A couple of days ago I jo?ned up w?th my tour group and s?nce have been work?ng my way down follow?ng(?sh) the coast of Turkey. The tours seems to be alr?te, Im ?n qu?te a small group of 7 and weve been stay?n ?n some n?ce smart hotels. The only downs?de ?s that the group ?s made up of 40+ year olds-apart from me and another student. So not exactly a w?ld party, although dr?nk ?s more d?ff?cult to get here anyway. So ? probably wouldnt of been part?ng too much an...

With my change of plans Im now in Istanbul after a short stay at a small(er) bulgarian town called Veliko Turnovo. A nice little town, on the brink of becoming complete commecialism, it still has old parts and theres some nice bit of countryside around. Set in rolling hills of Bulgaria, roads and train cut through the small but steep hills. Two have nice buildings, the old town and a church whilst the other has the ugly hotels and big buildings. Its good beca...