Fethiye, Kayakoy, Oludeniz - 1 MayDay 33We arrived in Fethiye and went to a cafe serving 1.5 meter long pides! We didnt realise thiss when ordering so glad it was a day that Susie and I decided to share a meal!After lunch we got a dolmus to the Makri Hotel in Kayakoy. There wasn't a lot in Kayakoy but that afternoon we went for a wander around a ghost town. A village left abandoned after the population exchange in about 1920, where Turkish Catholics were forced ...

Pamukkale - 30 AprilDay 32After arriving at our hotel (Artemis Yoruk) Pamukkale our tour leader took us out to a cafe to get lunch at a place that overlooked the main attraction. We had a long wait for all to get their meals then caught a bus to the national park.The limestone cliffs were stunning! (I'm sure the ruins were too but we're over them!).We had a quick swim & photo opportunity in the first man made limestone pool - we tried to refuse the professio...

Bursa & Selcuk - 27 AprilDay 30After a post ferry bus trip we arrived in Bursa at lunch time. (Artic Hotel)Bursa is famous for creating iskender so we had that for lunch then wandered around the market and a shopping centre, unable to find why people said it was their favourite place.That evening we had dinner at a locals house. Morat was very cheeky and funny and his big personality high lighted the lack of one in our Intepid tour leader! He also spoke bett...

Istanbul 23 AprilDay 26Following the directions given to me by Richard Leane who I saw on Facebook had been in Istanbul a few weeks earlier and whom id known from travelling in south America with ...They made our trip to the hotel (Best Town Palace) very easy via metro and tram and the Istanbulkart card has been very helpful! After arriving we went for a walk taking in viewa of the Blue Mosque and Aya Sophia within minutes of leaving the hotel. We went looking f...

Tel Aviv - 21 AprilDay 23Within minutes of getting off the sherut we found Vered. It was so weird to see her again after meeting her 2 years ago in Floripa Brazil, but by the time the day was out we were all caught up on the gossip and having a fantastic time! It was a Saturday when we arrived and all was shut as most people observe shabat. It was also raining with some incredible cracks of thunder - so after one failed attempt to go out we decided it best just t...