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Middle East » Turkey November 10th 2015

-SP- No hace tanto frio como pensaba, postre bemerkte porque esta nublado. Desmontar y desayuno, con visita del encargado de la mañana para decirme que me tengo que ir, con ando casi estaba listo para irme, de malos modos, sin duda más para marcarse un punto en su propia autoestima que otra cosa. Después más carretera cuesta arriba, abajo al siguiente pueblo, almuerzo y comida por el camino, llanuras de trigal y al atardecer el siguiente paso, y ya en la oscuridad unos 30 km más, hasta justo antes de Osmancik, donde la carretera esta iluminada con neones, no son casinos ni bares de mala muerte, son puestos de venta de arroces locales, te y cacerolas. En uno de ellos Ibrahim y Iesa me han invitado a te mientras hacíamos fuego grande en la estufa. Después ... read more
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Middle East » Turkey November 10th 2015

-SP- Noche tranquila y lo primero por la mañana desmontar la tienda para evitar al eventual cantamañanas. Después de desayunar en marcha a las 8:30. He cruzado Osmancik mientras todavía estaba todo cerrado y de ahí han sido 30 km ligeramente cuesta abajo. Por el camino había un área de descanso para camioneros con duchas con agua caliente. Así que aprovechando eso y que está soleado ha caído una duchita. Después de esto ha sido cuesta arriba y sube y baja hasta Tosya. Por el camino he pillado un sitio con Internet. Parece que la lluvia me fundira mañana y pasado, en lo alto del siguiente paso incluso será nieve . Espero que el hombre del tiempo este equivocado. En Tosya he hecho compra y he pasado las áreas de descanso que hay cerca, a ver ... read more

Middle East » Turkey November 9th 2015

-SP- Dum dum dum, la tienda en casaaaaa! Hoy presentamos un artículo que vi a la venta en la teletienda de india. Es la gafa de sol para conducir de noche, para no ostiarse gracias a que el orangután del carril contrario va todo el rato con las largas. Esta fauna abunda en todos los países y en India ni te cuento. Yo usare mis contactos en el sector automovilístico teuton para que en el futuro los coches vengan equipados con misiles tierra-tierra fotoguiados, la tecnología existe, solo hace falta un poco de impulso a esta idea. Portzierto, estoy tirado en una gasolinera y fuera esta nevando la ostia. Como decía la Mónica Naranjo: "sobrevivire e e e e e, buscare un hogar, bla bla bla" Qué os den kebap OIHAN... read more
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Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Gallipoli November 8th 2015

After checking out of our hotel in Selçuk we were dropped off at the station where we eventually boarded a train to Izmir Airport which is about an hour away. At the airport we found our way to the car rental area and picked up the car we’d booked before arriving in Turkey. This car was a whole lot nicer than the previous three we had hired so far in Turkey which was fortunate as we’d be driving from Izmir to Istanbul via Gallipoli; a total of about 700km (excluding wrong turns). We were supposed to be picking up our friends Kat and Rob along the way to Çanakkale and spending the rest of our holiday with them but unfortunately they had to cut their trip short due to illness. After checking the fuel tank was ... read more
Pergamon - Temple of Trajan
Pergamon - Temple of Trajan
Pergamon - Temple of Trajan

Middle East » Turkey November 6th 2015

-SP- Ayer pase por el cabo Jason, que recibe su nombre porque la leyenda dice que aquí Jason y los argonautas pararon a descansar o algo. Un sitio majete. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Jason Ahora ya estoy en la afueras de Samsun y dejo la costa del mar negro para ir al interior, donde es menos probable que me funda el frente de lluvia, pero la temperatura será 10 grados más baja, o sea, entre en punto de congelación y 10 grados, tendré que desempolvar los pantalones cortos!... read more
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Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Selçuk November 6th 2015

Our train pulled into Selçuk station just over 3 hours after leaving Denizli. We then walked across the tracks (after the train left!) and made our way to our hotel which was about 1km away. As we walked through the door we were met by the very friendly owner of our hotel and his puppy Lokum (Turkish delight). We checked in and got his recommendation on what we should do with our time in Selçuk before heading up to our room to relax for a bit. That evening we had dinner at the restaurant recommended by our hotel; we ordered some lentil soup to start as well as a mixed grill (various different kebabs and a token bit of salad) for Scott and a fried aubergine stuffed with onions, tomato and rice for me. My dinner ... read more
Entrance to the Basilica of St John
Basilica of St John
Basilica of St John

Middle East » Turkey November 4th 2015

-SP- No se para que sirven las fronteras si me dejan pasar cada vez. Ya estoy en Turquía, a toda máquina hacia el oeste por la costa del mar negro. Deje el mal tiempo atrás después de un día completo bajo la lluvia y ahora hace sol y la carretera es excelente,así que tirando km como loco. El próximo frente lluvioso el fin de semana, quizás yendo al interior lo consiga evitar. A Estambul son solo 1000km desde donde estoy ahora, 10 días aproximadamente. ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Pamukkale November 4th 2015

We arrived in Denizli, the main city near Pamukkale, a little than expected. Along the way our bus stopped to pick up a guy on the side of the road; it looked like his whole village had come out to say farewell. There was lots of dancing, cheering and throwing him up in the air. Eventually he climbed onto the bus and we continued on our way towards Denizli…with a motorcade of his (drunk) friends driving in front of us very slowly, weaving in and out of each other and blocking entire width of the road so that we couldn’t overtake. After about 15 minutes of that they stopped in front of the bus and the guy got off the bus to dance with them for a while longer before he finally hopped back on and ... read more
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Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Kas November 3rd 2015

From our hotel in Çirali we caught a dolmus to the bus stop to wait for the bus to Kaş which is about two and a half hours away. After about a 10 minute wait the bus turned up and all the passengers piled off for their cigarette break. We loaded our bags and then hopped into the bus to find a seat. Once everyone had climbed back on it became clear that there was only a single seat left right up the back, sandwiched between four Turkish men. Scott thought it was best he sat between the men so grabbed that seat whilst I settled in to my luxurious spot on a newspaper on the floor, right next to a rubbish bin. After about 25 minutes we reached the next stop and enough passengers hopped ... read more
Our boat
Our boat
First stop on our boat tour

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Izmir November 1st 2015

Tourist visas in Turkey are good for 90 days which would normally seem like a long time unless you rent an apartment in a spot that you love and then those 90 days just whizz on by. By the time we left Canakkale; the Dardanelle wind had taken on a wintry bite and early morning walks required thick jackets and woolen caps. In Turkey, a visitor doesn't just 'move on' when they feel like it. At least not a courteous visitor. Our last week in Canakkale was filled with goodbye dinners and farewell breakfasts and tear-soaked, boat rocking, Grizzly-bear clinches that none of us wanted to be the first to end lest our ardor be questioned. This autumn we supplemented last year's list of Turkish friends with yet another long roster of tongue-twisting names and I'm ... read more
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