Buses, Borders and the Balkans begin…

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Bulgaria, Turkey | 2 comments David continues…. Our trip today would be in two parts with two different bus companies. The first leg of our journey is from Eceabat to to the border town of Edirne in Turkey,  and then another company from Edirne to Plovdiv, Bulgaria with an hour connection in between. The bus from Eceabat on the Gallipoli Peninsula to Edirne was scheduled to take 3.5 hours and departed right on time at...
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A Retrospective …

Posted by on Dec 15, 2012 in Turkey | 3 comments A fitting end to our time in Istanbul was a visit to ‘MiniaTurk’, one of the world’s largest miniture parks.   With its 1:25 scale models of 122 notable landmarks, attractions, and ancient ruins from around Turkey, MiniaTurk is a great place to spend a few hours especially for kids. So on our last day in Istanbul we headed out to the north-eastern shore of the Golden Horn. Luck was...
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Inspiring Istanbul…

Posted by on Dec 13, 2012 in Turkey | 3 comments After the short one hour flight from Dalaman Airport that serves Fethiye to Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport we were met by our hotels driver and taken into central Istanbul for our five night stay. Our apartment in Bansko (Bulgaria) was booked from the 15th of December, so we still had just over a week to enjoy our final stage of our Turkey stay – the delights of Istanbul, before working out...
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Farewell to Fethiye…

Posted by on Dec 10, 2012 in Turkey | 3 comments During the course of our stay we had totally emptied all our packs and given them a good scrub as well as washing all the contents, now it was time to get it all back in.  How had we managed to spread ourselves and our stuff and fill the apartment?!  We were meant to be travelling light! Maybe it had something to do with all the ‘stuff’ that kids seem to collect along the way – we...
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Cruising in the footsteps of the Lycians …

Posted by on Dec 9, 2012 in Turkey | 1 comment While the dolmuş is an excellent way to get from point A to B, we decided a rental car would give us the greatest flexibility and freedom to see the local sights around Fethiye at our own pace. So after a few days of relaxing and clothes washing, (yay we have a washing machine!) Dave headed into town and got a good deal on a small Renault at 45 lira p/day ($25 ). This is excellent value as...
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From the Aegean to the Mediterranean and Fabulous Fethiye

Posted by on Dec 6, 2012 in Turkey | 1 comment From Bodrum on the southern Aegean coast we head west, passing the Marmara Peninsula where the Aegean Sea meets the Mediterranean, also called the Turquoise Coast and oh what an apt name I can honestly say the seas around Greece and Turkey are the clearest and most amazing I have ever seen anywhere in the world, making me wish we were here when it was a little warmer, but there are advantages in...
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