The 7pm big bus was a mini bus that whisked us away from Urgup around 6:30 on the first leg of our journey towards Pamukkale. In the Nevsehir bus stop we were told to get out and wait...at least I think that's what they said. No English. No signs. No idea if we are in the right place. One important looking gentleman points...we wait. A Muslim woman tries in vane to engage me in conversation. I look...she giggles and she does it all over again. Takes my...

Somewhere I read that Urgup was more laid back than touristy Goreme so we booked a place... A cave hotel in Cappadocia. Now I have to say the hotel is great but it is located down a narrow dark alley and up a lot of stairs. Our first hint that perhaps this wasn't a fancy place was when the bus got stuck in the alley. Eventually, rear view mirrors intact, they managed to find the place and left us in the dark to find our way down yet another (shorter) alle...

Leaving Istanbul behind for now, I'll tell you about our three day tour.  We arrived at Kayseri airport at 8am. We had been awake since 4:20am & and were a little exhausted!! It was just after 10:00 when a frantic man approached us with my name printed on the sweaty paper he was holding. Sure enough it was our driver but we didn't get a seat on the bus. It appears they overbooked so we were promptly seated in a smoky smaller vehicle with another elde...