San Sebastian! Yes, you all thought it was on the plain didn't you. We left Pamplona in bright sunshine and halfway to San Seb it was aleady looking grey and by the time we arrived it was raining. We had heard a few stories about the rain there but we have been complaining of the heat for a while so a bit of rain was quite a godsend really. Well, it might have been had we not been walking the streets with out backpacks looking for a hostel that did not seem to exist. We gave up in the end and found a pensione instead - we prefer hostels because you get to meet all the other travellers and there's usually a kitchen you can use (not that we use it much) and a fridge to ... read more

Could it be because we arrived on 15 August - a public holiday in Rome - but more of that later, firstly the story of the trip from hell aka Cairo to heaven aka Amalfi Coast. Just a short flight, a short train journey to Naples on a very smart train and then an interesting trip on the Circumvesuviano and we were in San.Agnello just 10 mins out of Sorrento. We were booked into a Hostel called 7 which is fairly new and very Italian design. First night we were just two in a 10 bed dorm, next night two more moved in and then 3rd night it was full but that was OK. Even though it was a bit of a party hostel we still managed to have fun. Got no sleep but managed to ... read more

Well think last update was Selcuk, Pamakale and we were heading to Dalyan mud baths. We had a crazy guy called Ati who took us and we were only 2 aussies on a bus full of poms who were all burnt (funny that.....) We had a great time at the mud baths and in the sulphur pool and of course now look at least 20 yrs younger (yeah, right!!). After Dalyan we had to say goodbye to Fetihye and head to Antalya as we had a flight booked to Istanbul. Didn't make it to Cappodoccia unfortunately as it was too far down and we ran out of time. We really only stayed the night in Antalya as we arrived late afternoon - it was super hot and we wore ourselves out trying to find the Turkish ... read more

We arrived into Istanbul 2 hours later than we expected and the place looked huge and scary. However, once we got of the bus and started asking people where to catch the Metro and how to get into the city they were just so friendly that I though this place is going to be OK. We had to fight our way through an indoor market to the cash machine (tuikish lira this time 1.23 to the dollar) and all the guys on the market stalls were calling out but in a friendly fashion. We got the money out then someone helped us buy our metro tickets then someone else helped us with directions and in no time at all we were at the Hostel. On the way we had already been approached by several guys wanting ... read more

This is my first blog. We are in Romania on our way to Turkey. Its been very hot and humid most of the time. Tropical thunderstorms nearly everyday. Since Tallinn, we spent a night at Joesuu east of Parnu in Estonia. We had intended going bog-walking and canoeing at Soomaa national park near Joesuu however when we arrived there was nobody in sight and the hostel hadn't been stayed in for over a year - it did look really good on the internet. We eventually found somebody who let us into the hostel and we had the entire place to ourselves - strange. The next day we caught the bus back to Parnu and then to Riga, Latvia. Riga was a really nice place, very similar to Tallinn with a main town square with lots of ... read more