Bodrum is a beautiful seaside town, home to warm weather, picturesque white homes and when summer rolls around sun burnt drunken package deal tourists. We have missed the start of the season, but one definitely gets the feeling that this place is gearing up for an onslaught of alcohol fuelled mayhem . But when this [...]
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Ephesus
Nothing like an overnight bus to get you ready for the day ahead!
You see we arrived in Selçuk today at 7.00 am having spent the last 8 hours on a bus. Quite a nice bus, but still a bus and definitely not as good as the Argentinean buses that makes sleeping a dream. So stumbling [...]
Gallipoli
Australians, and I suspect Kiwis, learn a lot about the WWI landings at Gallipoli in school and in popular culture as kids and later. We learn of the heroism of the Australian soldiers, about the harsh conditions and steep hills the diggers faced and how misguided orders from officers wasted countless lives. But what we [...]
Istanbul not Constantinople
Apparently 12.5 million people live in Istanbul. Did you know that? I sure as hell didn’t, but according to Wikipedia it is true. So in essence the place is big, bloody big and extends far beyond where we have visited in our three days here.
Where we are staying, where most backpackers stay it seems, is [...]
One month and counting
It is exactly one month until Elizabeth and I fly the London nest and start our journey east along the Silk Road.
We are madly trying to wrap our lives up here in London and also starting to plan our return to Sydney. Elizabeth has an enormous spread sheet with actions to do and we are [...]
