Tag: Turkey

Our last few days in Istanbul

ByTravelling Minion November 11, 2018 0 Comments
After the day(s) we had yesterday Gimpy and I decided to sleep in before even considering heading out into Istanbul. It was much needed rest and we both ended up sleeping until the late morning. Our Airbnb had facilities for laundry, so that was the first productive task we did. Admira Cafe Once clothes were in the dryer, we headed out into the city. We had scoped out a breakfast place to eat,...

Hot Air Balloons…FINALLY

ByTravelling Minion November 8, 2018 3 Comments
Hot Air Balloon Redemption With our GAdventures tour through Turkey over, we still had one big regret: We didn't hot air balloon in Cappadocia. If you've been following the trip, you'll know that we had two opportunities to fly when we were in Goreme. Unfortunately, both were cancelled due to weather and we were hugely disappointed. Ballooning in this region was at the very top of our list for...

Gallipoli & Our last day with G Adventures

ByTravelling Minion November 4, 2018 0 Comments
Crossing the Dardanelles to Gallipoli We had to get an early start since we had a ferry to catch across the Dardanelles to Gallipoli. While the sun had already risen by the time the ferry departed, the view of both sides of the water was still incredible. ANZAC Landings Upon arriving on the other side, we drove to our first stop on the Peninsula, the first ANZAC landing site. I first heard of the...

Ayvalik

ByTravelling Minion November 1, 2018 2 Comments
Ayvalik The name of the game today would be to chill and we would be doing that in Ayvalik. After a quick breakfast in our Selcuk hotel, we got back on our bus for the drive to Ayvalik. It was an uneventful drive and after a few hours we entered Ayvalik. Our bus dropped us off a few blocks from where we would stay for the evening. Because of the way the streets are structured, it would have been...

Ephesus

ByTravelling Minion October 30, 2018 4 Comments
Ephesus After a quick hotel breakfast we made the short 20 minute drive to Ephesus. Ephesus is an ancient roman city that was once an economic center. This visit was a point of excitement for me because it's a name that is quite prominent in the Bible and to be able to possibly walk where those stories were written was a surreal prospect. Upon entering the gate we found ourselves in the most...

Pamukkale & Hierapolis

ByTravelling Minion October 28, 2018 4 Comments
Driving to Pamukkale With Kas in our rear view mirror, our next stop would be Pamukkale. I was excited for this stop since next to the hot air balloons, this was something I wanted to see. I'd seen many pictures online about the series of white Infinity pools and I wanted to witness it with my own eyes. We had a drive along the coast before heading inland towards Pamukkale. After a few hours...