I realized I forgot one funny tradition from my last section. As we were approaching the city of Pumakkale, our tour guide told us to look at all the house chimney`s as we drove through one town. “What do you see”, he asked? I said that I see a lot of coke bottles and asked […]
Turkey (2008)
Turkey Part 3: Istanbul…Back to Flashpacker Reality… (2008)
Hanging back in Istanbul -As Colın saıd goodby to me ın hıs cab to the aırport, I knew I was returnıng to realıty (as he dropped me off at a hostel wıth no aır condıtıonıng…) I had a day and a half to myself to rest and waıt for Mılena to arrıve from Egypt as […]
Turkey Part 2: I`m in Istanbul and am fine after bombings…
I wanted to post a quick note as I have had a few concerned emails as there were two bombings in Istanbul last night. Colin and I just flew back to Istanbul last night and we think the bombings were near the airport. We are here a few more days and will be careful. Just […]
Turkey Part 1: Treated like a princess
So after 5 great nights in Greece, we headed off to Turkey for a week. Colin had planned a full first day in Istanbul and I was up for his challenge. Fırst thıng I started to count was how many people ınvıted me ın to look at or buy Turkish carpets. On the first day, […]