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The route via [[Eskihisar]] is also the shortest way to [[Izmir]] and its adjacent area in western Turkey.
== Public transport == Istanbul has an extensive public transportation system consisting of a metro, tramssleeping, buses and metrobuses (buses which run along a special lane in the middle of the road). On the buses, payment must be made with a prepaid card called an ''akbil''. However, if you try to give the driver money, he will probably just ask another passenger to take your money and pay with his ''akbil''. At metro stations and tram stops, there are machines where you can pay cash to get a token. == Eating eating == There is a community kitchen called "Karacaahmet Sultan Dergahi" on Nuhkuyusu street in Selimiye (Üsküdar, Asian Side), some 200 meters down from Karaca Ahmet Camii (the big mosque). You can just walk in around lunch time and ask for food. They hardly speak English though so maybe you can ask someone to translate a brief note. == Sleep ==Sleeping in parks nowdays in Istanbul since the Syrian war is a very common thing, but since a lot of homeless syrian do it you with your fancy backpack can look like a very interisting object to them.Sleeping on the streets of Istanbul can be dangerous acccording to locals, but luckily many people will be willing you to offer a place to sleep.Look at [[Userhttp:Karol Yohan]] was (attempting to) sleeping in a park in Uskudar when some guys offered him to stay at their place for free//nomadwiki.If you really want to have your own camp site, you should check the Princess Islands. The inconvinient is that you will have to pay 3.5 lira to get there (or maybe not?). There is a good beach which is deserted in Burgazada, just exit the ferry and walk to the right side. When you pass an cemetery look at the right side of the road for some stairs leading to a desert beach. The beach has very low activity and you can camp there. [[User:Karol Yohan]org/en/Istanbul Nomadwiki] stayed there for a week in October 2012. Beach is a bit poluted but has a great view.these info!
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