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Actual travel budgets and projected GRANDPAcking costs

Kusadasi - Historical Centre - 4
JUNE 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Turkey is the New Turkish Lira (I will refer to them as T$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = T$5.88). I was making my way slowly up the mediterranean coast from Antalya to Istanbul. I tried to get ‘off the beaten track’ by going to Calis Beach in Fethiye. To Gulluk. And to Fevzipasa: It was, now, time to get back onto the ‘beaten track’ … my next stop was Kusadasi … GETTING THERE: As aforementioned, Fevzipasa is difficult to get to. It is just as difficult to get away from! At […]

Kusadasi – Turkey – Information

JUNE 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Turkey is the New Turkish Lira (I will refer to them as T$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = T$5.83 (it was T$6 three weeks before). I was making my way slowly up the mediterranean coast from Antalya to Istanbul. I had already done some of the well known tourist destinations like Antalya, Kemer, Kas, Kalkan, and Marmaris. I have started to try and get ‘off the beaten track’. My first attempt was Calis Beach in Fethiye. My second attempt was Gulluk. Now, I wanted to take a plug at the […]

Fevzipasa, Didim – Turkey – Information

JUNE 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Turkey is the New Turkish Lira (I will refer to them as T$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = T$5.83 (it was T$6 three weeks before). I was making my way slowly up the mediterranean coast from Antalya to Istanbul. I was currently in Marmaris. It was, now, time to move on to Gulluk (in the Bodrum Peninsular) … GETTING THERE: At 9:30am I walked outside the front of my hotel (on Kemal Seyfettin Elgin Blvd) and flagged down a passing bus going to the Marmaris Otogar (Train Station) 4-5 kms […]

Gulluk – Turkey – Information

JUNE 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Turkey is the New Turkish Lira (I will refer to them as T$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = T$5.71 (it was T$6 two weeks before). I was making my way slowly up the mediterranean coast from Antalya to Istanbul. I spent 3 nights in Cali Beach, Fethiye. It was, now, time to move on to Marmaris … GETTING THERE: You need to get to the Fethiye Bus Terminal (bottom star on this map). I walked about 300 metres from my hotel to the bus stop on the 1085 sk. road […]

Marmaris – Turkey – Information

MAY 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Turkey is the New Turkish Lira (I will refer to them as T$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = T$5.85 (it was T$6 2 weeks before). I was making my way slowly up the mediterranean coast from Antalya to Istanbul. I spent 3 nights in Kas. It was, now, time to move on to Fethiye … GETTING THERE: You need to get to the Kas Bus Terminal. This should be walk-able from your hotel. A bus goes to Fethiye several times each day: I targeted the 10:45am. My suitcase went into […]

Calis Beach – Turkey – Information

MAY 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Turkey is the New Turkish Lira (I will refer to them as T$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = T$6. I was making my way slowly up the mediterranean coast from Antalya to Istanbul. I spent 3 nights in Kemer. It was, now, time to move on to Kas … GETTING THERE: You need to get to the Kemer Bus Terminal up on the D400. This is likely to be about 1.5kms from your hotel. A taxi should cost T$10-T$15. I walked. I was there at 10:15am. You do not catch a bus […]

Kas – Turkey – Information

MAY 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Turkey is the New Turkish Lira (I will refer to them as T$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = T$6. I was making my way slowly up the mediterranean coast from Antalya to Istanbul. I spent a week in a villa in Kalkan with family. That ended with me dropping them off at Antalya Airport at 5am in the morning. It was, now, time for me to ‘break out on my own’. My first stop was Kemer … GETTING THERE: I returned our rental car and got to the Antalya Airport […]

Kemer – Turkey – Information

MAY 2019: Why not read our Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Turkey is the New Turkish Lira (I will refer to them as T$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = T$6. I was making my way from Antalya up the Mediterranean Coast to Istanbul. I didn’t know my exact itinerary, but I had done my research and summarised it on Google Maps: Yellow Stars were places that I booked in advance (because I could get great advanced booking discounts of up to 50% in May) Blue Flags were Historical Sites and other places of interest Red […]

Kalkan – Turkey – Information

NOVEMBER 2018: Why not read our Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Bolivia is the Bolivianos (BOB). I will refer to them as ‘B$s’. At the time of writing, US$1 = B$6.95. I was making my way from Villazon to Copacabana. In Tupiza, I booked myself on a 4 Day / 3 Night Uyuni Salt Flats Tour. The tour ended in Uyuni. From Uyuni I wanted to get to Sucre. I decided to stop off in Potosi along the way … GETTING THERE: In Uyuni, I was staying at the Joya Andina Hostel which was only 1.5 blocks from the Bus […]

Sucre – Bolivia – Information

NOVEMBER 2018: Why not read our Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Bolivia is Bolivianos (BOB). I will refer to them as ‘B$s’. At the time of writing, US$1 = B$6.91. BOOKING MY TOUR: I booked my 4D/3N Uyuni Salt Flat Tour in Tupiza. Please read my post on Tupiza for more details on how to find a tour, tour prices, and general tips / information. I booked the Standard / ‘Classic’ Tour with Natural Adventures. This takes you south from Tupiza into the National Park. You go as far south as Laguna Verde near the Chilean border before turning […]

Salt Flats – Bolivia – Part 2 ...

NOVEMBER 2018: Why not read our Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Bolivia is the Bolivianos (BOB). I will refer to them as ‘B$s’. At the time of writing, US$1 = B$6.9. I was making my way from Villazon to Copacabana. Part 1 focuses on getting to Tupiza and finding a Uyuni Salt Flats Tour … GETTING THERE: I crossed the border at La Quiaca, Argentina into Villazon, Bolivia. This border crossing has many bad write-ups with many people saying that they suffered hours of delays. I had a good experience and got through in 5 minutes. Anyway, in […]

Salt Flats – Bolivia – Part 1 ...

OCTOBER 2018: Why not read our Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Argentina is Argentinian Pesos (ARS). I will refer to them as A$s. At the time of writing, US$1 = A$36.50 … NOT!!!!!! … Read on! When I first planned my Latin America trip 3-4 years ago, Argentina was too expensive for my GRANDPAcking budget … so, I excluded it. However, over the past 12 months (or so) the A$ has halved in value. This brought Argentina within ‘target range’ and I adjusted my plans accordingly. My plan was to fly into Mendoza, bus north to Cafayate, and […]

Cafayate – Argentina – Information