Preparations

After many weeks religiously reading my Lonely Planet it's nearly time to set off to the gateway between Europe and Asia, the last stand of the Ottoman Empire, a country named after its founder, (that bit i may have made up ;) ) Turkey.

Armed with my trusty lonely planet I don't plan (to plan) too far ahead. 

Come join me for traveling tales starting from Istanbul to Trabzon, then east on to Kars (Ani). Across to Erzurum, through the centre to Cappadocia and on to the Med coast and Pammukale, Denzili and down to Antalya. (And many more places in between :) ) 

09:40am Thursday, Heathrow to Ataturk.  See you some time after I ve landed for the next update!