Hotel Sezer Balikesir

Kahramanlar Mah. Ataturk Bulvary Cakyl Sok., No:1Sarmysakly Balikesir, Balikesir, Turkey

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Beach day.

A travel blog entry by i_could_walk

... boat connection from Istanbul. The quarries here are pretty extensive and you can see sheer cliffs of marble spread across the hillside. The hotel has marble floors everywhere and even uses marble doorstops. The fast food place next door has put up a menu; I suspect this is for my benefit and very welcome it is too. Its strange that most restaurants don't have them and basically serve the same as everyone else. The corner ...

A unusual port and interesting day.

A travel blog entry by i_could_walk

... and I was on the dolmus to the nicely named Kumbag. Dolmus are basically mini-buses run like busses but stopping everywhere. They are cheap and flexible once you know the route. The drivers want full buses so if they see a possible passenger they will often hoot just to find out. Kumbag turned out to be a mini resort with a sandy beach and a fantastic crashing sea. As the weather was just hot its was great. A sound that's good for the soul. So I walked up the beach, then ...

Feeling weird again...

A travel blog entry by i_could_walk

... hard work. But mostly I slept. The TV has BBC world too so its slightly distracting. But ultimately its a loop and thus irritating. I also went for a walk around town and established that its modern without a lot of interest. It was definitely cooler today being merely hot. Aircon though makes it unattractive to go outside... So the day passed sleeping walking and on the net; maybe it was the buffet breakfast. Tomorrow I will do more... 15/06/09 ...

Turkey - Part 2

A travel blog entry by jonnyandliz

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... invaded the room, determined not to let us leave until we parted with the equivalent of a flight home for a square metre of knotted wool. We were doubtful they would make any sales, but for backpackers, there were some surprisingly deep pockets and a few purchases were made. (Not us though - if I can't convince Jonny of the need for another pair of shoes, there's no way I could convince him to buy carpet when we don't even have ...

Travertine trysts

A travel blog entry by stevecori

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... at the bottom of the pool. Feet appeased, we continue the trek up the hill, sloshing along rivulets of water heading downstream. Soon our footpath broadens, and we come to the main pedestrian thoroughfare cutting up the hillside, where artificial pools have been built by the municipality to allow visitors to soak while protecting the travertines from breakage or pollution. The heat is intense and the pools look inviting. So, with swimsuits at the ready, we wade into ...

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