Category Pages For: Where To Stay

Detailed analyses of where to stay in particular destinations

Sofia - Cathedral Saint Aleksandar Nevski 2
JULY 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Bulgaria is the Lev (I will refer to them as B$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = B$1.75. We have just spent 3 (Summer Season) nights in the famous Ski Resort of Borovets. We, now, head for the capital city: Sofia … GETTING THERE: We need to get from Borovets to Sofia via Samokov. The bus from Borovets to Samokov stops in front of Hotel Ela. It leaves every 30 minutes: on the hour and half past the hour. The price is B$1.50. I caught the 10:30am. Travel time is about […]

Sofia – Bulgaria – Information

JULY 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Bulgaria is the Lev (I will refer to them as B$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = B$1.75. We have just spent 1 week living in an apartment in Plovdiv Old Town. Plovdiv is the 6th oldest city in the World boasting over 8,000 years of continuous occupation. There are many sites to see: It was, now, time to move north to Borovets (en route to Sofia) for some time in the Bulgarian countryside … GETTING THERE: I walked the 600 metres from my Plovdiv accommodation to a bus stop on […]

Borovets – Bulgaria – (Summer Season) Information

JULY 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Bulgaria is the Lev (I will refer to them as B$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = B$1.74. We have just spent 2 months in Turkey. It is, now, time for us to move on to Bulgaria … GETTING THERE: I came direct from Istanbul on a long distance bus. I used the Istanbul Metro to get to the Otogar (main Bus Station). I bought a ticket on the Metro Busline (a different company) to Burgas, Bulgaria for 150 Turkish New Lira (about US$26). The bus left Istanbul at 9am. The bus […]

Sunny Beach – Bulgaria – Information (Butlitz ...

JULY 2019: OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The currency in Bulgaria is the Lev (I will refer to them as B$s). At the time of writing, US$1 = B$1.74. We have just spent 6 weeks in Turkey. It is, now, time for us to move on to Bulgaria … GETTING THERE: I came direct from Istanbul on a long distance bus. I used the Istanbul Metro to get to the Otogar (main Bus Station). I bought a ticket on the Metro Bus to Burgas, Bulgaria for 150 Turkish New Lira (about US$26). The bus left Istanbul at 9am. The bus was comfortable. […]

Nesebar – Bulgaria – 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$5.78. We are making our way slowly up the Mediterranean (Turquoise) Coast from Antalya to Istanbul. Our last stop was Ayvalik: Next, we go north to Canakkale … GETTING THERE: We need to get to the nearest public bus stop on Ataturk Boulevard in Ayvalik town. Mine was about 150 metres from my hotel. I was there at 10:40am. The bus to the Otogar (Bus Station) costs T$2.50 and takes 20 minutes. […]

Canakkale – 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$5.87). I was making my way slowly up the Mediterranean (Turquoise) Coast from Antalya to Istanbul. My last stop was Kusadasi: It was, now, time to move north to Ayvalik (via Izmir) … GETTING THERE: Kusadasi to Izmir: I walked out of my Kusadasi waterfront hotel to the nearest Bus Stop. I was there at 11:15am. I caught the No 5 bus to the Otogar (T$2.50). A taxi costs EURO3. I was […]

Ayvalik – 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$5.88). 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