Got to Istanbul a few days ago and found it to be the most awesome city I'd ever been to. If anyone asks me what makes it so awesome, I would have no answer. I can't pick anything specific about it. Everything is just...right. The food, the people, the sights, the bars... After spending a few days in Istanbul, I checked with other travelers that I met in the city and it seemed that the next logical destination is the ancient city of Ephesus. To get there, I would need to take a 12 hour bus ride south from Istanbul to Selcuk. I'm no stranger to long bus rides having taken many in South America and New Zealand but I was a little apprehensive about this one. Everybody said not to worry. The buses here are
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