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I had been in Greece no more than an hour and here I was already at a water-side café.
Greece and Turkey, September 1994
Dougburnett2003-11-22 11:11:32
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rearranging was going on. Soon the attendant escorted me to the seat directly behind the driver - this, I learned later, is the seat of honor. The problem for me was that for the next four hours - on a very windy road - I couldn't stop "helping" the driver. Every time he started to pass, I felt obliged to calculate his chances of success. Sadly, we didn't often agree - but, in the end, he was always right.
I was now off the tourist path and little English was spoken. The Turks are very friendly and the guy sitting next to me tried his best to tell me - in a mix of Turkish, German and English - that he was going to visit his son. I guess he didn't have any trouble understanding that I was on vacation but beyond that our communication failed. Everyone, of course, smoked. I was offered endless cigarettes, which I politely declined. The attendant brought around plastic cups and a large bottle of mineral water. We passed through some lovely hilly country covered with green pine trees. The bus stopped twice in small towns to give us a chance to stretch and purchase food.
Marmaris, Turkey
After about four hours we reached Marmaris. The day was hot and humid as I went looking for a hotel. I had read about a hotel that sounded nice, but it was a few miles south of town, so I took a taxi ($2.50). The Lydia is a big resort-like place set back from the road along a skimpy little strip of beach. The grounds are filled with flowering plants and cats - lots of cats. The dining room and bar overlooked the bay which is surrounded by mountains - all very picturesque. It had all the creature comforts and was a real bargain at $27.00 a night. My plan was to take a quick look around and then head on to Rhodes. But the weather was unusually hot and the sea looked very inviting, so I decided to buy a bathing suit and stay a few extra days. This is one of the main advantages of solo travel - it's easy
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