29th may 2013- Had a great sleep and woke around 8am in time to enjoy a breakfast of fresh fruit and bread. Meet an Aussie women at breakfast this morning and we set out together to help me get my bargens. There is little English spoken by the local people here, but I am not sure if my lack of Spanish is an all together bad thing... It means that when people are yelling things at me I can just walk right past and ignore them as I have no idea what they are asking...

28th May 2013- woke up early to finish packing and organizing my room ready for sublet. Once everything was away and everything in the backpack it was time to head to the airport... Backpack weighed in at 20kg which is probably too heavy but trying to pack for both warm and cold weather has caused excessive weight. Said sad and teary goodbyes before boarding the air Canada flight to Toronto. Flight was full but watched a couple comedy movies too pass the time. En...

28th May 2013- woke up early to finish packing and organizing my room ready for sublet. Once everything was away and everything in the backpack it was time to head to the airport... Backpack weighed in at 20kg which is probably too heavy but trying to pack for both warm and cold weather has caused excessive weight. Said sad and teary goodbyes before boarding the air Canada flight to Toronto. Flight was full but watched a couple comedy movies too pass the time. En...

27th July- Went to the postoffice this morning to mail back a couple of the things I have brought over the last month. Then checked out of the hostel and took my bag around to the hotel I am staying in for tonight. Went out exploring one of my favorite areas of Istanbul between the spice and grand bazaar. Stopped at a most delicious pide place. The guy makes them while you wait in a wood oven. They taste great. I am surprised how quite the city is. Even the peop...

26th July- Had a great nights sleep due to the nice modern hotel and air con. Didn't want to get up. On the bus as we headed to the Turkish boarder. Drove for a couple of hours before a rest stop to spend the last of our Bulgarian money. Then another hour to the boarder. Spent over an hour at the boarder by the time everyone gets a leaving stamp and then cross to turkey and some people on the bus have to get the visa and then cross into turkey. Spent time on the...