 4:30 ... Read more >
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By catherine_and_james | Views [237]
After five weeks of full on travelling it was time to put our feet up, chill out and recharge for a bit. A cute wee hut nestled in the middle of an orange orchard, in Olympos on Turkey's south coast sounded like just the ticket. So, uncharacteristically ... Read more >
