- Blue Cruising up the Coast.===From Cappadocia we headed south to Olympos on the Med coast. We were here to stay in the tree houses and start our Blue Cruise on a gulet (Turkish yacht).===
Olympos is more Posted by goodwillh in Will in the World | Aug 28, 2011
- WohnungNach 6 Tagen im Hotel hat mich mein Freund Berk mit dem Auto in Cihangir abgeholt und wir sind zu seinen Eltern nach Zekeriyaköy gefahren. Zekeriyaköy ist n Posted by p.kalweit in Kalle goes East | Aug 27, 2011
- SprachkursZurzeit habe ich jeden Tag von 09:30 bis 13:30 einen Türkischkurs. In meiner Klasse sind außer mir noch 2 Jungs und 9 Mädels. 8 der 12 Leute sind Deutsche und wie das bei solchen Sachen immer so ist, ist auch Posted by p.kalweit in Kalle goes East | Aug 23, 2011
- Muezzin lässt Handy anLetzens saß ich mal wieder im Cakir Keyif als über den Lautsprecher der nächsten Moschee das Abendgebet erklang. Plötzlich machte es dieses Geräusch wie z.B. ein Radio macht, wenn ein Handy in unmittelbarer Nähe einen Anruf empfängt. So ein Stottern Posted by p.kalweit in Kalle goes East | Aug 21, 2011
- Cakir KeyifSo. Lange nichts geschrieben. Ich seh das schon kommen, dass ich hier nichts regelmäßiges auf die Reihe kriege...
Neben meinem Hotel der ersten 6 Tage gibt es 2 Läden, ein Café und ein Meyhane, bei denen ich mittlerweile bekannt bin. Das Posted by p.kalweit in Kalle goes East | Aug 21, 2011
- Flying through Fairy Chimneys...===After leaving Kemal and Turkey Tummy behind in Malatya, we continued west on another mammoth bus trip to Cappadocia - the land of the rock phallus ===
(or fairy chimneys for kids..)
[map=277404 lat=38.477580106168794 lon=34.77311540002496 zoom= Posted by goodwillh in Will in the World | Aug 15, 2011
- RamadanHeute morgen war ich im Café Dai Pera frühstücken. Jazz, Französische Musik, W-Lan, junges Publikum, tätowierter Kellner. Könnte auch in Berlin oder sonstwo sein. Irgendwann hat sich Türke (25) neben mich gesetzt und mich angequatscht. Wollte sein Frühstü Posted by p.kalweit in Kalle goes East | Aug 15, 2011
- TurkcellErster Tag. Das Hotel, in dem ich abgestiegen bin ist ok. Drei Sterne, sehr sauber mit Safe, Flatscreen, Aircon und einem lächerlich schlechten Frühstück, das aber dafür auf der Dachterasse mit einem grandiosem Blick über das Goldene Horn angeboten wird. Posted by p.kalweit in Kalle goes East | Aug 15, 2011
- 8th August 2011We had another terrace breakfast with this hotel (every building seems to have a terrace), but the buffet was fairly lame compared to yesterday. No hot food, mostly salads, the only bread was a sliced baguette, and instead of juice Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Aug 11, 2011
- 7th August 2011It is great to wake up and not be hot and sweaty already. Breakfast was included in our room and located on the rooftop terrace, overlooking the water. It was a beautiful view. The buffet was great – hot and Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Aug 11, 2011
- 6th August 2011We packed our backpacks, left the van at the caravan park and headed into Istanbul for a couple of days. The journey into the city: a minibus for 15 minutes, which actually found us before we found it; a regular Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Aug 11, 2011
- 5th August 2011We woke up to very different weather this morning – overcast, cool, breezy, choppy waters. No swimming for Danny today. We walked into town again, but this time it was much more subdued. There were still a few people on Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Aug 11, 2011
- Turkish DelightAfter almost missing our initial flight out of Egypt (Warren asked our Dahab taxi driver how long it would be until we reached the airport. Turns out he was taking us in the opposite direction… to Israel. A high-speed Posted by Baxters in Baxters' World Tour | Aug 11, 2011
- Turkey Population: 76, 805, 524
Background
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 co Posted by tunalim in TURKEY(The cradle of civilization) | Aug 9, 2011
- Turkey blah blah blah Posted by sarahtravels in Helping my parents set up BLOG | Aug 7, 2011
- South Eastern Anatolia==From Istanbul we flew into Van, in far south eastern Turkey - a stone's throw from the Iranian border.==
Very nearly didn't make the flight though... the curse of cheapo seconda Posted by goodwillh in Will in the World | Aug 7, 2011
- July 20th: Istanbul, TurkeyToday we had a bit of a later start – 7am! We got to the top dock just in time to see the ship pull into Istanbul, which once again provided amazing views of the city landmarks.
[img=http: Posted by lauraodo in Laura's Travel Blog | Jul 19, 2011
- July 19th: Ephesus, TurkeyAfter waking up at 5:15am, we quickly grabbed breakfast and headed off the ship to our tour bus. We drove about 20 minutes to ancient Ephesus, an impressively sized city of ruins that is still in the process of being Posted by lauraodo in Laura's Travel Blog | Jul 18, 2011
- Merhaba Turkiye!Hi all,
After a few additions to the lads travel blog I've decided rather than boost their culture points I might prove achievement of some of my own.
For the uninitiated and/or those who may have forgotten - please refer to [[http://mob.travellersp Posted by goodwillh in Will in the World | Jul 30, 2011
- The Good, The Bad and The UglyKizkalesi was the first stop on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey for us. It was only going to be a one nighter, a stopover plus it had a floating castle about 500m off the coast which read really nicely in Posted by Ange and Adam in Ange and Adam's European Adventure | Jul 25, 2011
- Cappadocia, TurkeyMost cities I’ve explored this trip fall into one of a small number of bins: big or small cities, countrysides, and beaches. While perhaps a bit of a sweeping generalization, as I read through the list of places I’ve Posted by dpteitel in On My Stoop | Jul 25, 2011
- Fethiye/Olympos, TurkeySo, I know you guys are used to my wordy, extensive descriptions of cities and my shenanigans within, however I am running a touch behind and I need to be lazy for just one post. I know, I know, Posted by dpteitel in On My Stoop | Jul 21, 2011
- ROAD TRIP
The Glessings are now on there way back to Vancouver. Although we were teasing them the last few days that they were going back to a cooler climate, work etc., there absence is missed and when we arrived in Bodrum Posted by HelenMB in Europe 2011 | Jul 19, 2011
- REFLECTIONS FROM OUR SECOND WEEKBRAD
Reflections ……. From week two
Had a wonderful time with the “Clan” as usual. Very much enjoyed getting to know Jodi and Warren (aka HONEY BADGER)
The hiking and ruins on the boat trip were of particular interest. The Blue Lagoon was Posted by HelenMB in Europe 2011 | Jul 19, 2011
- Hammams and MassagesI am anti-massage. Over the past year, being in Asia, I have attempted a few. A friend reminds me often that a massage is a way of taking care of ones body. To keep it well maintained so that Posted by Goofy9 in May The Blog Be with You | Jul 18, 2011