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Ephesus

Ship arrived in Izmir, Turkey this morning. We had a tour booked for Ephesus; which is an old city built 3000+ years ago. Got off the ship once we were cleared by Turkish officials and were given a landing card; its kind of like a visa you receive it when you get off the boat and have to give...

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Caroline on September 15, 2009 from Izmir, Turkey

from the travel blog: Europe 2009

The Odyssey brings me to Homer

I had travelled to Izmir to meet an old school friend who was travelling with her family. Having promised to meet her at the hotel for breakfast, my first hurdle came when the train stopped at a station in the middle of a field and we were shepherded off and taken to a shuttle bus. The route,...

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BenWH on April 22, 2009 from Izmir, Turkey

from the travel blog: Gap Year Odyssey

Alsancak

Well it has finally arrived with all the rest of my stuff -- well the 4500 lbs of stuff that came with me as opposed to being put in storage in Maryland. The futon is ensconced yet again in the shoe room where it has a place of honor against the wall. And here it will stay unless I have lots of...

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Amber on September 14, 2007 from Izmir, Turkey

from the travel blog: The Travelling Futon

Day 13

This morning was spent at the Archeology and Ethnology museums in Izmir, both of which were fairly unimpressive. As for archeology, the small museum in Selcuk had far more impact and nothing in the ethnology museum (traditional costumes, furniture, etc.), was particularly interesting. In fact,...

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shoshtrvls on June 14, 1996 from Izmir, Turkey

from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 12 (Continued)

We strolled through the bazaar for quite a bit, yesterday's trip having been aborted by Mustafa, and somehow managed to keep most of our Turkish Lira in our pockets. Instead, we focused on people watching and we finally asked somewhat what the "little king" costumes in all the clothing shops...

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shoshtrvls on June 13, 1996 from Izmir, Turkey

from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 11

Mark and I got up fairly early (especially for Mark) in order to catch the "breakfast included in room rate." After filling our stomachs we headed out to the otogar to catch a bus to Selcuk, the town closest to the ruins of Ephesus. The 1-1/2 hour ride was entirely unremarkable . . . frankly,...

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shoshtrvls on June 12, 1996 from Izmir, Turkey

from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

Day 11 (Continued)

Within about two seconds of entering the bazaar, we were seized upon by Mustafa who of course wanted to take us to "his uncle's carpet shop." But when Mark said he was really looking for some jewelry (as I slapped the back of his head for opening his mouth), lo and behold, Mustafa's family also...

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shoshtrvls on June 12, 1996 from Izmir, Turkey

from the travel blog: Turkey and Greece (1996)

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