In Selcuk we met a charismatic young Turk, Ibrahim, who was staying in the hotel with his American girlfriend. His family owned a hotel in Pamukkale which happened to be our next destination. This good fortune provided us with lavish accommodation for a budget price. Apon arrival we had seen numerous images on postcards and brochures depicting the beautiful natural waterfalls of Pamukkale, with their white snow like pools shining in the sun light. Eager to s...

Today we visited Ephesus and enjoyed the sprawling landscape of the largest and best preserved ruins in Turkey, far more impressive than those left of Troy which were damaged through primitive excavation techniques. It has wide paved streets lined with giant pillars and various buildings with friezes, including the Gate of Hercules and the Temple of Artemis which was one of the seven wonders of the world. We sat on the ancient toilets which leave very little priv...

Pergamum is the home of the ruins left from the Acropolis, complete with giant pillars, spectacular panoramic views, and the remains of an enormous amphitheatre which we had to put to the test. Not to be one to miss the opportunity to utilise a stage in front of a crowd of Japanese tourists, Paul and I reenacted a delightfully moronic skit from a British football show. Unfortunately the humour passed over the stone seating and also over the heads of our bewildere...

The five of us, Lauren, Paul, Phil, Jodi and myself are headed south, our current stop is Assos, where we are enjoying a night in a quirky little home that I'm sure that many of you, especially my mum, would fall instantly in love with. Not suggesting at all that my mum is quirky, but it really has her name written all over it. Why do I get myself in to these situations? Anyway... This little town is extremely quiet, and in comparison to the previous town we spen...

We arrived at Gallipoli in the evening of the 24th in time to view a beautiful sunset over the striking hills behind us. We staked our spot early and settled in for the long haul until sunrise on ANZAC day. Foolishly I had decided to leave my sleeping bag in London and instead to wrap myself in thermals and other layers of clothing, but when we reached sub-zero temperatures in the early morning this I started to feel the cold. Fortunately, with the arrival of mor...