Archive for July, 2007
boat cruise, turkey style
Day 31: Taking a three day trip on a Turkish sloop (so-called locally, a “Blue Cruise” or “Blue Voyage”) is one of the classic travel experiences for which many people come to Turkey. Crusing up the coast and stopping every now and then to enjoy a dip at a sheltered swimming spot is a great […]
Posted: July 31st, 2007 under Turkey, Photos, Kas, Boat.
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the heat is killing me!
Day 31: Pictured here are our friends Anthea Long and Andrew Benoy, fresh from their travels through China, Iran, Syria, Jordan and Eastern Turkey. It’s such a relief they have their own blog.
Don’t they both look hot!
Andrew: Professional human rights advocate. Currently reading The Economist. Favourite movie: Anchorman.
Anthea: Treasury-trained economist now saving the […]
Posted: July 30th, 2007 under Syria, Jordan, Iran, China, People, Pakistan.
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motel ani, kas, turkey
There was a nice roof terrace and our first Turkish hotel breakfast was quite tasty
Posted: July 30th, 2007 under Turkey, Hotel, Kas.
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from rhodes to marmaris to fetihye to kas
Day 30: Goodbye to Greece and hello to Turkey.
Early start this morning and a lot of travel: a short walk to Rhodes commercial harbour, ferry from Rhodes to Marmaris, clearing Turkish immigration, walk to town, servis bus to the bus station (otogar), bus to Fetihye, another bus to Kas, walk to our hotel where we […]
Posted: July 30th, 2007 under Turkey, Greece, Marmaris, Bus, Greek Islands, Rhodes, Ferry, Fetihye, Kas.
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pink elephant pension, old rhodes town, rhodes, greece
the very friendly and thoughful owners made our stay very pleasant, and the location, away from the cruise ships in a quieter part of rhodes old town, was ideal.
Posted: July 29th, 2007 under Greece, Hotel, Greek Islands, Rhodes.
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an auspicious day for poundster.com
This of course confirms my long-held belief that The Age is a discerning, reputable broadsheet of the highest quality. Who could disagree?
Posted: July 26th, 2007 under Blog.
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palace of the grand masters, rhodes
views back over the Old Town and sympathetic lighting made the palace a wondrous place to walk through
Posted: July 26th, 2007 under Greece, Greek Islands, Rhodes, Museums, Photos.
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andy makes a friend at heraklion airport, crete
It’s not everyday that you make friends with a dog at an airport. We were just sitting at Heraklion Airport in Crete
Posted: July 25th, 2007 under Greece, Crete, Heraklion.
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