http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Turkishdelight/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Turkishdelight en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:41:02 +0000 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:41:02 +0000 Australia Darwin Kakadu National Park Roadtrain from Darwin to Adelaide Narrandera via Canberra SYDNEYYou know those moments in life you canrsquot believe that what you have been working towards is becoming reality. That every single shooting star you have wished upon every birthday candle you have blown out has finally paid offWelcome to AUSTRALIA.... Day 79 81 DarwinArriving into Dar http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Opera-House/blog-400196.html Malaysia Penang Kuala Lumpur MelakaIndonesia Pekanbaru Jambi Palembang Bandar Lampung Bandung Pangandaron Yogyakarta and BaliAfter having had a relaxing time in Thailand and a total of 8 non drive days I certainly wasnrsquot looking forward to the next 10 days of constant driving. Due to the nature of the trip and its time scale unfortunately there are times where long drive days such http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Legian/blog-436402.html Thailand Bangkok Koh Samui HatyaiNamaste And welcome to the land of thai green curries floating markets and beach parties A country where I have visited on numerous occasions in which every time it seems to have delivered a totally different experience.Day 5455 Bangkok Thailand After our 3 hour flight from Calcutta we were greeted by our Thai rep and taken to our hotel in the Banglamphu n http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-423092.html Nepal Lumbini Chitwan Pokhara Kathmandu The Last Resort HetaudaIndia Siliguri Maldah KolkataDay 40 Lumbini NepalHow can it be possible to have two vast worlds within 10 steps of eachother One minute we were fighting our way through the hussle and bussle of India and the next we were surrounded by the beauty and peace of Nepal. We left our Indian bus behind and made the border crossing http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/blog-423053.html India Amritsar Delhi Agra Lucknow VaranasiDay 32 Amritsar IndiaIndia a truly multidimensional metropolis that is overrun with eager touts and crush of mechanical and human traffic considered one of the world largest yet poorest countries.With intensions to acclimatise to the poverty ridden hectic way of life was an eye opening experience. The high birth rate a low literacy rate and an e http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Varanasi/blog-417356.html Pakistan Karachi Hyderabad Sukkur Multan LahoreDay 25 Karachi PakistanWith the intention of avoiding the Afghanistan border we flew from Iran to Pakistan. Taking 25hours from Tehran to Karachi we were greeted into a warm but colourful country. Thankfully we were allowed to remove our headscarfs it was only in religious places we needed to put them back on again. We were given police esco http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Pakistan/Lahore/blog-411493.html Iran Tabriz Zanjan Tehran Esfahan TehranIf someone turned around to me and said wear your pjrsquos down Oxford Street I would say ldquodonrsquot be daft Irsquod attract attention and look sillyrdquo. Well that was exactly the expression we were getting from the locals throughout Iran. Little did we know that eventhough in public they wear black as their religious wear in the bedr http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/North/Tehran/blog-412786.html Turkey Istanbul Goreme Erzincan DogubeyazitDays 12 13 14 Istanbul TurkeyAfter a whirlwind 11 days through Europe we had finally come to a country I was most looking forward to. Not only was the weather guaranteed to be warm and sunny but I was also going to get to see Mama Meral and Tim. It was nice to be going through familiar territory and to have loved ones fly out to be with you was a http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-411441.html Austria Hungary Serbia BulgariaDays 5 6 Vienna AustriaAs our journey through Europe continued so did the rain showers. Our next stop was Austriarsquos capital Vienna where we had a 2night stopover allowing us to make most of the sights to see.We got there late afternoon giving us enough time to food shop before the shops shut and cook ourselves a big group meal. We then attempted to go ou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/South/Plovdiv/blog-407257.html London Belgium Germany Czech RepublicPassport checkVisas checkVaccination card checkOverfilled Backpack checkBrain checkhellip.Phew think I have everything I need and if not I'll just have to make do as I don't have the space anyway. And there was I thinking I was the experienced traveler the typical Sagittarian who could fit everything in one bag. I would have thought that not needin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/Prague/blog-403381.html Melrsquos BiG Adventure continueshellip over 2 years ago I set out on what was my first of many trips to discover the different parts of the world. After gaining many invaluable experiences good or bad I have come out stronger and realized that I still have so many more places to go and people to meet. SO after a few years of scrimping and saving I am back on the road and if you would allow http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Kent/Gillingham/blog-401387.html As far as White Christmases go I don't ever recall ever having one. Apparently the only white Christmas Kent has seen is in 1970 and as I wasn't even born then it doesn't really count. It just goes to show that Bing Crosby's ldquoI'm dreaming of a White Christmasrdquo song can be portrayed as either a far fetched memory or merely a dream If the dream can't come to us we then shall go to the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Upper-Austria/Salzkammergut/blog-358608.html Taking a gamble with the weather and a random Kiwi I took some time out for what worked out to be a week full of beach hopping partying and camping It all started when I picked Richie up from the airport and brought him back to the lovely Garden of England. We spent the next couple days checking out some of the local Kentish taverns a trip out to the beach of Whistable and headed to Canterbu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cornwall/Newquay/blog-312323.html As far as productive and enjoyable trips go I would definately rate this one in the top category. In the past 11 days not only did we manage to squeeze in essential chores but also some play time too. Once I returned from my Anzac tour I arranged to meet up with some of my old school friends some of whom I hadn't seen in over 10 years Its amazing how time doesn't change anything except for a fe http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-266973.html April 25 2008 marks the 93rd anniversary of the Allied landing at Gallipoli Turkey in World War I 1915 and the beginning of the Gallipolis Campaign. It also marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during WWI. More than 8000 Australians and New Zealanders under British command died and 18000 were wounded. ANZAC Day is held on Ap http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Canakkale/blog-266956.html Hey there dear friends and family. Yes believe it or not I am off on a little travelling venture again Its not quite like my previous backpacking experiences but never the less an experience I'm sure you all would like to hear about. As you would have all guessed from the blog title I have gone back to my family routes Turkey for 2 weeks. I flew into Istanbul with my mum and have some leisu http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-266955.html So after a total of 1118 miles of driving in 9 days I managed not only to stick to schedule but also to see all the places I wanted to. All my stops were very brief and I wish I had more time to have discovered more but I am still happy with what I did. I saw beautiful landscapes drove lots of crazy windy roads met lovely people ate lots of Irish stews and drank way too much cider I thought http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-261616.html Slightly delayed but never the less still keen to update you all on my last few days of my Ireland adventure.... Day 7 After spending a morning on the hostels computer writing my blog and loading my pics I have to say that Ireland well and truly lacks internet cafes and if there is one its a posh cafe with a few computers with no USB access I headed out on my journey to Donegal. Not much real http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-261606.html So heres how my next 3 days go... Day 4 Setting out at an early time of 8 am allowed me to miss all the weekend Easter traffic. I made good time and managed to get to Tarbert for my 20 min ferry crossing to Killimer. It was nice little break which gave me a chance to have some breakfast. normally I get too wrapped up in the journey so I forget about eating till my tummy cries out 'feed me' I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Sligo/Sligo/blog-259610.html I have got 10 days 9 nights to travel as much of Ireland as I can. Dave has kindly let me borrow his car an Opel Astra Electra called 'Carmen'. The plan is to try and see as many places walk as many national parks drink as many different local drinks eat as many Irish stews and also include Northern Ireland That's a challenge and a half I hear you say... Bring it on So the road trip begi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Kerry/Dingle-Peninsula/blog-259290.html