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Annette's House Ayvalik

Zekibey Mah Nese Sok No 12 Ayvalik, Balikesir, 10400, Turkey

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Day 239 - The Ancient City

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... The influence of this legendary narrative has permeated the cultural and literary lore of the Greek, Roman, Byzantine and European empires from whence all of 'western civilization' has evolved.

We knew the gist of the story and the history after having read up on it (somewhat) and self-guided our way around the site. The ruins are still being excavated after being (re)discovered in the late 19th century and are not in and of ...

Marmaris to Ayvalik

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... if interested , is www.kayitsiz.com.
May 14th

The wind eased slightly in the afternoon so we sailed across Sigacek Bay and turned up the coast to spend the evening at Sarpdere Limani , a lovely bay with crystal clear water and only a very small tourist settlement at the head of the bay. The coastline is now getting greener and in places looks very NZ like.

May 15th

Another long day ...

Trojans, Romans, Ruins and Wrecks

A travel blog entry by billnpat

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... hotel facilities. The hotel in Istanbul was certainly worth it though, as it was so nice to be in the city, and able to come and go so easily.

Tomorrow we will likely take in the Gallipoli sites, then ferry across the Dardenelles to really begin our Aegean coast explorations.

October 5

As planned, we did drive around the Gallibolou sites (Gallipoli), starting with the interpretive pavilion, then on to the town of Alcitepe and its war museum, ...

The Night Bus South

A travel blog entry by koppers

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... back at the ticket office, collecting our bags, and then walking across the street to the jetty. We had a long wait in the Immigration line, and then we were in no man's land for the next hour and a half as we enjoyed a fabulously gorgeous ferry ride across the Aegean between Turkey and Greece. By the time the boat closed in on the Greek coast, the sun had begun its descent, and we were treated to some lovely views over the Mytilini Castle -- hello, Ellas!


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Gallipolli and Troy

A travel blog entry by castewart

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... was seeing the terrain: the countryside where the Trojan wars were actually fought, and the island of Tenedos just in sight on the horizon. Troy used to be adjacent to the sea but the sea has since receded and is now several kilometres away.

From Troy, I went to a town called Ayvalik further down the coast with a view to taking the ferry from there to the Greek island which lay nearby. Only when I arrived ...

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