Archive for 'Bus'
flying in the name of god
Day 89: Kate boards the Iran Air Fokker 100. We took three such flights: Tehran to Yazd, Shiraz to Esfahan and Esfahan to Tehran, and flew in a Fokker 100 each time. Air travel in Iran is incredibly inexpensive by international standards. None of our flights set us back more than $30, and each replaced […]
Posted: October 3rd, 2007 under Iran, Flights, Bus, Photos, Tehran, Yazd, Shiraz, Esfahan.
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from hurghada to aswan: what lies behind a smile
Day 69: We’re back at the Hurghada bus station for the Upper Egypt Bus Company. The previous day we’d endured a crossing of the Red Sea in which our high speed boat lurched dangerously from right to left as it was tossed by extreme waves, some higher than the boat itself.
Attempting to board the […]
Posted: September 5th, 2007 under Egypt, Bus, Luxor, Hurghada, Aswan.
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from istanbul to goreme by overnight bus
Some travel experiences are good; others are character-building. Istanbul to Goreme by overnight bus is a very popular trip in Turkey. It’s just that, when you buy your ticket, there are many factors beyond your control. We knew that our seats, second from the back of the bus, would be poor. Travelling behind the rear axle, no matter how big the bus, can never be recommended.
Posted: August 23rd, 2007 under Turkey, Istanbul, Bus, Cappadocia, Goreme.
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from patara to pamukkale by bus
It was one of those days that I would have been happy for someone to do it all for us: walk to Patara bus stop (5 minutes), local bus (dolmush) to highway (10 minutes), flagging down a bus headed to Fetihye (1.5 hours), connection to bus to Denizli (a 4 hour mail run) then a local bus to Pammukkale (15 minutes).
Posted: August 2nd, 2007 under Turkey, Bus, Patara, Pamukkale.
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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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