Silk, Sultans and Impulses - Turkey 2012

It’s really been a manic 2012 so far. I seem to have a perpetual growing To Do list. I flick-flack between available media to maintain …

People must really wonder about the level of sanity of South Africans. For once I did very little at planning every fine detail of this …

3 March 2012 So finally the real tour begins. For Capetonians, the routine is rather fierce. Wake-up call at 06h30. Suitcases have to be outside …

4 March 2012 Another 08h00 departure. Best we get used to it. We make an early stop at the ancient city of Troy. The history …

5 March 2012 We are all a bit sad to be leaving Izmir. It is truly a lovely city, and we would have loved to …

6 March 2012 The Imam wakes me with his morning prayer. We were told that the Muslims believe that the end of the world will …

7 March 2012 We’re all a bit slow this morning. But I can also sense that some of the ladies are keen to get going. …

8th March 2012 We are on the move again. Our first stop is the ancient of Aspendos. The theatre of Aspendos is the best preserved …

9th March 2012 A word of advice to prospective hotel builders – please ensure that there are sufficient lifts. We didn’t really like Konya. Not …

10th March 2012 A small bus picks a few of us up at 05h40 to take as to Göreme. Let me first explain about Cappadocia. …