Blogs from Turkey, Middle East - page 41

It occurred to me as I was packing for this trip that I like everything about travelling – except the standing in lines part. I get pleasure from filling the little three ounce bottles with shampoo and mouthwash. Folding clothes and fitting them into packing bags brings me great calm. Please note: this enjoyment does not translate into folding laundry in real life; it only counts if the clothes are going into a suitcase. The flight from San Diego to Houston to Amsterdam to Istanbul was long, but fairly uneventful. Schiphol Airport is being renovated, so it wasn’t very comfortable, but there was a Starbucks, so life was good. And I got to see an Air Serbia Airbus, which is not an everyday occurrence. Landing at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, I was surprised that we did ... read more

Geo: 36.6782, 27.5208 SEYAHATİN ÖZETİ: ÜLKE : 1 YUNANİSTAN ŞEHİR : 14 Yaka Köyü, Datça/Muğla, Türkiye Bodrum, Muğla, Türkiye Boğaziçi Köyü, Milas/Muğla, Türkiye Didim, Aydın, Türkiye Agathonisi, Kalimnos, Yunanistan Fourni, Ikaria, Yunanistan Patmos, Kalimnos, Yunanistan Marathos, Kalimnos, Yunanistan Leros, Kalimnos, Yunanistan Xirokampos,Leros, Kalimnos, Yunanistan Emporios, Kalimnos, Yunanistan Kalimnos, Yunanistan Nisyros, Kos, Yunanistan Symi, Pedi, Rodos, Yunanistan Palamutbükü Adası/Datça/Muğla, Türkiye YOLCULUK : Yaka Köyü, Datça/Muğla, TürkiyeBodrum, Muğla, Türkiye ... read more

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Geo: 36.8934, 38.816 I have compacted a few days into this one blog for my ease. hope all makes sense.12th July 2015 Cappadocia to Mt NemrutHumm. Sorry for the tardiness we have been out of contact with a drought of any real internet access.So spent 3 days at Kaya Camping in the Cappadocia, early morning rises to watch the hot air balloons as they float past.. well the second morning anyway…. Set the alarm to go off at 5:00am only to find a windy morning and no balloons… devastated. So spent the rest of the day visiting the various sights around the Cappa's. Really cool stuff went into an underground village which had only 1000 rooms… freak and it was very claustrophobic… had some minor panic when the path was blocked by some woman's big bum.. ... read more

After getting up I had to clean & dry everything we'd left out or under Billy – the rain had bounced covering everything in earth. The couples on the bikes got up really early to get their kit dry before packing up & heading off, one to Istanbul & the other to Thessaloniki & both long rides in a day of heat The ground took a while to dry out despite the rising temperature...so we just relaxed & kept busy doing nothing...In the evening we sat on the beach watching the sunset which was truly magnificent, much clearer than in Cyprus for example as the air was clean & by this time very still. Our last full day in Turkey...... read more