Sheraton Cesme Hotel Resort & Spa Ilica

... familiar to me, I find I need assistance more and am remarkably getting it!

So, for a little blip on the map overshadowed by the larger center Izmir, I think we did quite well for a few days. And for being sick, nothing beats warm blankets, hot shower and toilet nearby. Hopefully we'll be able to set out tomorrow, although it may be by bus. Nice weather on the days we're sick, and now it's raining when we feel better. Of course!

... to a better road? Which was going the way we wanted? Who knows! Seems as though you need to be born and raised here to know which way to turn.

We decided to head towards the coast and try following the water. It worked well for us in the Peloponnese, so it might work here…

Went through a cute little town and saw a sign for a campground! But the further we cycles away the more ...

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Where does the chef bring you additional dishes of their prize food to taste?

Where do you catch glimpses of old men smoking narghilè?

Where can you stay in a hotel for less than a cheap campground in the UK?

Where do you drink at least 10-12 cups of tea a day?

Where does the smell of delicious roasting donairs haunt you from back alleys?

Where do blacksmiths do all ...

Destination 396

[Ferry]

According to the fact, that I already have travelled around Eastern Europe at the beginning of this worldtrip, there was little reason - or better said, little money left - to do it again. So it was planed to take one of those many ferrys connecting almost every corner of the european coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Chios, Northeast Aegean Islands, Greece pajas

... to eat which served steak, and it was an expensive meal but one of the best steaks I've ever had. Chris said the same of hers. We had asked if they had any amaretto for Christine, but alas no. However, when we’d finished the meal the waiter brought out a couple of crème de menthe liquors on the house, so that just topped it off nicely.

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... more lil villages before coming back into Chios (its actually called Chora but everyone calls it Chios as it is the island capital). FINALLY some down time! I used this to catch up on the blogs and hang out with Shawn and walk along the streets near the water. This is a slow day as mom and aunt Helen are getting some legal schmegal stuff taken care of and we have some free time to ourselves. Tomorrow we are off to Ephesus in Turkey and then Friday back to Athens.

Trying to get stuff from my Mac to an internet cafe PC! First try froze the sclerotic PC. Actually, I'll have to go back and convert the text to .pdf to transfer, I guess. Or, go on to a hotel or pension where my Mac does interface with the wireless modem, as in the present case it does not. Stay tuned.

... rather than the Turkish coast. After getting back that night we had a couple more days in Mitilini before heading South to Plomarion. We last visited here in June, on our way north. It is a pleasant and attractive small fishing town where we knew we would have to wait a few days while strong winds blew themselves out. We duly moored up, settled down and got a quiet night's sleep. However, the following morning, as the winds increased, an unpleasant ...

... next to a beautiful American nursing student (who's half Indian and half Italian!) from NYC who was on her summer vacation after spending one semester studying in Madrid with NYU. She had an amazing story to tell in how she met up with her Turkish friends after losing touch with them. Apparently, she spent some time in Turkey in another town doing some volunteer work and stayed with a Turkish host family. She kept in touch with them enough to ...

Julie and I met some fabulous Aussies, John and Avi, at the ANZ House and we decided to stay an extra day and tour the Greek Isle of Samos together. It was such a nice day and our first real exposure to the royal Mediterranean. It was a gloriously sunny ...