After an early breakfast we headed to the Trojan horse that was used in the movie Troy. It is near the harbour in Cannakale and was given as a gift by the producers of the movie. We then headed to the actual Troy (Troia). The settlement dates back 5 000years, however the horse it is famous for is more myth than reality. A more likely story is that the people worshipped the god Poseidon (who rode a horse and caused earthquakes) built the horse as an offering to Po...

Saturday After a long, but easy, journey to Luton airport, and a pain free EasyJet experience...who knows what those people on the TV are complaining about....whinging POMs I arrived in Istanbul. In a flight shorter than that between Perth and Melbourne I have crossed an entire continent and landed in Asia (Sabiha Gokcen Airport-named after Turkey's first female pilot- is on the Asian side of the city.) A shuttle bus into the city centre allows my first impressi...