On March 9th, I flew from Diyarbakir to Izmir. I spent the night, then took a bus down to Selçuk (sel-chuk). Selçuk is 3 km from Ephesus, so of course that's where I wanted to go. I was ready to see some RUINS! Transportation in Western Turkey is really, really easy. There are dolmuş (dohl-mush: shared taxi-buses) everywhere, and they … Continue reading March 10-11: Selçuk, Serince
Day: April 1, 2013
As I mentioned in a previous post, I reached Diyarbakir after a 20-hour bus ride. I left at 2:30pm from Suli, reached the Iraq-Turkey border around 11pm, then waited at the border until 6:30am. We were waiting at the border for so long because the Turkish border guards checked everyone's passport and luggage extensively. Turkey heavily … Continue reading March 8-9: Diyarbakir
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