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Mursal

Turkey & Experiences!

Posted on November 17, 2014

Money: Lira Visa (Dutch passport): On arrival for 25 euros or fixed online beforehand for 15 euros Daybudget: 30 euros (pp) Transportation Turkey is really well-developed and this is also the case for infrastructure and transportation possibilities. Getting around in Turkey is best done by buses. The bus transportation is perfectly organised from one city to the other which is definitely not only the case for short distance travels. It is safe, convenient and cheap, especially when it’s a ‘short’ busride…

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Cappadocia’s Fairytale Landscape

Posted on November 8, 2014

It was going to be a long trip to get to Cappadocia from Safranbolu. We had to go through Ankara first which took 3 hours by bus and then from there 6 other hours to get to Goreme in Cappadocia. We arrived in the evening and since we hadn’t booked anything yet, we just walked with our new friends Morgan & Veronica from China to see if their hotel still had rooms left. Fortunately we got to become neighbours and went…

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Experience Middle Ages Through Safranbolu

Posted on November 6, 2014

We bought our bus tickets from Istanbul to Safranbolu (6 hours) for 50 lira. We arrived in the city center and had our guesthouse booked in the old part of the city. The transition between the new and the old part was huge! And it was like going way back in time. The little city is protected and added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites due to its well-preserved Ottoman architecture. When you get to walk around there, it’s…

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Metropolitan Istanbul

Posted on October 20, 2014

We took the ferry to Istanbul because it was cheaper and faster (only 1,5 hours) than taking the bus. We made seat reservations for the ferry which has to be done through the internet. The ferries get full very quickly so you have to be on time. Luckily we had the last two seats! Guess who we meet while getting off: Unsal! He was also on his way to Istanbul for work. Small world. He helped us once again and explained…

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Authentic Bursa

Posted on October 17, 2014

We had bought tickets for 30 lira per person one day before departure to Bursa. At first you get a handwritten piece of paper with the travel details. We had to ask several people just to make sure if that’s a correct ticket. They all said it was, but when we took the shuttle bus to the bus station, we had to exchange the piece of paper for real tickets. Why the hell aren’t they clear about that in the…

Turkey

Laid back Izmir

Posted on October 13, 2014

From Selcuk to Izmir takes only 1.30 hours but we had delay. We got cheap traintickets of only 10 lira for both of us since we told a little lie of being younger than 25 years old. After we arrived we walked to a hotel we had looked up before departure. Because we had lots of expenses today (entrance Epheses and traintickets), we were over our budget for the day. We had to eat cheap, so went to the McDonalds for some…

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