Ankara Hotel Midi

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And it begins

A travel blog entry by allisonchan2012

Hi all! Made it safely to Ankara after many struggles. Huge language barrier here but somehow we are all making it through.

The 11 hour plane ride to Istanbul was not awful. The man I sat next to was from Iran and he was really nice. However, lots of babies and one dog were on our plane. They didn't become annoying until the last hour or …

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A travel blog entry by hmgoldilocks

... you would think might be an issue in a Muslim country. Just the cigarettes which everyone and their dogs are smoking anyway. I won’t miss the smoke here that’s for sure.

Tomorrow we’re back to Istanbul. It’s sad that this trip is almost over. I’m really not looking forward to getting up in the middle of the night to catch a 6am flight. Or trying to pack my suitcase so that it isn’t ...

Turkish busses

A travel blog entry by ludtjes

... will bring us in the right direction. In smaller cities or at smaller bus stations it is of course easier: you look kind of insecure or sheepish and someone will ask you where you want to go and take you by the hand to bring you to the right bus. Very practical!
A bikers we have to be even more aware of them as of the buses. They will do almost everything to get an extra costumer, including last second stops. Can ...

Zeuss,s Tomb

A travel blog entry by camel1

Left at 8 arrrıved at 6:30 - 330 mıles - mıleage 30082

Up brıght and earlyş coffe, packıng and off we go.

Headed to the planned attaraction of Anazoia to see Zeuss,s tomb. the roads where wet and the back end was allover the place. I,ll have to check the tyres or re balance the pannıers. but ıt was scary soecıally on new surfaces.

Couple of hours there. and ...

Jogging in Ankara's METU land

A travel blog entry by cotafamily4

... to get their fill before settling in for an evenings rest. I think this mentality might come from a long history of herders sending their sheep and goats out into the hills with numerous sheepdogs intermixed, in order to protect them from the wolves, bears and wild cats the roam this mostly mountainous country. Dogs are rarely seen as pets here, even the ones that live in the villages are semi feral and can be ...

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