Allstar Canak Hotel Canakkale

... we had more or less enough time to complete the circuit in a manner that suited us and build in time for a Gulet Cruise of the Southern Turkish Coast. As with so many planned activities of our trip, and so many unplanned activities, the bus has been quite frustrating.

We were met at 7:00 am at the pick up point by an amicable you Kiwi named Hayden, who had left his job at Barclay's in Edinborough, or gotten fired, and started traveling. He ended up in ...

... from Homers Odyssey tells of the Trojan horse and Helen of Troy. The reality is the place is layers of history and ruins built on top of layers from earlier times so there are about 10 periods identified in the ruins from pre-Christian times up to 1200AD or so. A fascinating walk for a few hours around the excavations and ruins. The entry has a wooden horse there for the tourists which of course is a photo opportunit

... with the hostel. We were the only kiwi's on it, with about 6 Aussies and a couple of Brits. One of the Aussie girls was fresh from Sydney and kinda forgot that the dress code was a little different in these parts. However the local lads didn't seem to mind, taking cheeky pictures of her in the short dress when they could (you know the one where they get their mate to pose but somehow completely miss their mate). We won't go into detail on the feeling of seeing ...

... Dardenelles with our rental bikes. We made it to the first visitor centre with no problems. The weather was beautiful and sunny, the countryside quiet and pretty and we both felt kind of proud of ourselves for figuring out an inexpensive way to do our own tour. Next was a flat 10 km ride to the museum and a few monuments. We then rode along the Mediterannean coast with stops at several cemeteries and monuments along the way. Dave and I will both admit ...

... Fethiye, large and small islands in the Mediterranean Sea in the Gulf of Fethiye serpiştigi north on the back of a cove surrounded by pine forests are located in. On a flat rock tombs and castles önünden Karagöz in ...

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April 4, Saturday Tour to Gallipoli. This historic area on the peninsula is about the World War I battle to control the Dardanelles Straight. This is the narrow shipping lane from the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea. Thousands of Australian and New Zealand troupes landed along the Aegean Sea coastline of 600 meters by 20 meters wide and then up the hill. The Turks had the higher ground edge and the Auzies and Kiwis did not have a chance. The Turks on the other ...

Today, Chris and I visited Troy, made famous by Homer and his in-depth tale titled 'The Iliad' with immortal characters such as Agamemnon the king, Achilles the warrior, Odysseus the king, Hector the prince, Helen (of Sparta, then Troy) the princess and daughter of Zeus, and the fabled Trojan horse. Troy is not a spectacular site, with most of it still under excavation and ...

... and physicians would use this tunnel to access different parts of the hospital. A small stream of water flowed under the floor which provided calming sounds for the patients Tweleve ceiling windows provide light inside the tunnel. A library was on site for both physicians and patients. A small theatre seats 3,500 and can still be used today. The 2700 foot Colonnaded Road connected the Asclepieum to the city. I'm wishing with this darn cough, that I could jump ...