After leaving Tel Aviv, I was off on a bus to Jerusalem. What I didn`t know was when I got off the bus at the main bus station, I would have to enter a security area and have my bag x-rayed (like at an airport) and a visual search of my purse. Crazy how they […]
Israel Part 1: Tel Aviv (2008)
Landing at the airport and clearing customs in Tel Aviv was different from any country I have been to. First I knew I had to be careful with my passport as if I had an Israel stamp in my passport, I would not be allowed into other Arabic countries. In the past, you could ask them to […]
Turkey Part 4: The Blue Cruise and Olympos (2008)
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 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, […]
Greece – What heaven…
After some flight delays leaving Rome, I finally made it to Athens to find there was a metro strike and that was the way I had dırections to get from the airport to my hostel. Strange part – the strike was scheduled to end at 4:00 PM. Who plans a strike with an ending time […]
Italy – A wonderful and unexpected stop (2008)
I have to begin with a brief recap of my departure from Croatia as that was after my last entry. I decided to take a local bus from my hostel, to the main bus station to then take the airport bus to the airport. What an adventure that was! I think it was over 100 […]
Croatia (2008)
After leaving Slovenia, I decided to take a train to the coast of Croatia and then sail down to Split to meet Jenny and Courtney. It was a beautiful ride for the first hour on the sea, but then a rain storm drove us all inside, and I was glad I got myself a sleeping […]
Slovenia: Ljubliana (2008)
Ljubljana, Slovenia…this was a quick stopover for me on my way to Croatia. I heard it was a nice, charming town with lots of cafes and a castle. So off I went for day. After a 6 hour train, I arrived in the intense heat and found the cutest little hostel – up 3 flights […]