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Destination: Turkey 88 Responses
Last post: 11 months, 4 weeks ago | Thread started: May 23, 12, 10:22 p.m.
- HijoDMaite
I am excited to tell you all that I'm moving to Turkey! I leave sometime in the middle of August and return the second week of January 2013. I've been accepted to Bilkent University in the capital city of Ankara. Aside from my studies I hope to land a position at one of the English speaking newspapers in the city during my stay.
I am looking at this opportunity with great excitement. Before I start at Bilkent I plan to travel for 18 days, visiting several cities in Eastern Europe such as Munich, Vienna and Budapest, before making my way through the Balkans by bus and train and eventually arriving in Istanbul. Of course I will be photographing my entire time abroad.
Once in country I will travel as much as time and budget allows me to. I chose Turkey mainly for its strategic location between Europe, Asia and the Middle East, it borders Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. Turkey is also surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea and Greek Islands to the west and the Black Sea to the north. My aim is to see as much of Turkey and find time to travel to Israel, Cairo and Jordan. From what I've heard Greece is the most popular and least expensive destination for Turks so I'm pretty sure I'll make it to Greece.
If anyone has any advice or suggestions during my travels please feel free to post them. This is my first time in Europe so I am open to any suggestions!
Thanks QBN!
- May 23, 12, 10:22 p.m. – Permalink
- mikotondria3
Oh fantastic :)
No suggestions, no - eat stuff, walk about, look at things, talk to people. Tell us what it's like.
Congratulations :)
- Dog-earMay 23, 12, 11:11 p.m. – Permalink
- Amicus
Seems pretty interesting:
http://www.bestholidaydestinatio…
- Dog-earMay 23, 12, 11:25 p.m. – Permalink
- HijoDMaite
I'm intrigued by the Turkish Black Sea coast, I hear there is a lot of backpacking through this region.
- Dog-earMay 23, 12, 11:40 p.m. – Permalink
- HijoDMaite
Only a four hour bus ride from Ankara during my winter stay:
Erciyes Ski center in Kayseri, Turkey
- Dog-earMay 23, 12, 11:45 p.m. – Permalink
- Beeswax
Great, congrats.
Black sea region is definitely worth to visit, you should probably do it in August, September since it gets into rainy season after that.
When the weather starts getting a little cooler(September-October), go south especially Kaş, Kalkan, Olympos, Marmaris. From Marmaris there are ferries that goes to Rhodes almost daily. Another greek island that I can suggest is Symi if you can catch a ferry from Rhodes.
Pamukkale hot springs and Capadoccia are great areas with volcanic formations out of this world.- Dog-earMay 24, 12, 3:25 a.m. – Permalink
- HijoDMaite
Does anyone have any experience with the East side of the Turkey? I keep hearing to stay away. This of course makes me want to go.
- Dog-earMay 24, 12, 8:40 a.m. – Permalink
