Grand Temizel Ayvalik

... nk&#305;ng &#305;t &#305;ts a l&#305;ttle t&#305;ny cup of really sweet apple tea that you add extra sugar to and &#305;ts such a rush but hurts your teeth.<br><br>When we went back to the hut I was do&#305;ng some pack&#305;ng up and next m&#305;nute not&#305;ced that the goat was popp&#305;ng &#305;ts head through our door probably look&#305;ng for &#305;ts goat coat wh&#305;ch &#305;s Ians bed cover now! It had escaped &#305;mag&#305;ne the ...

... w&#305;th th&#305;s tax&#305; boy who spoke a l&#305;ttle engl&#305;sh and he reccomended a place but &#305;t was a l&#305;ttle out of our budget so we told h&#305;m we needed somewhere cheaper and he sa&#305;d he would take us to the tour&#305;st &#305;nfo off&#305;ce so off we sped &#305;n the tax&#305; w&#305;th the mus&#305;c blar&#305;ng as he had a boom box &#305;n the back ha ha he called &#305;t the n&#305;ght club tax&#305;. we got no joy at the tour&#305;st place and he ...

Why are we leaving gorgeous Ayvalik, our stunning guesthouse and lovely friends to go and see ruins I wonder as Tania harries me off to the bus stop.<br><br>Two hours later and having checked into a hotel where the owner admits "I am Gobi" (yep really) we trek uphill solidly for the next hour and it's 35 degrees plus. Perhaps this should be called schlepping to Asclepion. <br><br>However, the place was genuinely stunning and it ...

... few days playing cards with our fellow guests - Paul, Sally, Sam and Eleanor - hi guys and hope he rest of your trip was less strenous than that climb to Ephesus!<br><br>The weather was truly toasty which made the fact that the sea was icy a rather unexpected surprise. We'd taken a boat trip to explore some of the small islands lying off the coast and at the first swim stop we were itching to cool off in the beautifully clear blue waters - and ...

... You could tell that the translator was skipping some things when it came to translating these young guys comments. I wasnt too bothered. They were just jealous however I shouldnt have said I was travelling for a year. I normally dont tell locals this. The afternoon was filled with a lot of dancing and singing on the boat. There was a belly dancing contest which was done in very good taste. If this was back home, we would have our women participating in wet T-shirt contests. Something ...

... going in. And, being the slow learner I am, really scraped it coming out. I mean really scraped it. In fact, I peeled back some skin. There was no paper in the bathroom. (As I've written before, bring your own). Well, I didn't want to invest my stash. I'm not even sure I thought about it. I'm sorry to say that I had to liberally spot the towel I found in a cabinet. I went out for a walk in the gathering darkness, hoping to dry things out, and have a look around. The only ...

5/25 We drove from Troy to Pergamum (modern day Bergama) through terrain that looked similar to the Texas hill country (of course, it was scenic). The area was hot and dry with plenty of wheat fields. The roads are just horrible through here although there is some evidence that repairs may be on the way. I'm really enjoying our nice Mercedes van since I can stretch out and not be forced to sit in a small confined space that would cause back problems. We arrived ...

... putter of boat engines. I guess this hotel used to be a salt processing plant...salt is important to everybody, everywhere... so this is just what we need at this point...a little vacation from our vacation, a little slowing down and staying in one place for a few days. And this seems the perfect place to do that. The market vibrates with energy....people selling, yelling, lots of color...so much to take in...selling not just every food item you ...

... for the pension, turned down the road as indicated.... And couldn't find the damn thing. After 15 mins driving around, we decided stuff this - we'd had plenty of time, so we'd go see the sights and then head back out to the coast and stay on the seaside again. So off up to the Acropolis -which is the part of the ancient Greek cities always built on the hill - in this case a dirty great mountain! Even the drive up was interesting - road narrowed to one way, with us on the uphill ...

... Dorado simply because I had not eaten one before. Quite tasty, but not the best ever. Back to my digs and spent the remainder of the evening sitting round a log fire having a difficult conversation with two Turkish students. Tuesday 15th November You would think that with it being so cold that the mosquitos would be hibernating. But no, they heard I was coming and the opportunity of a bloodfest was too good to miss. Had to re-apply DEET three times ...