The Cube

I thought I read about this route on Lonely Planet guidebook but it is nowhere to be found when I looked it up again. Anyway, I did a 'scenic' route from Çanakkale to Istanbul, via Bandirma. Bus from Çanakkale to Bandirma at 10:30am, TL 135. Bus journey took 2 hours 45 minutes. I thought it would...

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Another bus ride (TL165), this time 3+ hours got me to Çanakkale. I got to Ayvalık bus station by taxi, based on recommendation from the guesthouse. I took the 13:01 bus and was armed with Ayvalık toast for lunch. I also cabbed from the Çanakkale bus station to the pansiyon also on advice from the pansiyon...

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I initially wanted to get an earlier bus to Ayvalık but I accidentally asked for a ticket that departs at 12:25pm. Commute time was about 3 hours 50 mins, and I paid TL197. Turned out nicely that I have time to visit the Ephesus Museum. I also forgot to pack lunch this round but...

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I walked to the central Bodrum bus station, got on a bus and returned to main but station. Bus ticket can be paid with credit card, TL5. There were limited option of buses from Bodrum to Selçuk. My ticket departed Bodrum at 5:30pm, and the journey took about 3+ hours, TL120. I had lunch but...

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