Pension Cocco-Bello Cesme

... came too early - when my stomach was busy repelling anything that entered it - so I didn't get to find out if it had the heading properties promised.

Even when ill, there were still a few things we needed for sustenance reasons. Back in Greece I couldn't resist picking some olives for our own consumption. However, olives are no good off the tree and have to go through a special sequence. So far I've been carting a 1.5L bottle of olives ...

... miniscule version out of her purse. Very helpful, but still not what we needed.

We’re experienced world travelers now. What do we need a map for?

Setting off, upon arrival at the first junction there was a looming ‘no bicycles’ sign on the entrance to the highway. And none of the other directional signs showing names of towns matched anything on our maps. Which way would ...

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Where does the chef bring you additional dishes of their prize food to taste?

Where do you catch glimpses of old men smoking narghilè?

Where can you stay in a hotel for less than a cheap campground in the UK?

Where do you drink at least 10-12 cups of tea a day?

Where does the smell of delicious roasting donairs haunt you from back alleys?

Where do blacksmiths do all ...

Destination 396

[Ferry]

According to the fact, that I already have travelled around Eastern Europe at the beginning of this worldtrip, there was little reason - or better said, little money left - to do it again. So it was planed to take one of those many ferrys connecting almost every corner of the european coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Chios, Northeast Aegean Islands, Greece pajas

... to eat which served steak, and it was an expensive meal but one of the best steaks I've ever had. Chris said the same of hers. We had asked if they had any amaretto for Christine, but alas no. However, when we’d finished the meal the waiter brought out a couple of crème de menthe liquors on the house, so that just topped it off nicely.

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... instantaneous but rather major suffering ensued and could last for days). Apparently several people sought refuge in the monastery believing they would be protected by the Church but it appears that was not the case. Most of the deceased were men and the women and children of these men fled to a nearby cliff where they chose to jump off these high cliffs with their children rather than become slaves. This cliff is called Anavatos which translates to can ...

... and behind me. If you don't know Greek it sounds (to my mind) like a hilarious soap opera. Or was it a mental institution?

Later, at my pension the cleaning lady--a Swiss ex-pat--interpreted it for me. Somewhat. According to her a man was out drinking the night before and may have left his wallet there. His bleat is on the order of, "But it was my money!" I don't know ...

... I returned (the boat departure time now growing nervously closer) to the ticket agency. There to learn that, no, they accepted payment in Turkish lira. So all this to within a half hour of the boat departure. And I still had to walk to the customs station on the warf. Nervously, it looked farther than it was.

And even then, with about 300 yards to go a fellow stopped to offer me a ride.

As we pulled up to the customs house he said he worked there. I asked him ...

... but comfy enough and was absolutely packed by the time we left Izmir. Even so, the steward came round with little bottles of water for everyone and then came back again and squirted our hands with some refreshing hand cream. London Transport could learn a thing or two from these Turks. We arrived in Cesme at about 21.15 and, after a quick pizza, piled into the cosy cabin of Tiercel and were rapidly asleep. We have decided to spend a little bit of time here doing some maintenance ...

... professors who work in your backyard gives you higher chances of collaborative research and opportunities to be involved in societies etc. I try for at least one such conference a year... BUT.. my favourite of all would be the ****** conferences in EXOTIC places. Meeting the minimum target research output at work gave me the benefit of AU$5,000 for one international conference per year. Since I gave up my NATIONAL conference allowance of AU$2,500 ...