TÜRKIYE'S DOGU EASTERN EXPRESS TRAIN | Private Room!!

The Dogu Express has a touristic and a non-touristic train. The touristic one starts a little later so we got on the non-touristic one! Originally, we tried to buy the tickets independently but because we are a married male/female couple, we weren't allowed to book the same room. Seat61 suggested Amber Travel for assistance so we reached out. We were contacted by Olga almost immediately and it's because of her we got them! We got the tickets a day or two before we departed (which is normal with cancellations (Brianna checked the TCDD website constantly everyday for over a week looking for them)), brought a lot of snacks and prepared for the beautiful scenery.
The website we used to contact Amber Travel through:
www.ambertravel.com/buy-turki...
We also meet a fellow traveler who got her ticket on the train because of Olga too!
Things we wish we knew before hand:
1. We could have bought some extra ramen (they had plenty of hot water)
2. Get battery operated fairy lights, not plug in
3. Extra blanket because it will get super cold at night
4. Expect to be a couple of hours late
Overall, this train ride was probably our favorite part of Turkey so far!
Episode 182
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About Us
We met in college and started a five year journey to graduate, get jobs, pay off student loans and save money to travel. After getting married we bought a one way ticket to Greece in July of 2021 and have been traveling around the Globe since. Living abroad definitely brings some unique experiences.
These laidback KZbin videos will be our way of keeping in touch with family and friends as we explore different countries, try new and strange foods (and of course pizza), and see how many times we can avoid airplane fares. These homevideos will be the only souvenir we end up with at the end (only because nothing else will fit in our bags).
Thanks for watching!
(pro tip: if you click on ‘settings’ on the youtube video and put the playback speed to ‘2’ it goes by faster!)
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Music Credit:
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[@StephandPete]

Olga helped us out too! (Our Dogu video is coming on Saturday, haha.) What a great journey! I wonder what happened with the lights! What a bummer! We had plug in ones that seemed to work...not sure the difference.

[@CurtandBriannaSeeStuff]

It was probably just our luck hahaha. What a small world though! Thank goodness for Olga though XD

[@murattahan2391]

👍👍👍

[@1prideandprejudice]

I’m glad y’all are having fun. I also love the gnome 😁

[@CurtandBriannaSeeStuff]

Thank you! Isn't he so cute??

[@robertwalters5654]

I love sleeper trains

[@CurtandBriannaSeeStuff]

They are very fun!

[@kenangozde1]

Hi Curt & Brianna. Thank you for visiting Turkey. I would like to give you some information about bus travel in Turkey. In your video, you said that "men and women can not sit next to each other", this is not true exactly. If one of you buys two seats, you can both sit next to each other, In Turkey, generally women (travel alone) don't like to sit next to *a foreign man*. Such a practice is done because they do not want to, but if a person (women or men) buys two seats, they can be a man and a woman. Have nice and safe travel.

[@CurtandBriannaSeeStuff]

Hello! For the train tickets for a private room - we could not buy them online ourselves because we were a mixed group (one male, one female). For buses, I'm sure men and women can sit next to each other but in the case of the Dogu Express couchette rooms - someone had to buy them for us because it would not let us buy one male and one female seat in the same couchette room. It would only let us buy seats in the couchette if we were the same gender. I'm sure you're right about buses though! We were just talking about the private rooms :) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING AND TAKING YOUR TIME TO COMMENT!!! We really appreciate it!!! Truly. Turkey was amazing!!

[@Live-jk1pn]

I hope in the next video you will go to Romania. I want to see Andrew Tate's car Bugatti.😂

[@CurtandBriannaSeeStuff]

Haha that's a funny request

[@robertwalters5654]

Thialand sleeper is bangkok to chiang mia northern Thialand

[@robertwalters5654]

Is good thailand sleeper train

[@CurtandBriannaSeeStuff]

That sounds like fun!!

[@robertwalters5654]

That toilet is no good for me