"Bit of a blip on the map today. We had heard that Izmir had one of the best traditional bazaars in all of Turkey, so we bought a bus ticket there from Pamukkale. What a big waste o ..."
"I'm not sure how I did it, but I survived the Smithsonian tour. "By tomorrow we should be on the island of Delos..." Famous last words. Our tour leaders were incredibly resourceful ..."
A travel blog entry from Izmir by
jesshiggins
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"SLAP! "Grunt" SLAP! "Grunt" Mike: "I think he wants me to turn over?" Me: "I think you should do whatever he wants!!...." * * * * * * * * * * * * The city of Izmir - to be honest i ..."
A travel blog entry from Izmir by
jrcormack
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"Finally!! I arrived in Izmir at 4.00am (Izmir local time)...... after more than 48 hours of travelling. Still worried about how I'm going to get to the resort. The conference organ ..."
"The end of the Turkish Extravaganza is now. Joe and I will be heading on a very early plane ride to Berlin tomorrow. We took another fantastic bus ride through the Turkish countrys ..."
"Ahhh, Turkey. The coast, the olive trees, the ancient ruins (more than Greece and Italy put together the tourist info claims), and, from a biker's perspective, the heat, the hills, ..."
"Yesterday we flew to Izmir and stayed in a very fine hotel. Evening with a wonderfully fun family. Julia and all the America women particularly bonded with the "mother" of the fami ..."
"So off to visit the Agean coast of Turkey, to explore sites of archeological and geological interest; to practice my Turkish and to sample some contemporary Turkish culture. We are ..."