Following on from our visit to Istanbul in 2004 we headed down the Aegean coast to Seluck and the magnificent ruins at Ephesus. For archaeological ruins, Turkey is unsurpassed. But it isn't all about ruins and old civilisations. Turkey is magnificent, lively and friendly. There were so many little incidents like the busload of locals who made room on their seat on a very crowded bus from Olympos to Antalya; although we shared no common language it was still a lively discussion. Or the fellow from the carpet shop in Antalya (beside the Round Tower) who came out to talk to us about his forthcoming trip to Canberra for a relatives wedding - and he never once tried to sell us a carpet! Or the slicko carpet seller on the main street of Istanbul (Divan Yolu Cadesi)who, once assured that we didn't want to buy a carpet, proceeded to tell us all his problems with the foreign girls who were leading him astray (a US girl in particular was causing him some angst!). Turkey is probably my favourite country in the world and we will certainly be going back.