Guven Cave Hotel Goreme

... helped us make informed decisions that were well beyond what I could have pulled off on my own... His patience as well, was much appreciated... for I can be somewhat of a "cheap ****er" that wants to find quality for a dime... which can never really be had... He also passed on one of his bikes to my son Carsten... an awesome bike ...

... br>The ignorance of it all really bothered me. But what really bothered me was thinking about the wages of the people who had taken the girls out. It was more likely that they weren't really "owners" of the businesses. It was also likely that buying two girls dinner and taking them out for a night ride was a somewhat considerable investment... Did the girls object? No. It was clear what the guys wanted and what they were thinking...but no, the girls they didn't care, they ...

... touch after almost 2 hours in the air. Though it would want to be for E230 each! After the balloon ride we went on a 4-hour walking tour of the region, through the rose and red valleys, saw some more rock houses and churches. Went to dinner at a local place for testi kebabs - the region's speciality - where meat is cooked in clay pots overnight and then the clay pots are cracked open and discarded when the meat ...

... due to excavation but well worth the trip Next stop on the tour was to a pottery exhibition where we saw the process from start to finish. Each piece was hand crafted and painted. After Kim was pulled from the crowd and re-enacted what can only be described as the pottery scene from Ghost we were shepherded to the shop for the hard sell. We managed to escape without buying anything more out of sheer impracticality then anything else. $160 ...

... bits. The open area museum in Goreme is a great place, and the fresco's are amazing, but most have faded or pealed away, so imagination is required. The whole area just looks great with fantastic rock formations jutting out all over the place, and if this wasn't enough, you can see the little windows and doors poking out. Everywhere you go in this area seems to have been inhabited by someone, who with much effort I assume carved out their house or chapel from ...

... think about 8 levels and goes down 55m or so. The Open Air Museum is also a must see, but when hit with the secondary admission ticket, to see the "dark church" we weren't quite sure if it would be worth it, but surprisingly it was, the frescos of Jesus' life have been restored and it was really nice. We haven't been too adventurous with the food here, we found a little restaurant on our first night, and have eaten there every night since, yummy turkish pizzas and ...

All the way to Turkey to find a man. <br>On our way back to port in Fethiye, most of the people from the cruise wanted to go out for a drink. Since I had been there just a week earlier, I knew precisely where to go - a bar named Car Cemetery. We told the other boats that we saw that final day to meet us there as well - even the crew from our boat said they would come. We were set up for a very good time! <br><br>After much dancing and a few Efes (the local beer) I went to the bar to ...

... of which are unashamedly phallic, are white rocks sculpted by the elements to look like frozen sand dunes. Ranks of these white rocks tower up around the explorer, some resembling shadowy-robed medieval monks, others like 'Mr Whippy' ice cream.<br><br>We have sought some explanation of the cultivation aspect of the rocks. Apart from the ones that are clearly houses, there are many that have been devoted as churches and others as dovecotes. The early Christians are the reason for ...