Dilvin Yasa

Escape's Doc Holiday, Dilvin Yasa, answers your travel-related questions.

There’s nothing that gets me excited about travel quite like reading emails from those who share my passion – doubly so when it’s an email from a reader who refuses to let disability get in the way of their next great adventure.

Escape's Doc Holiday, Dilvin Yasa, answers your travel-related questions.

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Escape's Doc Holiday, Dilvin Yasa, answers your travel-related questions.

It was the price that caught my eye first; a pre-Covid figure significantly lower than all the other airlines.  Flying from Sydney to Istanbul for under $1800 each?  

Lower-than-average fares to Europe are just one advantage of flying this state-owned airline.

Anyone else over the scarfs, heaters and slow-cooker recipes yet? Judging by my mailbox, the answer to that is yes.

I don’t mind admitting I’ve been suspicious of Intrepid Travel for some time. Oh, sure, the Australian tour operator’s dedication to responsible tourism and small-group travel is admirable, but it’s the claim that its wide range of Turkey tours (all 28 of them) allow everyday punters to immerse themselves in truly authentic Turkish experiences that has me spluttering into my coffee.

It’s become known as the “great abandonment event”, an occasion that inspires my kids to lean in to their friends and say, “Once, Mum took us caravanning and then she drove off two hours later and never came back.”