Our time in Turkey is drawing to its end. Just one more place to visit before leaving this wonderful country. And what a place to finish with, the birthplace of the ANZAC tradition, Gallipoli. Accessed from the small coastal city of Canakkale, the major sites on the Gallipoli can be seen in a half-day tour. The stories we learnt when […]
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The Adriatic Coast: Izmir and Ancient Ephesus
Our journey takes us back to the coast, further north, against the backdrop of the Adriatic. Izmir is one of the biggest urban centres in Turkey, and very much centred on local residents. While there are things for visitors to see and do, they are in the background of daily life. Thoroughly modern and very vibrant, this is a place […]
Another Geological Wonder in Turkey
After our restful stops in Antalya and Bodrum, we headed inland again to see another of the great attractions of Turkey, the white terraces of Pamukkale. Photos of the beautiful aqua pools against a pure white background feature prominently in all the tourist advertising for visitors to this country. When we saw them for ourselves, we weren’t disappointed. They really […]
Relaxation and Resorts on Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast
Travelling south after our awesome visit to Cappadocia, it was time for some R&R at a couple of coastal resorts in Turkey. The first, Antalya, is a large city on the Mediterranean coast, the second, Bodrum, is a smaller resort city located where the Mediterranean meets the Aegean. After more than five months of moving about and doing lots of […]
The Surreal Landscape of Cappadocia
One of the must-see destinations in Turkey is the other-worldly landscape of Cappadocia. This volcanic region has been weathered over millennia to form an amazing array of formations, deep valleys that contain tall stone chimneys that look like elongated toadstools. For centuries, the soft stone formations have been hollowed out to form cave dwellings, some of which are still occupied […]
Four Days in Fabulous Istanbul
The next stop on our marvellous adventure is Istanbul, the age-old city where East meets West. The only city on earth that sits across two continents. Split by the Straights of Marmara, the eastern shore is in Asia, and the western parts of the city are in Europe. For more than two thousand years, the trade routes between Asia and […]
Europe – Here we come!
The Grand Tour of Europe is about to begin! After putting international travel on hold for a couple of years, and substituting our land-based adventure from Melbourne to Cairns last year, we have at last activated the big trip to Europe and beyond. The tickets are booked for 1 July, and nothing will stop us now. Well, unless another plague […]