August 10, 2005
Istanbul - 3 buses and 1 train
After 5 hours on 3 buses and 9 hours on a train we made it to Instanbul the morning of the 9th. We checked into our hotel for 8 euros a night or so we thought. We showered and were... continue reading
August 11, 2005
Istanbul - Tourist day in Istanbul
We went to some of the tourist sights today which included the Blue Mosque and the Turkish and Islamic Arts Musuem. This was another full day of walking around. Today we also tried... continue reading
August 12, 2005
Istanbul - Turkish Travel Lesson 1: Rate quoted is per person
We woke up around 9 this morning to get ready for our 10 am checkout time. As we checked out the guy said 32 euros for the room. What, the room is suppose to be 8 euros a night for... continue reading
August 13, 2005
Goreme - Fairy chimneys and Star Wars connection
Today we arrived in Goreme after an overnight bus ride from Istanbul. They played the movie Troy during the trip but unfortunately it was in Turkish so we weren't able to follow t... continue reading
August 14, 2005
Cappadocia - Underground city and Ihlara Gorge tour
Today is tour day. After much consideration and deliberation we decided to book a group tour which included the most popular sites of the area. We are finding along the way that ... continue reading
August 16, 2005
Kas - Diving in Kas
Today we took a quick 4 hour bus ride from Goreme to Kas. Kas is a quaint coastal town and even with the tourists it has kept its small town charms. The first day we arrived we f... continue reading
August 17, 2005
Kas to Fethiye - Weird Old Man
Today we took a 6 hour bus trip from Kas to Fethiye. We found a cheap pension with an amazing view over the bay and free breakfast included. After checking into our pension we deci... continue reading
August 18, 2005
Fethiye - Where's the beach?
Today was boring, but we got some exercise. An employee of our pension said we could walk to a beach just over the other side of town. We walked for 2 1/2 hours in the hot hot sun ... continue reading
August 19, 2005
Fethiye - Secluded Beach
Tina was reading the guest book to our pension and came across an entry where they drew a map of nice hike that supposedly led to a secluded beach. This is right up our alley. A go... continue reading
August 20, 2005
Fethiye to Selcuk - Fethiye to Selcuk
Today we took a nine hour bus ride from Fethiye to Selcuk. Once we arrived in Selcuk we checked into our guest house and took advantage of our free half hour of internet. Next we w... continue reading