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Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Artvin July 20th 2013

19th sat on our way to croatia we stopped in a small town called Mostar which was the worst bomb place to see in this area. They worked out there was a bomb every 49 seconds for two whole years, which is crazy. There are so many bombed buildings and we went to the old bridge over the neretva river which the locals jump off its 20m high and the water is only 5m deep, dangerous. Then we walked up to the old bank building where they snippered the civilians, so the whole that you see behind me in the photo is where they shot out of, and where the junkies hang out at night, so there were a few dodge characters hangn round. Next off to Dubrovnik yay party party.... read more

Sofia, bulgeria

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Amasya July 17th 2013

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Megpie

Hey guys today we are in sofia, it was fun, the boarder was a drama but so was the turkey one, i think thats just Gona happen from here on out. We did a walking tour and saw a protest which was exciting but quite peaceful there were kids there, it has lasted every day for 2 months. Just has tea and Over tipped the Taxi driver due to. Us having to get rid of all our coins. Now just relaxing before an early start tomorrow to serbia. Xx... read more

Turkey, istanbbul

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Gerede July 16th 2013

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Megpie

16 th tues, last day in Instanbul, this is such a wicked place, locals are very friendly as long as your covered etc. they pray 5 times a day here, gives me a fright when the prayer comes over the loud speakers although i havent been hearing it at night like the others. After the walking tour yesterday and seeing the blue mosque and trying some yummy stuffed peppers and hagling up a storm in the markets we went out for tea and a show. There was bellydancers and the men were doing high kicks and throwing knives it was very entertaining by the end we were all dancing on the stage, one of the girls from the group got up and sung she was amazing. After the show we went to a night club which ... read more

Turkey, istanbul

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Amasya July 16th 2013

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Megpie

Photos, i love apple tea and all the Jewllery with the eye on it to keep away bad spirits.... read more

Circumventing Bureaucracy

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Giresun June 21st 2013

kenax

I hope I won’t have to pay more than 80 Euros, or that I won’t be stuck in this expensive city for too long. I even imagined myself as Tom Hanks in that true story movie of a guy stuck at an airport for a couple of years. After all, technically, I could pull it off, having everything with me that I needed. I worry that this logistical nightmare will set the tone for my new life of living solely out of a backpack, now that I have left my truck, my trusty home for five years, behind. But one thing I like about large and busy airports like this, such as Heathrow, is the international feel of it. People from many corners of the planet, with their particular form of dress and mannerism, mixed up ... read more

Istanbul

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea September 15th 2012

Kebabs

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Toured the cıty and Bosphorus takıng ın hopefully most of the maın attractıons. Small hotel (Tulıp) ın the old town of Istanbul ıs very comfortable wıth welcomıng staff that make you feel at home - great to come back to at the end of each tourıng day. There must be some more road rules apart from drıve on the rıght but they are not obvıous. Peak hour traffıc ıs often ın grıd lock and the way the buses negotiate the tıght cıty streets ıs nothıng short of ıncredıble yet there ıs a hıgh level of tolerance - no excessıve horn tootıng or road rage. Pedestrıans don't obey the walk/don't walk sıgnals and vehıcles seem choose to pull over/stop/park as they please. Got well and truly lost in the Grand Bazaar and the outside alleys when we ... read more

Karadeniz

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Sinop August 23rd 2012

Rail Bus in Havza

povertyjetset

Sinop Accommodation and food Arriving from Samsun and catching the Metro Turizm servis shuttle to the town center, I was dropped off at the meydan Atatürk statue without any idea where I was or where I was going to stay. Another passenger was kind enough to help me find the tourist office by the dock that was only able to provide me a town map of dubious utility. When I asked about reservation assistance, all I got was a pointing in a general direction where hotels were purportedly located. I walked into the café of the first hotel I passed only to be denied while the next hotel was quite nice but asking 50 or 60TL and I thought I could find something cheaper. Plus, I did not want breakfast included (breakfast almost always part of ... read more

Where There Is No Other White Meat

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Trabzon August 12th 2012

Cliff Hugging Sumela Monastery

povertyjetset

Bacon excluded, I've never been a fan of the other white meat® which is pork in case you don't remember the ridiculous advertising campaign from many years ago. After traveling in Russia for almost 2 months where pork features prominently and in Armenia where it is practically unavoidable, it was a pleasure to arrive in Turkey where the other white meat® is thankfully nowhere to be found. The alternate title for this blog is "Where There Is No Atkins Diet" owing to the piles of bread served with every meal. No problem for me as I was never a proponent of the Atkins Diet and Turkey arguably bakes the best bread in the world. $US ≈ 1.78 Turkish lira (TL) Accommodation and food On the bus from Batumi, Georgia I met Kash from Japan and we ... read more

History Rebuilt

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Amasya October 25th 2011

Pontic tombs

chantalita

It’s been awhile now since I was in Amasya, and so much has happened since, that I was going to skip saying anything about it. But then I thought of the lovely little city – with its mountains, pock-marked by the tombs of ancient Pontic kings, elbowing their way into the streets – and I realized that it just wasn’t fair. I liked Amaysa from the moment the bus pulled into the small otogar. It could have been that, for the first time in a week, I was going to stay in one place for more than one day. When you’re on the road, any place you lay your head for two nights already begins to feel like home. Or, it could have been that Amasya is ridiculously quaint. It’s old Ottoman houses built between the ... read more

Earthquake?

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Amasya October 24th 2011

chantalita

When I checked my email this afternoon I was surprised to see so many messages asking me if I was okay. I’d only been offline for two days. I’d gone much longer stretches without contact before and no one seemed to mind. It was only when I got to the sixth message that someone said something about an earthquake. Suddenly, it clicked. People had more reason than usual to think that I might be in danger, and they were worried. I assure you that I am okay. I was hundreds of kilometers away – safe, and blissfully ignorant – from the epicenter of the earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey on Sunday. It was never part of the “plan” to travel that far east (practically Iran), and now I will avoid it all the more, so please ... read more

Brief history of Turkey

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt...more history

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