Turkey, What are the best places to visit

In article , Richard
Cline wrote:

Thanks to all who have posted about Turkey. I am getting more
enthusiastic all the time. I have never visited that part of the world
so it will all be a totally new experience.

Dick


In article , "Deep Freud
Moors" wrote:

I would like to see the old stuff. What is it that makes Turkey unique?
Cities don't sound that interesting except for unique places. Sand and
snow are much similar around the world and I can see them within 100
miles of home. One of the resort areas might be nice for a change of
pace but not as a destination.

Dick


Richard Cline wrote in message
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I'm planning a trip to Turkey. What are the best places to visit?
What
is the best way to arrange transportation around Turkey?

Do you want to be a bit more specific? Turkey has a lot to offer. Do you
want cities, sand, snow, old stuff, non-touristy stuff, or designer
shades?
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DFM

I do not think troy is worth that long.

what did you see there ??
I was disappointed..
there are much better archeological siters in Turkey
even hattusas is better than Troy !!!
"Dan Stephenson" ha scritto nel messaggio
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When I visited Turkey, I had time for a week in Istabul, preceded by a
trip to the ruins of Troy. Both of these visits were great. I didn't
have a car, so I took buses everywhere. Turkey has a well-established
bus network. The main bus hub in Istanbul ('otogar' or something), is
crazy. Get ready to be hassled. Each storefront is for a particular
destination, and only one is for Cannecale (sp?). This is the city
closest to Troy. From there you can take a 'minibus', called dolmus,
to the site. Alternatively, when the bus leaves the ferry after
crossing the Hellespont and actually enters Cannekale, you can expect
to get hit up by a travel-agency type to take you to troy. These
people don't give you enough time at the site, in my opinion; however,
it was very complicated for me to find the right area in town to catch
a dolmus to Troy. To return, I waited by the site under another dolmus
was heading back. Dolmuses are like minivans used as taxis.

I then spent a week in Istanbul. Istanbul is neat. You should expect
to be asked to look at carpets no less than 50 times per day, in
addition to harrassment from other types of street vendors all day
long. And the traffic is crazy. But some of the sites are just
amazing. I got the Lonely Plant guide for Turkey and brough the Troy
and Istanbul sections with me. That I could spend a week there
indicates its depth... on my big trip last year, other week-long cities
were Rome, Florence, Paris (almost) and London...

There would appear to be cool stuff in the interior of Turkey, but I
didn't go there.

You can check out my Turkey page though the link below. I stayed at
the Ambassador Hotel in Istanbul. http://www.hotelambassador.com/
It's well-priced, very nice, great location, and a good breakfast on a
terrace with break-taking views.

Have a lot of fun!

--
Dan Stephenson
Photos and movies from last year's 3-month European vacation and this
year's
road trip through Wales:
http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda
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To travel around, get the bus. The safest and most comfortable buses
are run by Varan (http://www.varan.com.tr). They have an on-line timetable
and booking facility and information in English. It is worth paying for a
safe bus as cheap services crash regularly!!

Yep, I have great memories about using Varan two years ago...
I had taken a bus from Izmir to Istanbul to get my plane back home. A
part of the travel was on a ferry through the Marmara sea, due to
arrive around 9pm. In the middle of the Marmara sea, because of the
weather condition, the boat had to turn back to the direction of
Çanakkale. Back to the harbour I learnt that Varan had sent another
bus, but that this bus would be there only 5 or 6 hours later... It
was snowing so there was no guarantee that this bus would come anyway,
it was around 11pm and my plane was leaving from Istanbul the day
after at 7am.
So I had to go to the bus station, around midnight, under the snow, I
was lucky enough to find a last-time seat in a bus, and I could
finally catch my plane...
For me Varan has become "Varmayan" (unreaching) since this day.