TURKEY | Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 | Views [187]
Today was a travel day. After seeing a great display of the ballooning over Cappadocia we departed to the Kayseri Airport to go to Izmir on the west coast.
We saw and photoed the large mountain that is near Kayseri but the haze makes it hard ... Read more >
TURKEY | Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 | Photo Gallery
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TURKEY | Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 | Views [242]
Today was a slower day, finally. I slept in until the sound of balloons overhead got us up around 7. There were much fewer today, perhaps because it was fairly cold, at 32deg when we got up. It was probably a bit colder when the balloons took off around ... Read more >
TURKEY | Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 | Views [241]
Day 7 – Cappadocia (Nov 17)
We’ve now been here in Turkey a week and we’ve had one of our best travel adventures ever!!
Today was abit of everything. Thom said all I needed was to step in a boat of some sort and I would ... Read more >
TURKEY | Monday, 16 Nov 2015 | Views [246] | Comments [1]
We were awoken by the sound of the burner needed to keep a hot air balloon flying!! I dressed and went out on the balcony and there were dozens and more hot air balloons above Goreme/Cappadocia. The view of them has me thinking, or rethinking, taking ... Read more >
TURKEY | Monday, 16 Nov 2015 | Views [265]
Even though we explored the way to the bus stop it was still a bit of a haul with the luggage. The hill up to Taksim Square seemed to have gotten a lot steeper going up it for the first time!!! We got to the bus with a few minutes to spare and then got ... Read more >
TURKEY | Monday, 16 Nov 2015 | Photo Gallery
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TURKEY | Sunday, 15 Nov 2015 | Views [204]
Today was an up and at-em day again!!! Needed to catch the one and only ferry along the Bosporus that left at 10:50 and was a 35 minute walk and we didn’t know where we needed to be to catch it. We were able to get a cup of coffee and a quick ... Read more >
TURKEY | Sunday, 15 Nov 2015 | Photo Gallery
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TURKEY | Saturday, 14 Nov 2015 | Views [255]
We ended up having a slower start today. Maybe from all the walking it was time to rest a bit. Wednesday was 22,500 step day and Thursday was 23,000+. Tired feet.
We wandered down the hill to get the T1 tram back into Sultehamet to see the Topkapi ... Read more >
TURKEY | Saturday, 14 Nov 2015 | Views [268]
Started out early again to catch the 8:40 ferry to the Princes Islands as we didn’t want to delay until the next ferry at 10:40. It’s a 90 min ride with stops at several of the smaller islands. It was sunny and a bit hazy so photos aren’... Read more >
TURKEY | Thursday, 12 Nov 2015 | Views [325]
Well, Day 1 in Istanbul. It’s nearly 10:30pm and it’s been a long day. So long that we got back to the flat and were too beat to go out for dinner. Thom went to a neighborhood place for a few things, stuffed eggplant, stuffed peppers and ... Read more >
USA | Tuesday, 10 Nov 2015 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Saturday, 7 Nov 2015 | Views [204]
Alright, I messed up on my overall planning efforts. I was hoping that we could manage the trip in Turkey with VoIP phone (FreeTone) and Wi-Fi via hotspot. I ordered the hotspot and all seemed to be moving forward smoothly. Until I started communicating ... Read more >
Tags: international sim card
USA | Wednesday, 4 Nov 2015 | Views [299]
We've booked just about everything!!! Lists are ready. Departure in 5 days, Nov 9. We take the train to PHL for flight to Munich, then to Heathrow, then to Istabul. Thought of posting some of the lists!!!
Instead of TO DOs, here are our DONEs:
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USA | Saturday, 26 Sep 2015 | Views [176]
Working on finalizing details for our 2015 trip to Turkey.
Have airfare by redeeming awards to get business class from US - Istanbul and back. Added internal flights on Pegasys Air to go to Cappadocia and then to Izmir. Rental cars booked to get around ... Read more >
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