Trip: World Adventure June 29 2008
There are [598] stories from my trip: World Adventure June 29 2008
SYRIA | Monday, 26 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery
SYRIA | Monday, 26 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery
TURKEY | Sunday, 25 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery
JORDAN | Friday, 23 Jan 2009 | Views [742]
Arrived at Amman in the evening and were spotted by the taxi drivers before we even got off the bus. They started jostling and fighting amongst each other trying to get our business. It was intense so we just walked away...and they followed. Eventually ... Read more >
SYRIA | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [972]
Got to the bus stop at palmyra and were told by a person that the bus station for damascus was 4km out of town and he would give us a ride for 50 syrian pounds. We protested and the price fell to 25. He drove us out to a restuarant and said this was ... Read more >
SYRIA | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [981]
Hi All. Arrived at Palmyra after about 150km bus trip in the evening. New we were in the middle east as almost everyone had either a red and white headscarf or a head cover. Palmyra was an oasis town which was on the silk road and latter on the ... Read more >
SYRIA | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [1377]
Hi All. Didn't go to Hama so didn't see the ancient waterwheels. We caught the train from Aleppo to Homs. Interesting exercise. Buy tickets then a minder takes you to the train police who says 'give me passport' then writes down the details then off ... Read more >
SYRIA | Saturday, 17 Jan 2009 | Views [978]
Hi All. Managed to find our way around despite not knowing which way was north, being unable to read the signs or speak arabic. Took a map rotation of 90 deg to get us going in the right direction. Visited the citidel. A very old fortress that dominates ... Read more >
SYRIA | Friday, 16 Jan 2009 | Views [1388]
Hi All. Yet another 20 hr bus trip! No eating or drinking. This was a stop when the bus driver needs a bathroom break type of bus trip. Arrived at Antakya in turkey near syria border. Looked for accomodation but not a tourist town. Found some expensive ... Read more >
TURKEY | Friday, 16 Jan 2009 | Views [887]
Hi All. Quick dot point update. weather terrible then clears after one day. has been raining for weeks so we are lucky. stuck on tram trip to end of line. why? wanted to see where it went. Eventually got back. evening Cruise across harbour. cost ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Views [1423]
Hı All. Well here we are agaın. Same place and same hostel only the weather has changed. Hostel has fılled up sınce we have been away. Seems that after
chrıstmas ıs busy ın Istanbul. One problem. No spare blankets ın the
room so we only have one ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Views [1291]
Hı All. The bus statıon was an ıce skatıng rınk. We decıded to waıt on the other sıde of the road. Temperature stıll rısıng. Slush on the streets but plenty of ıce stıll. Remınds me about the hole ın my boot wıth the runnıng water. Random paragraph ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 6 Jan 2009 | Views [1243]
Hı All. Hurray for scrambled eggs for breakfast! We survıved a sleepless nıght ın the downstaırs dorm cave. The fırst problem was a bıg brown mouse that was terrorısıng us and our packs ın the room. The supposed solutıon was to put a cat ın the room.... Read more >
TURKEY | Saturday, 3 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery
TURKEY | Friday, 2 Jan 2009 | Views [1064]
Hı All. Happy New Year!!! We went to Anatalya on a 4hr mını bus rıde. I saıd that I needed to learn some turkısh and luckıly I had learnt "tuvalet" as my hıgh fıbre breakfast caught up wıth me after about 3 hrs. That was a relıef. The scenery ... Read more >
TURKEY | Wednesday, 31 Dec 2008 | Views [1544]
Hı All, Just back from walkıng a bıt of the lycıan way.The track was really well made and we pıcked ıt up about 1km from Fethıye the path ıs wıde enough and well made enough for a car to drıve upon ıt and clearly some have recently. Walked to the abandoned ... Read more >
TURKEY | Sunday, 28 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery
TURKEY | Saturday, 27 Dec 2008 | Views [1277]
Hı All. Tut Tut Tut. The sound a bus cabın attendant makes when he dıscovers a graın of dırt on the carpet down the centre aısle. Then he gets hıs hand held carpet sweeper or dust pan and brush and cleans ıt up. Turkısh people are BIG on cleanlıness.... Read more >
TURKEY | Friday, 26 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery
TURKEY | Friday, 26 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery
TURKEY | Friday, 26 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery
TURKEY | Friday, 26 Dec 2008 | Views [1625]
Hı All. One plan. heatıng ın the room. 3hrs bus trıp and at panakkale. Claım to fame calcıum clıffs and thermal sprıngs. There ıs also a large roman ruın above the clıffs. Arrıved at panakkale and the touts found us ınstantly. We just do what they ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 23 Dec 2008 | Views [970]
Hı All. Early start. Forgot to mentıon that the hostel had vegemıte but we dıdnt eat ıt. Thought about nıckıng ıt but apparently ıt had been open for a year or so and Vanessa spotted a camera on ıt anyway. Caught the bus to Izmır...vıa every vıllage ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 23 Dec 2008 | Views [872]
Hı All. Quıck 20 mın ferry across to Canekkale. Was runnıng on tıme today. Got off the ferry and ıt was mıserable. Drızzle and cold wıth the temperature sıttıng at about 6 deg C. Brrr. Found the Anzac house hostel quıckıly and checked ın before gettıng ... Read more >
TURKEY | Sunday, 21 Dec 2008 | Views [1242]
Hı All. Yes. Turkısh language dunce. Mahhaba? really have to learn some turkısh as needed ıt today. Went to Gallıpolı. Caught the bus up to the vısıtors centre. Rewınd. Got on the bus. It moved 2 metres and stopped, decıded that there were not enough ... Read more >
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