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Take We left the metro to reach Bornova station. Here you can either walk on the road towards Turgutlu and Ankara (bus in Yeşilçam before it will take a while) or take a bus exits ''Kemalpaşa Caddesi'' (#317exactly here: 38°27′57.07″N 27°13′42.45″E) , then walked to Kavaklidere (outskirts of the city)highway D300.
=== Busking ===
==Places==
Not as common and frequented by westerners as [[Istanbul]], Izmir is a good location for busking since you won't probably have so much concurrence from foreigners as from locals. Any good spot with people passing by is good for money but the only one where police won't tell you anything is Kibris sehitleri st, that is actually also the main commercial and most transited pedestrian street that means you can easily make good performance and money. The parks along the sea (behind Kibris) could also be a good alternative for both juggling busking and meet nice people
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'''Izmir''' is the third biggest city in [[Turkey]], situated on Aegean (western) coast.
=== Northeast towards [[Manisa]], [[Balikesir]], [[Bursa]], [[Istanbul]] ===
Take the metro from ''Konak'' Square. Ride it until '''''Bornova''''', the last station on the line. Upon exiting the station, you'll come across a street with an overpass on, which is the ring road around the city. You'll see an access road to that near the station. After following the ringroad about two-three hundred metres or so down the motorway, you'll come across a junction. The left side, as can also be seen from Manisa-Istanbul signs, is heading northeast. Shortly after the junction, there is a nice spot to hitch.
Update (2017): The metro has been extended now until a station called '''''Evka 3'''''. From here, you can walk a few minutes until you reach Istanbul caddesi, with an overpass. Turn right and you'll find a petrol station. After the petrol station, where the overpass ends, is a hitchhiking spot also very much used by students going to Manisa.
=== North towards [[Bulgaria]] ===
[[User:Xnothingxheldxbackx|Taylor]] tried to hitch south of Izmir from the metro at ''Bornova''. Walked out to the freeway to find a mess of on ramps and exits. Managed to find a way to Bodrum but do not recommend going this way. Find a better access to the motorway than from ''Bornova''.
Another way to head southern outskirts of the city is to take public bus (''ESHOT'') #508 887 (''Konak-MenderesSarniç'' line). It departs from the bus stops at ''Konak'' Square in the city centre (from the clock tower, walk past the metro station entrance and the cactus garden on the side of the square, then cross the street. You'll arrive at bus stops, #508 887 departs from the stop that is the furthest one, you can also see which line departs from which stop on the signs located around stops), and heads for the town of [[Menderes]] past the airport, about 30 20 km south of downtown Izmir on the motorway to [[Kuşadası]]. It costs 3 .75 TL/person ride (~EUR 1.50; no tickets needed, ) You must buy a ticket beforehand at a kiosk near the bus stops. They will sell you can pay it to the drivera minimum of a 2-ride ticket (7.5 TL) and . It takes about 40 minutes to get to Menderes. Once in Menderes, bus will quit the motorway and will turn left into the town centre, get off at the first stop and walk back to the motorway (which is not far). There is a junction with traffic lights (from which bus turns left), and a wide-enough shoulder. You'll be picked up almost in no time.
If you want to go Antalya use the road through Aydın en Denizli. You will go faster and you will change fewer cars.
[[User:Looking for Stu|Looking for Stu]] found that you simply take the train to the airport. From there you can find road signs to whichever direction you want to travel. It might be a bit of a walk to an 'on ramp', but you'll be picked up in no time; everyone seems to be heading South out of the city. === East towards [[Afyon]], [[Ankara]], [[Konya]] === Take the metro to reach '''''Evka 3''''' station. Here you can either walk on the road towards Turgutlu and Ankara (it will take a while) or take a bus (#317) to Kavaklıdere (outskirts of the city). Used this exit in September 2018. Correction: the bus 317 leaves not from ''Bornova'' metro, but from '''''Evka 3''''' metro station nearby (GPS: 38°27′57.07″N 27°13′42.45″E). There is a big Carrefour shop here to stock up, and if you need you can top up your İzmirim Kart downstairs at the metro lobby, then take the bus 317.
== Public Transport ==
Find out a bus stop on a map on a web-map then go to the nearest bus stop and ask people which bus goes there. Or ask directly from drivers.
September 2018: one empty İzmirim Kart costed 6.50 TL, sold in convenience shops (ask for ''büfe'' / ''tekel''). In machines e.g. in metro stations you can only put money on your card but not purchase a new card. We were told we can't use one card for 2 passengers, but not sure.
One full fare is 3.00 TL and you will have free transfers for next 90 min from your first beep, this includes ferries.
Note that for ''İZBAN'' (fast train) your card will be charged 8 TL so you have to have at least that much in your card (because this train also goes to suburbs far outside of İzmir), but if you just go a few stops inside İzmir, most money will return to your card when exiting the station (fare is calculated by distance you traveled). So don't forget to beep also at exiting.
== Sleeping ==
Ege University has a large campus in Bornova. Either try the benches or put up a tent in a discrete spot hidden with bushes. Also, there are many members of hospitality networks.
== Law-Police Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==It is not legal any street performance in the whole city, you need permits that you probably won't get from the municipality and police (Zabita) will probably stop you, ask for your documents and so on almost everywhere (e.g. Konak) except Kibris Sehitleri..Though unless you are Turkish, since NONE of them will ever speak english, unable to communicate they´ll just tell you to stop and won´t fine you nor annoy you more.Without a clear reason in Kibris st that Zabita pass beside you and just watch bad at you without telling you anything, so unless you want to stay for a longer period, change places etc don´t move from there.{{nomadwiki}}
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