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Olympos

Monday, July 30th, 2007

     After taking a night bus (22YTL) from Göreme, I found myself in Olympos, along the coast of Turkey on the Mediterranean. Olympos is just a little tourist town… and to say town is pushing it. It’s really just a bunch of pensions, set in treehouses, restaurants, and agencies to book travel tours or adventure sports. The only ATM in the area is a mobile truck that drives in daily. But what brings people here is the chillout factor. There’s a beautiful beach surrounded by mountains and ruins, although it’s a rock and pebble beach, which takes some getting used to to find comfort. And other than the beach, there’s nothing to do but chill. The pensions are treehouses, which is cool, but we’re not talking about the shitty kind you built as a kid. Many have (much needed) air-con, and are quite comfortable. It’s really more like cabin camping. I stayed at Bayram’s, known particularly for it’s chill atmosphere, as compared to some other which also have discos, and hordes of drunk Aussies. For 20YTL a night, you get a bed, breakfast (with a choice… not just Turkish!), and a dinner (which, after a couple days, started to get a little dull. But Saturday is protein day with meat. Woo!) And since there’s nothing else to do, it makes a cheap little stop. Although the bar drinks are overprices, and they ask you not to bring any from outside… but as long as you’re still drinking what they have and aren’t obvious about bringing it in, no problem, and buy from the cheaper market down the street. [read on]

Göreme-Kapadokya

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

So I arrived in Göreme less than rested and headed to find Flintstones Cave Hostel. I went the wrong way, but picked up a cute puppy following me along the way. Every time I took a wrong turn, he followed me, and then back. He abandoned me when he found someone else more interesting… or with food…

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İstanbul

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
We landed at 00.45. I had to stop at the window for a visa (€15, $20) and go through passport control. The passport guy did not look too happy… and looked from my ... [Continue reading this entry]

Milano, Italia

Friday, July 20th, 2007
This was a bit of a surprise. I knew I had a layover in Milano en route to Istanbul, bbut thought it was only a short one. That must have been a different ... [Continue reading this entry]

French Impressions

Friday, July 6th, 2007
Some fellow bootie travel friends have been on a round the world trip since last October, and were soon to be leaving Europe... currently in France. We'd been trying to meet up at some point, ... [Continue reading this entry]