Turkiye, Turkey... and beyond!
As I hinted in a previous blog, my next destination is the sunny, massively-diverse nation of Turkey.

The fact that it's a secular, democractic Arab nation should make it interesting enough. I have to remember to not wear my skimpy shorts when I'm looking around religious monuments, but otherwise I should fit right in with my new funky hair (yes, photos coming, probably after my birthday party on Saturday), facial hair and sensuous, dark and mediterranean colouring.

This will be a slightly different trip from the last ones in that I won't actually know more than 1 or 2 people that live in the country. I'm hoping to stay with a friend in Antalya (down on the southern coast), but we shall see!

So far the itinerary is to fly into Istanbul, see the sights, eat the food, haggle with the hagglers in the Grand Bazaar -- then fly down to Antalya, which has the Temple of Zeus, Olimpos, various ancient Roman theaters...

From there, I'll fly up to Izmir, where I can get to Ephesus, Troy and some of the finest ruins left from Ancient Greece/Roman times.

Finally, I'll fly to Kayseri in the Cappadocia region. This is the bit I'm most excited about, as I'll be staying in a 'cave inn', which really is... an inn, carved out of the soft, volcanic rock. Take a look: http://www.esbelli.com.tr/. And with a true twist of modernity, there's wireless internet access in each of the rooms. God bless the Intarweb. But THEN! From there, I'll be taking a hot-air balloon ride over the 'moonscape' of Cappadocia. Apparently, this could well be the most beautiful place in the world for such flights. Seriously, just look at some photos: http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=cappadocia&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi. A 2 hour flight, from dawn..

Talking of dawn, I'll be catching the 7am flight from Heathrow, which is about an hour from here... So I need to leave my house at about 5am. Awesome.

And as some avid readers might've noticed from my mum's journal, it's my birthday tomorrow! I intend to celebrate it in the only way I know how - smut, more smut, yet more smut -- and chocolate. I guess I'll throw in some good films or something too, get some good company (for the smut)... and voilá! 23! Ancient. Embrace me, earth mother Gaia, for soon I shall be dead and laying with you.

There's also a vast party here on Saturday, involving nudity and oiled bosoms -- unfortunately both male, I'm sure. It's a triple whammy, for my dad, brother and I. Everyone I've talked to says they're going to my dad's party, which makes me wonder if I actually have any friends...

Anyway, I'll try to get you some photos of my oiled bosom.