The Flying Adventures of DOUG

Bilgehan's family are amazing. So generous, so fun, so kind and so nice!

Also, I will arrive back in NZ on November 17 at about 2-ish pm. I leave Heathrow on Nov 15, so this seems a trifle daunting...

I have decided to skip Paris in order to make the most of Turkey in the time I have and avoid doing a rush-job of the big Pamplemousse. We leave for Istanbul at midnight tonight. Oh, did I mention we are in Ankara? It's the capital city of Turkey, and home to the Berberoğlu family and Atatürk's massive mausoleum/museum.

May or may not make it to Gallipoli, but here's hoping. I hope to return to Turkey in the future, anyway.

See you all soon!

Oh, I have emailed Cup to ask for a job. I really hope they will give me one. Otherwise it'll be search-mode as soon as I get home.