Monthly Archives: December 2009

Cappadocia and Turkey Wrap

Posted on December 31st, 2009 by cliff1976

The guy who sold us this excursion described it as the “Hauptspeise,” versus the “Vorspeisen” we’d also been thinking about. “This is the one to go on,” he said, “if you’re interested in Turkey’s history and culture.” He was right. … Continue reading →

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Yanartaş — Stones of Fire

Posted on December 27th, 2009 by cliff1976

On Christmas Day we rented a car right at the resort (filling the tank up was bad idea — that cost almost twice as the rental contract itself!) and set off down the coast to the West and South from … Continue reading →

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Posting schedule temporarily interrupted

Posted on December 27th, 2009 by cliff1976

Jetzt kommen wir zum Endspurt! We’re winding up our last three whole days in Turkey with two trips — yesterday was an all-day excursion to Kekova and Myra, and today/tomorrow we’re bussing it out of Southern Turkey toward the central … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Perge and Aspendos

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by cliff1976

OK, some good news (at last!). Today was about thousand percent improvement over yesterday (especially nice, because this excursion wasn’t free). Our tour group was about a quarter of the size, versus the Antalya shopping trip, and composed completely of … Continue reading →

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It was free and still not worth it

Posted on December 23rd, 2009 by Sarah

Today was the first of the tours (committed and prospective) that we’ve looked into. It’s part of the package offered by the tour operator through which we booked. You get one ride into Antalya (the largest city in the region) … Continue reading →

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Turkish Riviera Day 3 – “Side” trip/planning

Posted on December 21st, 2009 by cliff1976

After breakfast this morning, we met with our tour company rep and started talking about all the other neat stuff we could be doing on this trip. A lot of the options were available for less than €50 a head … Continue reading →

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Possibly spoiled Turkey

Posted on December 21st, 2009 by Sarah

I’ve made a huge mistake. Maybe. When we came up with this travel plan, it seemed like a good idea. Let’s not be such control freaks! Pay someone else do all the research! Which is why travel agencies exist, right? … Continue reading →

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Turkish Riviera — first couple days

Posted on December 21st, 2009 by cliff1976

Day One We had a nice and easy late afternoon departure fro Munich. We took a train down and though the platform was packed, and the train itself arriving from Nürnberg with a ton of passengers on it looked foreboding. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Turkey tips

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by cliff1976

As previously mentioned, we’ve signed up for a trip to the Turkish Riviera. Would y’all who’ve previously been there please generously deposit your tips as comments here? We’re looking for helpful hints and activity suggestions regarding the Turkish Riviera specifically … Continue reading →

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Roasted Red Pepper & Orzo Soup

Posted on December 13th, 2009 by Sarah

While between jobs in Detroit, I worked for a few months at a place that served only soup – pretty good soup, too. They had one that, after I had decided it was my favorite, they quickly discontinued. With some … Continue reading →

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