15/6/06

Merhaba to all you Turks, Turkettes and other furry Turkeys

Well, we are currently sitting in our hotel on Taksim Square in Istanbul after 2 weeks bumming around Turkey and today I discovered that a great EVIL lurks amongst us.

This morning after finishing our fantastic Turkish cooking class, we decided to go for a Hamam (traditional Turkish bath) in a local 400 year old Hamami.

Now for those of you who haven’t had a Hamam, the basic idea is that you sit in a massive steam room on a marble slab whilst a heavy handed Turkish man or woman soaps you down and then scrubs the shit out of your skin with a wire hard loofa and then tries to crack all the bones in your body.

Well, we had met an American girl at our class who said that she thought the whole experience was a bit scary and humiliating as they kept stopping to tell her how filthy she was. And originally I seriously thought she was a bit of a pussy… But man… I soon found out how WRONG I was!!! Continue reading →

2/6/06

Hey there and Yasus to all you Greek Gods and Geek Goddesses out there

Well, we are currently on the Greek island of Samos just 3kms off the coast of Turkey and since this is our last day in Greece after island hopping for the last couple of weeks, we thought we’d take the time to update our travel blog and fill you in on yet another of Ced & Avril’s quests for COOLNESS…

Firstly, we rocked into Athens 2 weeks ago and compared to Iceland we found it hot, dirty, smelly and chaotic… and we TOTALLY LOVED it!!!

Man… the Greeks are probably THE MOST friendly and hospitable people that we have come across in all our travels, and even though Greece can be a little bit grotty, it’s been a real pleasure to travel here since they really are SO vibrant and welcoming. Continue reading →