We had everything sorted, we'd checked out and booked the shuttlebus to the Sabiha Gokcen Airport. We had a couple of hours to kill so visited our mate Mustapha at Kosk Cafe who had kept us fed & watered during our stay. Back to Rundown Town to pick up some knick knackeries for the folks back home. We then waited for the shuttlebus, it was a bit late we were told as the roads were a nightmare. The bus finally came and we were the last to board. As we shuffled...

Another cold start to the day here in Istanbul. Our last full day here as we'll be heading to Dubai tomorrow evening. We hope to return here sometime in the future as it has been one of the most intereting places we've ever visited. The people here have also been very interesting. They are friendly and inquisitive. We havent really been asked what we're doing in other places but here people have asked and that has been a plus. There's a very mixed makeup of peopl...

Today is when we have to sort things out. that means the hassle of getting stuff washed etc. It's too cold for the socks and grundies to dry and so take the stuff to Adam's Laundry up the road. Adam sells handicraft goods out the front and has the washing machines out the back. Next up, we have to start sorting out the next leg and it's a hassle. We were wondering if we could get a direct flight to Goa in India.....so we check the net and then do it the old fashi...

Another cold day in Istanbul, we hear that it's warmer back in sunny Wales. We head to the hotel terrace which overlooks the Bosphorus Sea and looks into Asia. the terrace is glass covered but everyone is wearing coats for breakfast. We now have to find accomadation more suited to our budget and so get on the net whilst filling up on coffee and omelettes. We check out and do what we do best, head in the wrong direction, then realise we're lost so hook up the inte...

Greetings from Istanbul. it took a while, but finally we arrived. The bus from Pamukkale took 13 hours, the longest bus ride I've ever taken. There's not a lot you can say about a 13 hour bus ride except that at GBP21 each it was excellent value, there was a waiter service, free snacks and soft drinks. There was a small tv screen on the back of the seats and there were decent movies showing. There was also a USB port that allowed us to charge the phones. The weat...