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Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 1 Lisbon Portugal 16 Sept 25

I woke at 4am, Deb was awake around 3am, it’s a travel day, a new country awaits us. We checked out of our hotel and were picked up at 6am and taken to the airport for the domestic leg to … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 2 Cappadocia 15 Sept 25

Up at 4:30am for another very good reason, Hot Air Ballooning over Cappadocia. While we were waiting near reception for our ride, “Call to Prayer” started at 5:17, I’d forgotten how loud it is at that time of the morning. … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 1 Istanbul to Cappadocia 14 Sept 25

We checked out and left our hotel just after 8am, off for more adventures in Cappadocia. We arrived at the airport after a 40 min drive, its big, but well sign posted if you know where to look. First up … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 6 Istanbul 13 Sept 25

We had a nice lie in this morning, and a late breakfast. I went out visited an ATM and picked up our laundry before we went down for breakfast. After breakfast we caught up with Carly & Ella, and then … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 5 Istanbul 12 Sept 25

Hope you had a great birthday Von! We had a quiet morning with not a lot to put in the blog, so I thought I’d tell you a bit about our hotel. At breakfast on our first morning here Deb … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 3 Istanbul 10 Sept 25

Istanbul formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople, is a city of 16 million people, today we started exploring some it. The city is spread across the Bosphorus River and the Golden Horn (an estuary), it spans two continents and lies … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 2 Istanbul. 9 Sept 25

We both had a good nights sleep, I think our body clocks are approaching Turkiye time. We both had yoghurt with breakfast this morning, fortifying our gut for any local bugs, a little trick we learnt in India. After breakfast … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 6 Perth to Istanbul 8 Sept 25

Up at 2:30am, you wouldn’t do that by choice unless it was for a good reason! We did our final pack and were picked up by our driver at 3,15am, out at the airport and through immigration and security by … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 5 Perth 7 Sept 25

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there. This morning we packed our bags ready for our international flights and checked out of our bnb. Its Fathers Day. Deb gave me a card from Carly & family, and i … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 4 Perth 6 Sept 25

Slow morning then off to H’s 5th birthday party. H & J were both very quiet when we got there, H full of expectation for his party, 1pm start, and J was just plain tired. At 1pm the skies opened … Continue reading

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