Itinerary for Greece-Turkey-Syria-Spain (or maybe not Syria)
Hey tpunks, I have two choices for my trips:
Greece-Turkey-Syria-Spain OR Greece-Turkey-Spain (spend more time in Turkey, and costs $500 bucks less) Which one would you choose? GREECE-TURKEY-SYRIA-SPAIN 16-Jun Toronto-London-Athens 17-Jun Athens 18-Jun Athens-Pireus-Ios 19-Jun Ios 20-Jun Ios-Samos 21-Jun Samos 22-Jun Samos-Kusadasi 23-Jun Ephesus 24-Jun Selkuk 25-Jun Bergama 26-Jun Bergama 27-Jun Gelilbolu 28-Jun Gelibolu-Istanbul 29-Jun Istanbul 30-Jun Istanbul 1-Jul Istanbul-Bursa 2-Jul Istanbul 3-Jul Istanbul 4-Jul Damascus 5-Jul Damascus 6-Jul Damascus 7-Jul Damascus 8-Jul Damascus-Madrid-Pamplona 9-Jul Pamplona 10-Jul Pamplona 11-Jul San Sabastian 12-Jul San Sabastian 13-Jul Bilbao 14-Jul Bilbao-London-Toronto GREECE-TURKEY-SPAIN 16-Jun Toronto-London-Athens 17-Jun Athens 18-Jun Athens-Pireus-Ios 19-Jun Ios 20-Jun Ios-Samos 21-Jun Samos 22-Jun Samos-Kusadasi 23-Jun Kusadasi-Ephesus 24-Jun Ephesus 25-Jun Selkuk 26-Jun Selkik 27-Jun Ismir 28-Jun Ismir 29-Jun Bergama 30-Jun Gelilbolu 1-Jul Gelilbolu 2-Jul Gelibolu-Istanbul 3-Jul Istanbul 4-Jul Istanbul 5-Jul Istanbul-Bursa 6-Jul Istanbul 7-Jul Istanbul 8-Jul Istanbul 9-Jul Pamplona 10-Jul Pamplona 11-Jul San Sabastian 12-Jul San Sabastian 13-Jul Bilbao 14-Jul Bilbao-London-Toronto |
Damn Excel.
Sorry, here's a more readable version: #1 16-Jun Toronto-London-Athens 17-Jun Athens 18-Jun Athens-Pireus-Ios 19-Jun Ios 20-Jun Ios-Samos 21-Jun Samos 22-Jun Samos-Kusadasi 23-Jun Ephesus 24-Jun Selkuk 25-Jun Bergama 26-Jun Bergama 27-Jun Gelilbolu 28-Jun Gelibolu-Istanbul 29-Jun Istanbul 30-Jun Istanbul 1-Jul Istanbul-Bursa 2-Jul Istanbul 3-Jul Istanbul 4-Jul Damascus 5-Jul Damascus 6-Jul Damascus 7-Jul Damascus 8-Jul Damascus-Madrid-Pamplona 9-Jul Pamplona 10-Jul Pamplona 11-Jul San Sabastian 12-Jul San Sabastian 13-Jul Bilbao 14-Jul Bilbao-London-Toronto #2 16-Jun Toronto-London-Athens 17-Jun Athens 18-Jun Athens-Pireus-Ios 19-Jun Ios 20-Jun Ios-Samos 21-Jun Samos 22-Jun Samos-Kusadasi 23-Jun Kusadasi-Ephesus 24-Jun Ephesus 25-Jun Selkuk 26-Jun Selkik 27-Jun Ismir 28-Jun Ismir 29-Jun Bergama 30-Jun Gelilbolu 1-Jul Gelilbolu 2-Jul Gelibolu-Istanbul 3-Jul Istanbul 4-Jul Istanbul 5-Jul Istanbul-Bursa 6-Jul Istanbul 7-Jul Istanbul 8-Jul Istanbul 9-Jul Pamplona 10-Jul Pamplona 11-Jul San Sabastian 12-Jul San Sabastian 13-Jul Bilbao 14-Jul Bilbao-London-Toronto |
I like the 1st one :D
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It's a tough tradeoff: damascus or seeing more towns in Turkey..
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Oh man I hate you so much for that trip!! I also like the first one... I have never met anyone who has went to Syria before, and I do not think many people even consider it for a trip. I think it would be a great experience, and I expect to see some pictures ;)! Of course, that extra 500$ could come in useful....
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Ahhh! I just emailed you.
You DO NOT need three days in Gallipoli!!! And it's good that you're already using the Turkish name because the Turks will laugh at you if you say it in English! And on your last day in Istanbul, go to a hamam!! So cool. It will be refreshing after the treks around all that city dirt and day-tripping. Will you try to go to Aleppo or Palmyra? I'm with the crowd: Sy-ri-a! Sy-ri-a! |
haha... thanks Jess.
I'm actually surpised, I thought the tpunk collective would favour exploring small towns and spending more time in a region and knocking down costs... but I guess Syria is a good reason in itself. Hmm... maybe I can shave off that $500 from somehwere else. It is possible to get flights from London-Athens for under $200???? :cheers: |
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Might not help, but I am flying Swiss Air from Amsterdam to Athens for 200 euro. Londons cheap like Schipol to fly out of so hopefully you will get lucky. Check out all the major European airlines and see what deals they have going on. Good luck:)
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Actually just booked my flight to Athens.... about $150 Canadian, not too shabby...
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True all that... which reminds me, I still gotta book my Damascus flight. Actually first thing I should do is look into getting a Syrian visa... Actually for some reason, quite a few people I know have been to Syria. My old boss actually worked at the Canadian embassy in Damascus for like 3 years.... |
I just called up the Syrian embassy and it looks like visas won't be too much trouble... but it costs $75 bucks!
Man, now I know why they're in the axis of evil.... baaa-zing! :D |
I found a much cheaper way to get to Damascus from Istanbul (without paying Turkish airlines $500!)
Turns out you can take the flight down domestically to south of Turkey to the city of Antalya which is close to Syria. From there you can just catch a bus to Aleppo (3 hours), and then to Damscus from there (4 hours). This is good, it lets me stay in Aleppo for 2 nights, which promises to be interesting... heard there are great Crusader castles there. Anyway, good info if anyone else is planning on heading to Syria... |
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...but I got a really purty visa! Anyway, I freaking out excitedly for you. :stoked: |
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