We had a great time in Turkey. The highlight was hiking in Cappadocia, but exploring Ephesus, Ankara and the wonderful Grand Bazaar of Istanbul were all amazing too.
The people in Turkey – some of the kindest people in the world
Turks are some of the kindest people we have met in the world. Day after day we were astounded by how truly nice these people are. Every time we were lost, someone would immediately offer to walk us to where were trying to go – not just direct us – and there was no strings
Continue Reading →Getting around in Turkey by bus, train, and taxi. Silence on the bus!
We got around using public transportation. This worked well most of time, except when we wanted to get a bit funky in where we were going.Inside the towns, privately-run dolmus (minibus) ferry locals and tourists around.…
Continue Reading →Turkey – Introduction
Sunset over IstanbulIn August 2002, we backpacked around Turkey for 9 days. During this time we visited Kusadasi/ Ephsesus, Pammukale, Goreme and Cappadocia, Ankara, and Istanbul. We were never part of a tour group, we backpacked and arranged all our own travel.…
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