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a entry by Destiny2007
from a trip to Istanbul, Turkey.
Got to stay in a hotel! It's cool. We had another guide. The first night we ate at a great restaurant with chandeliers, etc. It didn't feel that tough - camping after all. I saw traditional dances similar to Greek and Russian. There was knife throwing and belly dancing. It was so good!! W ate great food. It was a better set up than the Greek dinner and dancing we saw. I was somewhat disappointed because the Greek one experience has weak food and old overweight dancers performing for our tour. When I had seen such wonderful dancers back in Trikala I was annoyed that they didn�t represent our ...
a entry by Neil & Amanda
from a trip to Istanbul, Turkey.
We have returned to Istanbul. In a recent discussion with Yvonne Gulugoph, our Satellite Navigator, angrily she shouted: �Istanbul? I thought we were going to be driving through Iran next? Why have you gone backwards?�. �Yvonne�, I explained, �its not that simple. There are legalities and visas that need to be organized to get to Iran. All you think about is the direction!� �So its my fault!� she snapped. �Do you think I got you lost?� �No Yvonne, let me explain��
The Black Sea coast, although beautiful, was becoming exceedingly monotonous. This was due to two facts that were weighing ...
"The journey immediately began badly, with the driver reversing the van into the path of a passing truck"
a entry by Tony G
from a trip to Istanbul, Turkey.
So there we were, in ancient Sultanahmet, with its unfamiliar smells
and sounds, and that exotic skyline of domes and minarets silhouetted against the evening sky. Immediately in front of us was the Blue Mosque and Aya Sofia and,
right across the road from where the bus had stopped, the famed travellers
meeting place, the Pudding Shop on Divan Yolu. At last we felt like we were really in the East. But, after three days and nights on the (not
so Magic) bus from Amsterdam
I was exhausted and seriously cranky. Even so, it felt exciting to be in Turkey.
We avoided the rush to the ...
a review of Overland Experiences, a thing to do in Turkey.
Not sure where it would be appropriate to put this review but these are the basics for travelling overland in Turkey.
Visa Entry - We crossed from Greece and the procedure was relatively simple. The cost of the visa is 10euros per person. The Carnet de Passage was not apparently required. You will need your vehicle greencard and insurance. We did not have insurance so we had to purchase it at the border. This cost 70 euros for three months and only covered third party.
Diesel- Not that cheap. Over the two months we visited Turkey the cost ranged between 2,90YTL - 2,50YTL which is ...
a entry by Four Explore
from a trip to Kas, Antalya.
By Christina
For those of you who don�t know, a mullet is a groovy hairstyle (short on top, long at the back) that enjoys great popularity the world over. Apparently, this popularity extends to Turkey, because the captain of our gulet had a mullet. And, for those of you who don�t know, a �gulet� is a wooden yacht used for cruising the western Mediterranean (west to east, in our case) in Turkey on a �blue voyage�. But, I will get to our boat trip in a moment.
We awoke in our lovely Fethiye hotel primed and pumped for breakfast since the prior evening�s meal had left us wanting. ...
