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Breakfast, pack up and hit the road. My pencil, a gift from the fabulous people at Reeling & Writhing (Sorry Tim), is definitely missing. I hate writing in pen in my journal, I’m sure Rimbaud and Hemingway didn’t have to put up with this in their moleskins.
Although Jeff is back, we’re missing Simone. This turns [...]
F**k – I’ve slept in! I Had set my alarm for 5am – but that was only done a few hours earlier. I’m woken up in a hurry – I have a couple of minutes to get onto the minibus, already full with fellow ozbussers.
We arrive in town before heading out to the valley where [...]
Although we don’t stop here, the frustrated urban planner in me has to mention this large modern city slap, bang in the centre of Turkey.
Placed in the central deserts of Turkey, this city of skyscrapers and constant construction has more the feel of the mid-west of USA than the Middle East. We travel past a [...]
Slept in, missed breakfast – I was supposed to help make it (oops). Have shower, camera returned to me (again – oops). Get on bus.
Boy it’s hot today, we travel along the coast and after an hour arrive at Ephesus. There are lots of ruins at the site making it feel a bit like the [...]
Up early-ish. I’m a cookie so that means a quick start. My fellow chefs seem to have a relaxed to non-existent attitude to their responsibilities. I realise I’m not a morning person, but I am motivated enough to get things done first thing and find it baffling that organizing hot water, cereals and toast could [...]
Up, even have breakfast. Istanbul is great, just imagine how much fun you could have if we’d stayed longer. Must come back here. Must learn Arabic.
We’re camping tonight which I’m really looking forward to. It will become even more desirable after an unexpected long, hot drive through the european part of Turkey. Along the way [...]
Wake up and pop down to the bar opposite the hostel – drinking and hanging out with Fee, Vv nad Maz. Col joins us and will spend the rest of the day there running up an impresiive 50 quid bar bill – whilst some of us head off to the bazaar. I get a couple [...]
Awake. It’s nearly 9am and the walking tour is about to start – it goes without saying that after only a few hours sleep i am feeling tired and emotional (code for hungover or possibly still drunk). Where’s my camera?
The guys from the bar opposite tell me one of the ozbussers has it, as i’d [...]
The journey along to the border is pretty straightforward and this happy momentum continues at the checkpoint. We buy visas, have them stamped then directed to the passprt control area. Then nothing… an hour passes. We get off the bus.
We’re in what looks like an old sidings yard from the steelworks. All corrugated, rusting roofs, [...]
Up, shower, dress, breakfast (thrilling blog action – Ed.).
Will yesterday shine a bright light on today? Yes!
group self-select themselves to pack the bus, we get help later on but it all goes in eventually. Enthusiasm + Expertise = Success.
An itinerary, distance ‘heads-up’ and plans t stop at a supermarket on route (all gripes from last [...]
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