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Edging closer to Syria...
... is the last little village before Syria. We spoke to some young locals who told us there was a teacher's hostel where we could stay so we checked in there and then walked into the village to check it out. Not much was happening but there were a few shops. We walked into a sweet store and no one could speak english but we wanted to get some of the local Turkish delight. We sign-languaged our way to a price of 75 Lira per kilo, so that is about 30 euro, ...
Ruhetag
... n. Heute ıst hıer eın kleıner Fıschereıhafen und eın kleınes Dorf. Nach der schweısstreıbenden Besıchtıgung genıesse ıch eın Bad ım Mıttelmeer. Bevor ıch mıt dem Mınıbus wıeder zurueckfahre, wırd ın eınem der vıelen Fıschrestaurants eın schoenes Fıschgerıcht verzehrt.
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The kebab trail - Antalya to Antakia
... the street and my suitcase ended up under the car with my arm still attached to it. But he apologised and made a joke about it - which I understood! So it pays to learn the language. The next bus trip was a long one - from Alanya to Adana. Why I chose Adana I don't really know but I had to break the trip somewhere and nine hours on a bus really is my limit, even if the buses here are quite good. After the bus steward served tea and soft drinks, he started handing ...
So, so close to Syria
... officer about where I'm going in Syria (I don't remember how many times I said Aleppo - Hama - Homs - Palmyra - Damsacus), I get a no on a visa.
I really don't know how I would have reacted before I've traveled extensively, but I just shrugged my shoulders and asked how to get back to Turkey. (This reminded me of the time in Auckland airport where I just about got stripped searched and not let into New Zealand). My bus driver sort of pointed over ...