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Turkey Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Turkey
Finally out of Istanbul
This is a top pick! First trip completely outside of Istanbul. Edirne! Will upload post and pictures ...
Best Campsite EVER!!!
This is a top pick! ... end of the day (which comes soo early now) we needed to look for a place to camp. We haven't camped much in Turkey, but heard that wild camping is no issue. There are actually nomadic tribes still moving about the valleys. There doesn't ...
Maguires in Turkey, Oh My!!
This is a top pick! ... as the eye can see. After day 2 in Istanbul we caught a night bus out of Istanbul to Efesus (Efes). Our first bus in Turkey and I must say I was impressed. They run more like airplanes, serving coffee and snacks; the only snag was that there must´ve ...
Hello
This is a top pick! ... Airport to Gatwick where we leave that evening for Tunisia. I better go but I will include one picture of Brett taken at the Zurich airport on our way to Turkey. She loves pushing the trolleys. Hope you are all well. Thanks for the emails. ...
I can see green again!
This is a top pick! Left Syria today and arrived in Antakya, Turkey with my group. The city is tucked into and running up some beautiful mountains. It is such a nice change to have a change in scenery. Seeing so many countries in such a ...
Shenshashional Sanliurfa
This is a top pick! ... off the bus down at the station. We get talking to Aziz after dinner and the subject quickly turns to Iraq, Turkey's eastern neighbour. "Bush makes war there only for religion!" Aziz shouts as a little vein appears on his forehead. ...
Our First Few Days in Istanbul
This is a top pick! Sometimes I think it might be nice just to pay the extra and let a tour guide take care of everything. This time our luggage didn't show up for the first three days in Istanbul. We walked the streets ragged and dirty, prey to every enterprising rip-off ...
Which Way to Turn?
This is a top pick! Getting to be an expert at getting lost in different countries. Takes some practice, but I’m getting better and better as this trip continues. It wasn’t for want of trying though. I must have asked in almost every store in ...
Club 'Med'
This is a top pick! ... of Chimaera. Cool! It's goodbye to the beach and hello to the mountains as we make the long trip to central and eastern Turkey. We're a little sad because we know we won't see the ocean again until we reach Egypt...one of the many things to look ...
Compulsive Conversation Re-enforcement Disorder
This is a top pick! ... : "So have you been traveling long?" CCRD guy: "Yeah yeah yeah - yeah........ yeah yeah yeah" Turkish guy: "Do you like Turkey?" CCRD guy: "Yeah yeah yeah - yeah........ yeah yeah yeah" Turkish guy: Can you say anything other than yeah? CCRD guy: ...
Turkey - The land of Bread........
This is a top pick! So We have made it!! Firstly We must say thanks to all the great people on our tour. Everybody was great and even though some nerves were scratched by the end it was all and all a great group - The tour would not have been the same without you all (If ...
Whatever You Want It to Be
This is a top pick! ... for the Blue Mosque, with its elegance. All in all, I stayed in Istanbul about ten days before and after traveling around Turkey. The Euro2008 football matches were in full swing, with Turkey as a contender, so many eyes were glued to the television ...
Istanbul Kaducoy Otopark
This is a top pick! 12.8.06 Otopark Istanbul Our sleep was largely undisturbed and we felt safe in the otopark in Istanbul. Although, Lou had to get up in the night to get a cat off his car roof. Lou had put his bag of rubbish on the roof away from the feral animals, ...
The Saffron Town
This is a top pick! Overlooking a spring green and brown plain, Mardin encircles a buttress-like fortress with narrow streets and old buildings: mosques, medreses, homes, and a hidden monastery. The plain descended imperceptively into Syria as the sun set over ...
Sumela Monastery..
This is a top pick! ... about the scaffolding aside). It's good to see the Turkish authorities doing their best to ensure one of their main tourist attractions remains intact for generations to come. And that's that. Next pod, Erzurum - Turkey. Love, Nath and ...
Nemrut Dagi In 24 Hours..
This is a top pick! ... Syria next and will be coming through Turkey again but only in passing (not sure we could suffer through another frigging kebab). Hoshchakal Turkey, it's been great but it's time for us to get the hell out of here. Next pod, Aleppo - Syria. ...
Hey Aussie, You Want Carpet ?
This is a top pick! ... carpet seller in Turkey. Good for you sunshine, maybe they'll make an Olympic sport out of it and you'll win a gold medal. Turkey 1, Australia 0. God I can whinge, let's get back to Ephesus shall we. In fact, let's not. If you would like any historical ...
Farewell Istanbul
This is a top pick! Finally saying goodbye for good to Istanbul..at least for this trip I think. Off to Cairo tomorrow...Can honestly say that aside from a ferry up the Bosphorous to see the Black Sea...I have seen most all of this city...at least the ...
Gallipoli - Chuchills great plan - Not!
This is a top pick! From Goreme, still feeling the effects of a hangover, we headed for Olympus - the home of tree houses, ancient ruins and Chimera (eternal flames). We stayed at Kadirs, one of the original places with tree house accommodation - definitely original... ...
'A Real Gem'..
This is a top pick! ... And that's exactly what we did. We packed our bags and got the hell out of dodge. My advice, if you want beaches in Turkey, stick to the Aegean firstly and the Med secondly. Do not on any circumstances head to the Black Sea, just think of the countries ...
Merhaba, Would you like to buy a carpet?
This is a top pick! ... become special to you immediately. The men in Develi Spice shop and the ones at Omar's are topping that list here in Turkey. After stuffing ourselves and getting a little tipsy we started to stroll in the direction of the cistern. We were diverted by ...
Slight Misunderstanding
This is a top pick! ... surged to the front. Eventually we made it through onto the boat and thankfully had a very quick and smooth journey to Mamaris, Turkey. On arrival we were ushered to a shorter queue for people staying in Turkey, not just day tripping, and made our ...
Pamukale, Capadoccia, and Ramadan
This is a top pick! ... , including a strange apple yogurt drink and a sweet cheese pastry. It was pretty interesting to witness Ramadan in a country like Turkey. Before leaving the country, we made sure to purchase some real Turkish Delight (lokum in Turkish) to bring to ...
A big day of sightseeing
This is a top pick! Well, today we set off to Sultanahmet, the ancient part of Istanbul for a spot of sightseeing. It's always possible to overdo these things, especially for Maggie and Georgie who are not wild about monuments etc in the first place. We found the spice ...
The Underground City and the Flinstones.....
This is a top pick! Here we are ın the crazy land of Turkey. Agaın ıts the land of sales and we have been to see carpets and pottery. They gıve you free beer whılst the ıs the demonstratıon. Thıs seems like a free deal until you feel a little tidly and suddenly ...
Our day in Kas
This is a top pick! Today was a rest and recuperate day. It's best described in ...
Ephesus and the Mystery woman
This is a top pick! ... woman again, who some of you will remember from travels in Egypt, which promises to make the trail through southern Turkey to Cappadocia a pleasant and pleasurable experience indeed. It should also entail some very interesting sights so I hope you stick ...
Gallipoli: a bastard of a place
This is a top pick! ... with the incompetence senior commanding officers did result in the spiritual birth of three great nations - Australia, New Zealand and Turkey - so it was not a completely pointless exercise. (The rest of this entry will be a composite of my lone ...