People are sprawled out lying in olive groves basking in the bright summer sunshine. Some are cooling off in the adjoining sea, refreshing on such a hot summers day. The islands of Greece can be seen just a stone’s throw away overlooking the Turkish coastline. Observing such a relaxing and beautiful lifestyle makes me envious,…
It is inevitable on all tours, it seems, to get ill. I had heard about the “Contiki Cough”. And I was about to discover that Topdeck tours had a joy of its own. Up early for another day on the bus, my roommate and I both woke with serious head colds. Ugh! Our trusty and well…
When our guide told us our drive to Fethiye would be the longest bus leg of the whole trip we didn’t take the warning too seriously. Departure was at 7 am and waiting for us at the end would be a pool nestled in the mountains and our first big “party” night. And it was this…
The President strikes again … Before leaving Turkey’s capital city, Ankara, we headed to the Atatürk Mausoleum. The mausoleum for Atatürk is one of the major and what some could say only site to see whilst visiting Ankara. There was a heavy police and military presence at the entrance, and this alerted our guide that something…
On my way to the hotel to check ın for my Turkey Explored tour, I was full of regret and very tempted to just baıl and travel the same route on my own. After spendıng the previous two days ın Istanbul I had fallen ın love wıth the place. Istanbul had formed very high standards for…
