Trip to Southeast Turkey

Over the Bayram weekend I traveled to Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Harran, and Antakya.  After that I went to Syria.  Actually it was more like a 8 day weekend, or else I would not have enough time.  I went with a group of people from the other college, Bilkent with the group leader Firat.  He basically had done this trip multiple times so he knows where to go and what to do.  Half the time I just follow the duck!  It’s a nice way to travel.  ;)

Since we have such a large group of people and a fluent Turkish guide, we got some great deals on hotels and transportation.  The golden rule is BARGIN and NEGOTIATE.