From TwitterSo now things get interesting. Just under an hour ago, me and my rucksack got shoved out of a moving train onto the platform of a train station somewhere in South Western Turkey station into the late afternoon sun. Aleppo remains about 200km away, and with the train 3 hours late, I’m running out [...]
“Adana?” he repeated, presumably to ensure there was no confusion with Antakya, Antalya or any of the other similar-sounding places in Turkey. “Erm, yep, definitely Adana” I replied, tentatively fingering the newly-acquired train ticket in my pocket, not wanting to bring it out in public, lest I look even more unsure of my destination than [...]
Istanbul is a hard city in which to say ‘no’. In fact, in Sultanhamet, the tourist area in which I’m staying, it’s near on impossible. And yet, you must learn to say no- and quickly, too, or, by the end of the first day you will find yourself up to your arms in convincingly [...]