Category: Travel
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Turkish AirlinesDate: Monday 08 May 2023Gate: F8ASeat: 14A (Exit Row Window Economy Class Seat)Plane: Airbus A321neoBoarded: 20:52 Pushback: 21:16 (Scheduled 20:40)Arrived: 05:23 (Scheduled 04:45)Duration: 5 hour 7 minutesDistance: 3,736 kms This flight was from Istanbul Airport to Manas International Airport (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
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Monday 08 May 2023Highlights: Egyptian Spice Bazaar, The New Mosque (1665) Tonight I had a plane to catch to get to Kyrgyzstan and begin my Five Stans of the Silk Road tour but that still left a little time for more exploring of Istanbul.
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Tour Title: Best of TurkeyTour Company: G AdventuresTour Leader: IsikCities Visited: Istanbul, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Ayvalık, Selçuk, PamukkaleCountries Visited: TürkiyeDates: 30 April 2023 to 07 May 2023 (Duration 8 days)Tour Type: Classic – Tour Itinerary (PDF)Journal Entries
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Sunday 07 May 2023Highlights: Exploring less visited areas of Istanbul, visiting Tekfur Palace, Cruising the Bosphorus Strait Today was the final official day of the G Adventures ‘Best of Turkey’ tour, which really is normally just an included breakfast but today I had booked an extra option the Alternative Istanbul Walking Tour and Bosphorus Cruise…
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Saturday 06 May 2023Highlights: Exploring the Basilica Cistern, Visiting the Grand Bazaar A 5 am wake up call plus the local call to prayers had everyone ready for today’s early morning start. Leaving after breakfast at 6.15 am we were on the road for a 50-60 minute drive to nearby Denizli Çardak Airport. What we…
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Turkish AirlinesDate: Saturday 06 May 2023 Gate: 2Seat: 25A (Economy Class Seat)Plane: Boeing 737-800Scheduled: 08:20Boarded: 10:12Pushback: 10:33 Arrived: 11:39 (Scheduled 09:35)Duration: 1 hour 6 minutesDistance: 396 kms This flight was from Denizli Çardak Airport to Istanbul Airport.
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Friday 05 May 2023Highlights: Hierapolis Ruins, White travertine terraces, Cleopatra Antique Pool, Whirling Dervishes Ceremony How last big drive day was to take between 3-4 hours and it happened to be in the rain which all things considered is lucky as we are safe inside the mini bus. We had lunch on arrival at Pamukkale,…
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Thursday 04 May 2023Highlights: Visiting Şirince Village, Exploring Selçuk, Visiting St John’s Basilica, Enjoying a Wine Sampling afternoon. Today was a day of options with no travelling between hotels. Isik started the day with a quick orientation walk around to the key points of Selçuk so we knew were our major options where. From year…
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Wednesday 03 May 2023.Highlights: Learning about Turkish Carpet making, exploring Izmir, exploring Ephesus ruins in depth, visiting the ancient Library of Celsus A very big day started with a visit to Carpet and Kilim Weavers Association based near Bergama. We got a detailed explanation of how Turkish carpets are made starting with the vegetables used…
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Tuesday 02 May 2023.Highlights: Exploring the ancient city of Troy, Exploring Ayvalık, Exploring by boat the archipelago of the Ayvalık Islands. Today we set out to explore the ancient city of Troy. Isik explained on the way to the site the history of Troy (as called Ilion). While most people know of Troy from the…
