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The Start of my emotional journey to Gallipoli - Istanbul

Arrived in Istanbul, Turkey at 1620hrs. Had to wait for about 40minutes for the ‘Tour’ company to be ready to leave. Traffic was something that can only be seen to be believed - bumper to bumper and there is really no rules except for the largest and brashest and most constant horn driver...

permalink written by  Tickles on April 21, 2006 from Istanbul, Turkey
from the travel blog: First European Adventure - A Gallipoli Experience

Site up again

I'm in Istanbul now, staying at this hostel with an amazing 360 degree view. There's the bosporous close in on one side and the blue & red mosques a block away on the other. All this for a mere (pause to bring Dr. Evil finger to lips...) Ten Million Lyra! Istanbul is a great city. There's...

permalink written by  Jason Kester on July 16, 2003 from Istanbul, Turkey
from the travel blog: Middle East, 2003

Efe'd up

Turkey y'alls! It's all good! Just got off the boat from Olympos. 4 days of chilling in the sun, swimming in the Med., and sleeping on the deck of a beat up old yacht. Ten passengers and a cheap price mean that they end up cutting corners in a lot of areas. The food was not particularly...

permalink written by  Jason Kester on July 12, 2003 from Fethiye, Turkey
from the travel blog: Middle East, 2003

Fourth of July

Not too much festivity here for the 4th. Though I did celebrate Canada Day on the 1st. A group of Canadians showed up at the Pension in Goreme, complete with their own flag to hang above the pool. I'm being shown around by a couple Turkish girls now, and try as I might, I just couldn't convey...

permalink written by  Jason Kester on July 6, 2003 from Antalya, Turkey
from the travel blog: Middle East, 2003

Day 14

This was a leisure day. Mark and I took advantage of what we were paying for at our resort . . . a pool with a beautiful view, a clean beach, and men in white shorts and tee-shirts catering to our every need for towels, drinks, food, etc. I finished my third book of the trip and began another....

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 15, 1996 from Marmaris, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 13

This morning was spent at the Archeology and Ethnology museums in Izmir, both of which were fairly unimpressive. As for archeology, the small museum in Selcuk had far more impact and nothing in the ethnology museum (traditional costumes, furniture, etc.), was particularly interesting. In fact,...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 14, 1996 from Izmir, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 13 (Continued)

Five hours of traveling again, but the scenery was much better . . . first rather agrarian, with the now-familiar donkey carts and millet women, then mountainous with pine trees and beautiful pink flowers which filled the gorges as though they were rivers. It was all a sham, however, as...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 14, 1996 from Marmaris, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 12

Another ruin adventure, this time to Pergamon. This involved another 1-1/2 hour bus ride, which was a bit more scenic than the last--unlike the ruins, which were . . . to put it mildly . . . shit. Maybe we were spoiled by Kutayha and Ephesus, but I think not. And the local museum . .. pffft....

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 13, 1996 from Bergama, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 12 (Continued)

We strolled through the bazaar for quite a bit, yesterday's trip having been aborted by Mustafa, and somehow managed to keep most of our Turkish Lira in our pockets. Instead, we focused on people watching and we finally asked somewhat what the "little king" costumes in all the clothing shops...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 13, 1996 from Izmir, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 11

Mark and I got up fairly early (especially for Mark) in order to catch the "breakfast included in room rate." After filling our stomachs we headed out to the otogar to catch a bus to Selcuk, the town closest to the ruins of Ephesus. The 1-1/2 hour ride was entirely unremarkable . . . frankly,...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on June 12, 1996 from Izmir, Turkey
from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

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