Canakkale Bus

This is the record of my trip from London to Sydney by bus. Barring any catastrophic disasters, it should take about 13 weeks to complete.

DAY 28 - KAVALA TO CANAKKALE It has been a very long time since I have updated this log. It is now day 42 of our Contiki trip and I am writing day 28... Hopefully I don't miss out any of the good bits! I'll try my best:) Today was another big travel day ...

Canakkale (Gallipoli and Troy) Another bus ride took us to Canakkale, which we used as a base to explore some nearby sites. Canakkale is a seaside city of 87,000, which has a long, wide, sidewalk along the waterfront. Many hotels and restaurants line ...

... (one wrong direction in the step by step guide...a right instead of a left and you end up in a different place) - The next bus to Canakkale at that moment: 9.30 am....we would arrive at 3.30 to Canakkale...no way to make it to the tour. The mistake ...

... but we got on so well and, strangely have walked the same steps and met some of the same people only days, sometimes hours before or after each other but never met till the bus from Ayvalik. I plan to stop another day here and then move on to ...

Sunday 24th June Today was dedicated to travel for the 6 hour drive north from Selcuk up to Canakkale. We travelled by mini-bus with 3 other Aussie couples. This journey was punctuated midway with a stop at the ancient site of Pergamum, now Bergama, a ...

... some of the outdoor thermal pools without the unwanted company.ATTRACTIONS:The majority of excursions to Pamukkale can be characterized by 8 hours on a bus, split in half by a quick photo op of the travertines, an hour of free time in the Sacred Pool, and ...

The 3 pronged ride to the bus station on the western side of the city was quick and painless. We found the counter of a prominent company and quickly paid for 2 tickets to Çanakkale (pr. chan-eh-cal-eh).  Everything we'd heard about Turkish buses ...

... . Today was sunny and about 22, 23 degrees, no wind. We wonder what they are waiting for. We meet a fellow, older, Canadian at the bus stop. He was out looking for birds, but didn't find any. Len hitches a ride and we all get in and then out at the ...

... on the Digest and trying to catch up with mail. I appear to be getting there slowly. Bought my ticket for the five hour bus ride to Bursa tomorrow and then started my exploration of Çanakkale. I've seen some of it at night and quite liked it. It ...

... young high school Turkish girls, which both sides try to speak in languages to exchange names, countries, and the feelings on the site. The bus than bumps us along to the Ferry Troy / Troia Most people may know the story of Helen and Paris. If not I ...

... the First World War. A brief ferry trip from Eceabat takes us across the Dardanelle Straight to the Asian side of Turkey at Canakkale. Many of my clients are setting foot in Asia for the very first time. Just down the waterfront from our hotel ...

The conductor on our bus (who also makes everyone coffee) is thoroughly entertained by us and practices his English by interrogating Bevan about the book he is reading. We finally cross the Dardanelles by vehicle ferry and arrive at our hostel, which ...

... with not much to do but we were just using it as an overnight stop anyway. I listened to cats screeching all night but still was just glad to be able to lie flat and not be sitting on the bus. We left early the next morning for the ancient ruins of ...

... a Trojan horse!) and WWI, when Australian, British, and New Zealand (ANZAC) troops attempted (very unsuccessfully) to take Istanbul. dolmuş to Troy- €1.75 After Gallipoli & Troy, we'll take a bus to Edirne for €9. Its a 3 hour ride. ...

Arrive late... Tadas messed up yet another bus ...

... UK, with a soft bed and a quiet neighbourhood. Thursday morning we caught the metro to the bus station and luckily for us a bus was leaving for Canakkale in the next 5 minutes. So off we went for the 6 hour bus ride. Once again free snacks and drinks, ...

... and yelling in the early morning.    Monday 21st July         Ayvalik - Canakkale    Early start, fruit breakfast, talk to middle aged couple from Melbourne on holiday/long service. Get updated ...

... the way to Selcuk with the guys I did my tour with, however they changed plans and I had to then backtrack to Canakkale and catch a public bus from there to Izmir and then another bus from Izmir to Selcuk. To make matters worse the earliest bus I could ...