Konya, Cappadocia & Istanbul - 12 MayDay 37We arrived in Konya late afternoon so had an hour to freshen up then met the group in the foyer for dinner. It had been a long day travelling but very scenic with us climbing higher and higher into the mountains, getting colder as we went and seeing snow capped mountains nearby. We had an orientation walk then dinner on the deck of a restaurant overlooking the mosque. We were freezing so rushed home afterwards to war...

Kas - 3 MayKas was my favourite! Day 35We arrived in Kas and dropped our luggage at the boat. We then had a couple of free hours to have lunch and explore.We had lunch at a cafe where we met an Aussie who runs www.backpackersailing.com His tours of Greece sound wonderful so made a note of the address for future trips!I also had baklava with ice cream which is even better then just baklava - aahh bliss!We boarded the boat - Selin 3 (www.kasgulet.com) and immediate...

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...