The Otogar is the way to go: by bus through Turkey. (Turkish bus station)

Focus, December, 1997 by Lynch, Donald F.

A traveler describes his trip through Turkey via a bus line called Otogar. The trip, which began in Gumruk and ended in Istanbul, was enjoyable and pleasent due to the cleanliness, comfort and efficient service provided in the bus.

During the early 1990s I dreamed of traveling through the Sinai, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. My journey in June, 1994, turned out to be far richer and more enjoyable than I had anticipated. Without the Lonely Planet travel book series this trip would have been not only different, but neither as interesting nor as rewarding. And I certainly owe a deep sense of gratitude to all the friendly people who made the trip possible.

This is my version of what I saw and what it meant to me. Someone else taking this same trip might have markedly...

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