http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Turkey , Aegean , Kusadasi en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:05:56 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:05:56 UTC After 8 weeks back in the U.K. the lure of some sunshine was just too great to ignore. As Stan and I now both work in schools and they were all about to close for half term we thought why not After trawling the internet for an evening we came up with a cheap late package deal to Kusadasi Turkey. It didn't take us long to snap up the dealWe were staying in a small hotel just a few minutes walk http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-343003.html The Unseen Legislators of the WorldAspawa Pension Pamukkale September 16th EveningRoaring down the coastline from Seferihisar on yet another glorious day we passed a minute sign for a turnoff to a village called Alpaslan. This hamlet tucked away some ten miles inland is named after the Seluk bey who first bore the brunt of the First Crusade thus earning his title for and I am shocked http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-324345.html Now Reigns the RoseAnzac Pension Ku351adas305 September 14th AfternoonJust as a footnote to the last two entries that spectral shuffling drumbeat was abroad at an ungodly hour in Pergamum as well. I am disappointed to discover that it is no hashishmazed Sufi but rather the imsak the call to signal the beginning of the day's fast in Ramazan or so the pension manager tells me addin http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-323404.html We made it to Bodrum and then hired a car and drove to Kushadasi.......Shan did the driving on account of the fact I'd forgotten my licence in London. Have to give credit because the Lonely Planet Guide rates Turkey as one of the more dangerous countries to drive in......add to the fact they drive on the other side and Shan had never drived a Stick Shift before getting us the first 150kms was a p http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-299150.html We crossed the small channel between the Greek island Samosand TurkeyAsia Minorin a short timebut waiting a long time to get things situated304'm using a Turkish keyboard and typing slowly with my mouth open. The biggest difference the i which apparently 304 use a lot...we crammed on with a large Italian tour group and were ushered off and into an ultra modern portburger king starbucks http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-296180.html Day 7 Kusadasi TurkeyAfter sailing overnight through various Greek islands in the Agean Sea we berthed early morning in the Turkish port of Kusadasi.This port is close to Ephesus the Ageanrsquos bestpreserved ancient city. Layers of silt covered this 2000year old city over the years and much has been discovered but much is still buried.Associated with Ephesus is the tomb of St John the Apost http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-273483.html Hello from Liam in Turkey.Yesterday we went to Mykonos Greece. We went on the island and toured around at about noon. The small roads in Mykonos were so confusing. My mom said they were made to confuse pirates long ago. We ate lunch at a small restaurant in the open air. I had souvlaki. My dad had the same. My mom had roasted tomatoes and Tyler had pasta. When we went up to the windmills w http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-271196.html We love traveling in Turkey. Since it is not yet part of the European Union it is still a relatively inexpensive tourist destination and it is a place jam packed with ancient ruins beautiful beaches lovely villages and great sailing waters. We especially like Kusadasi which is on the west coast of Turkey and strategically located near what is said to be the best preserved classical city in th http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-270467.html been on tour for a b305t now. h305s keyboard 305s really strange. letters all over the place lol. umm tr305p 305s go305ng really well place 305s really pretty and the tour group 305s great. 287 351 some of the letters on th305s th305ng lol um 305n a place on the agean sea at the moment really pretty everyone 305s great and hav305ng a ball http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-268988.html In this issue of 'Jury's Out In Europe' our coreporter Sean will be back by popular demand. After a 150am departure out of Ibiza on the Monday morning and two very sore heads Tytey Sean the gang went their seperate ways. Holley left us two days earlier to meet up with a friend in Greece for a Contiki tour. Matthew Tytey headed to Venice to meet up w305th other friends. Sean and Brooke http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-189339.html Markt in SelcukTijdens de Nomadensafari van gisteren hadden we vernomen dat er vandaag een textiel en groentenmarkt is in Selcuk. Dus wij zot van die Turkse marktjes richting Selcuk het was daar groot en ruim.Er was veel keuze uit grote en goed uitziende groenten van eigen kweek je kon er ook terecht voor kruidenolijven en noten. Op de markt kwamen we onze kennis van gisteren tegen Louis en n http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-182982.html Vandaag was het zover de vakantie zit erop we gaan terug naar huis. Na onze spullen gepakt te hebben konden we ons gaan uitchecken daarna konden we nog genieten van een heerlijk ontbijt en gingen we nog wat genieten van onze hotelomgeving. Rond 8u20 kwamen ze ons halen met de bus om naar de luchthaven te rijden het was een rit met zeer gemengde gevoelens omdat we hier zeer graag waren maar http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-170182.html ShreknbspMiddle East raquonbspTurkey raquonbspKusadasi By NICO AND FAMILYMay 27th 2007NICO EN SARAHNa het ontbijt vertrokken we voor de laatste keer richting Kusadasi. Tegen de middag stonden we terug in het hotel om na het middageten naar het Aqua Park te gaan om eens te relaxen.Na het avondeten zijn we naar onze favoriete stek geweest de beachbar waar we al veel avonden gesleten hebbe http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-170179.html De Nomadensafari rsquos Morgens om 9u20 werden we opgehaald door de bus met die bus gingen we naar Selcuk. Daar hebben we eerst naar een aquaduct gekeken die Selcuk moest verdedigen nadien moesten we redelijk lang wachten op de trein. De rit met de trein duurde ongeveer 15min na het afstappen mochten we plaatsnemen in een kar dat getrokken werd door een tractor. Onze eerste halte was het do http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-170175.html Tijdens het ontbijt besloten we om met de taxi naar de haven van Kusadasi te gaan 10 euro enkele reis voor ons vieren wel te verstaan.Daar hebben we zorsquon 4 u rondgelopen en we moeten zeggen dat je met 4u echt niet toekomt om alles gezien te hebben ook hier werd je naar allerlei winkeltjes geleid voor de aankoop van merkkledij Bikkembergs Scapa DG enz.. maar ook handtassen en aller http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-170174.html Na een goede nachtrust zijn we naar het ontbijt geweest waar we onze lege maag hebben kunnen volproppen. Ziezo onze maag was gevuld en het was tijd voor wat actie we trokken onze zwembroeken aan en vertrokken richting Aqua Park. De hygiene in het Aqua Park zag er goed uit bloempotjes deden dienst als vuil en asbak. Hier volgt een beschrijving en ervaring van de attracties bull lazy river http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-170173.html Dinsdag 22 Mei Na een vrij stipt vertrek vanuit Brussel en een vlucht van 2u bereikten we de luchthaven van Izmir. Bij aankomst moesten we allen een visum aankopen 10 euro nadien konden we doorlopen om onze bagage op te halen aan de band. Aan de uitgang stonden de touroperators met de nodige aanwijzingen om ons naar de bus te loodsen. De bussen zelf deden dan de verschillende hotels aan http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-167305.html We were woken up today by the LOUDEST music ever. The sounds of a Turkish group could be heard from I swear 500 miles away. They would take a few minutes to pause to what i thought anyway start a new song. If new songs mean identical beats instruments etc. then yes they did a lot of that. Tracee and I walked thank goodness no more boats to ride into port into town. As soon as we entered http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-161484.html Binnen enkele dagen is het zover dan begint onze eerste reis samen en dan ook nog met onze 2 kindjes. Ik kan haast niet wachten het is 10 jaar geleden dat ik nog gevlogen heb. Daar willen we vanaf dit jaar verandering in brengen al zal dat niet zo gemakkelijk zijn met ons kereltjes.Sarah heeft alles klaargelegd en een reisapotheek samengesteld op aanraden van de dokter.We kijken er allemaal na http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-160371.html On Sunday we awoke in Kusadasi Turkey TourKeyAy we were corrected. The first half of the day was spent at the ancient ruins of Ephesus parts of which are believed to date back to 1300 years BC. I took lots of pictures. After the tour we went to town for a demonstration of the construction of hand made rugs. They are gorgeous and some of them represent an entire years work by up to three young http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-159066.html I survived the shave although it was a bit disturbing. Not just having some guy who can't understand a word of english using a switchblade around your neck. They light a small stick of cotton wool dipped in white spirits and then he lights it and taps it around your ears to burn off the small hairs. Slightly painful and you get that horrible burnt hair smell. Then he uses a piece of cotton to rip http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-156450.html Having an awesome time in TurkeyThe weather is scorching and the beach is lovely. We are in Kusadasi at the moment which is an awesome place. We are staying here for 4 days and doing some day trips from here. We have a great room and the hostel has a pool. The view is also amazing. Will try upload a photo later. Cant believe we have only been in Turkey for 3 days. We have done so much. Started off http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-156063.html Zoals vermeld in ons profiel willen we elk jaar met ons vieren de wereld verkennen dit jaar op het programma Turkije.Voor Turkije heb je niet veel voorbereiding nodig maar in onze situatie moesten we wel kinderpasjes met foto laten maken maar dat zal voor ieder kindje wel nodig zijn als je wilt reizen.Uiteraard kan je niet op reis zonder je reis te boeken wij deden dit bij Neckermann.Meer info http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-138150.html When I woke this morning I could still feel our ship moving. Debarkation for Patmos was supposed to start at 930. In my windowless room it was a bit difficult to guess just what time of day it might be and not having a decent watch with me I had no idea what was going on. After laying awake in bed for maybe 15 minutes while Mike blissfully dreamt of diving with frolicking dolphins and discover http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-97686.html Hi everyoneI'm really sorry for not having written for such a long time but it has been a very busy few months on ship along with the fact that I can't log in from the crappy internet cafe on the ship. Anyway Europe is amazing and I highly recommend coming here ASAP if you're thinking of it....there are just so many things to see and experience. Things that I've recently seen that have amaz http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-82360.html Promises of free time for selfexploration never eventuated. Everyone including the Top Deck representative is pissed off at the Tour Guide from lsquoFez Travelrsquo starting to get a sour taste about this tour just crap organisation. Noone knows entry fees until we get to the specific place making it hard for us to have money on hand getting to an ATM is near impossible due to lack of http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-75944.html After a long and very deep sleep we left Kucukkuyu for Kusadusi via the Acropolis at Pergamum.We stayed in a very nice ldquoholiday resortrdquo on the edge of the Adriatic Sea a quick dip in the morning was very refreshing.Pergamum is an amazing Roman ruin set high on a mountain how anyone was ever able to invade this city is beside my comprehension let alone imagining how they managed t http://www.travelblog.org//Middle-East/Turkey/Aegean/Kusadasi/blog-75942.html