Blogs from Bodrum, Aegean, Turkey, Middle East - page 5

Bodrum is a lovely coastal city. All the buildings are painted white and is has a lovely beach. This was blob out time for us as we had been on the road for 4 weeks without too much in the way of a break We also caught up with Adem and Terry over a meal and met Adem's brother Murrat and his partner from New Zealand Just a few photo's here... read more

Geo: 37.0391, 27.4302 GÜN 2 Günlerden Cuma Sabah 7:00 de çalar saatin zili ile uyandık. Biraz toparlandık ve minibüse (Şahbaz'dır adı ) döndük. Bodrum da otoparklı yer bulmak neredeyse imkansızdır. Kısmetimiz varmış ,eski limana yürüme mesafesinde bir pansiyon bulduk. Minibüsü toparladık . Seyahat Logunu yazdık ve yola çıktık. Rahat bir seyirden sonra yeni limana geldik . Yeni Liman çok güzel ve çok havalı olmuş.... Aracı bırakıp polislerin gelmesini bekledik . Kos'a giden çok turist var . Biraz sıra bekledik . Polisi geçtik.... sıra gümrükte idi. Gümrükçüyü bulma sıkıntıları eninde sonunda aşıldı( Yurt dışına çıkacak olanlar için, gümrükçüyü bulmak, özel yetenek ister ) ve gümrükçü önce aracı bilgisayarda kayıt altına aldı . Dikkatinizi çekerim : Araç ile çıkacak olanlar ...aman haa bu işleme dikkat ediniz .. Yanlış bir kayıt ,yurda dönerken siz... read more

Bodrum or the ancient city of Halicarnassus, was settled in 7 BC. The ruins of the mausoleum of Mausolus, built between 353 and 350 BC, one of the seven ancient wonders can be found there. Some might consider the visit (and 8 lira entry fee - unless one chooses to sneak past ticket officer man when he isn’t looking) to be disappointing however it definitely can give you a feeling of the grandiose nature of the mausoleum. Lunch is calamari, fish and fish kebab sticks. Yummy. Bodrum Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 15th Century AD is also worth the visit. The castle has an interesting museum of Underwater Archeology and spectacular views of the harbor. The pictures say it all why Bodrum is one of the more popular places in Europe and its not ... read more

4th - 11th July A lovely week chilling out in the sun with one of my besties! It had been my last day at work the day before and now I had two months of freedom before the big move to South Korea, so what better way to start than with a holiday. Our flight there was fine, my nerves were eased by a few ciders at the airport and on the plane. Saw a gorgeous sunset from the sky. We arrived at our accomodation, really late, it was a bit basic for Lou, but to me used to backpacking it was like a little slice of luxury. We sat and had a couple more drinks, enjoying the duty free booze we had bought at the airport. Our first few days were spent relaxing, we had ... read more

Monday 2nd March Waiting at Kos was made a little more interesting by various people coming to tell us about their marvelous appartments and leaving us their business cards. various ferries came and went to Piraeus and to the other small islands, we walked , read and dozed untill finally we were allowed to embark, not many people and only room for one car, luckily there was only one car, ours! After the luxurious accomodation I had previously enjoyed, this was not in the same league, but it was almost the same price. On board I met Gerti. a dutch lady, who was renewing her visa and was thrilled to have found a shop open where she had bought 7 or 8 English Homes and Garden type magazines, her Turkish husband was a ' nostalgic' singer ... read more