




Turkey.
So you're heading to Türkiye? Let's get it right.
Cappadocia's balloons, done right
Gallipoli, the way it deserves
The Lira Survival Kit
The scam playbook
Transport, all of it
6 regions + 5 itineraries
What members actually said.
Bought the Italy guide. Then the Vault. Then Pro. That's how good these are. I'm pre-ordering every guide before they exist. The community alone is worth it.
$15 is nothing, I spend more than that on a single brunch. It saved me hours of planning and made the actual trip better. Honestly I'd have paid $50 for any of these guides.
I've paid for most of the travel content out there at some point. Aussies In is the only one that reads like it was written by someone who actually travels, not a marketer. That's why I keep buying them.
Landed in Cusco convinced we'd get last-minute Inca Trail permits and got laughed at politely by three different agencies. The guide's Salkantay pitch saved the trip. Went with Machu Picchu Team on the 5-day, groups of 12 so it felt personal, and the crystal dome at Soraypampa was the highlight, better views than my Airbnb back home. Mentioned Aussies In at booking, USD 15 off, no hoops.
Did Salkantay with Machu Picchu Team based on the guide's write-up. The pass day is brutal, no way around that, but nights one and two make up for it. Dome accommodation was the sell for me and it delivered. Would have blown the same money on a wet tent otherwise. Ended up on Circuit 2 like the guide says, which is the only circuit that shows you the postcard shot from above.
Bought this two days before flying to Buenos Aires. The Blue Dollar section alone paid the bundle back forty times over — we walked into Western Union with the exact steps from the guide and walked out with almost 3× the exchange rate the ATMs were giving. For A$29.99 we saved around A$800 across a month in Argentina. Genuinely insane value.
Mistakes the guide saves you from.
Airport taxi tout swap + 'no change' from IST
First-timers landing in Istanbul
Paying a scam 'Turkey visa' site for a document Aussies no longer need
Anyone who Googles 'Turkey visa'
Dynamic currency conversion (paying in AUD) at ATMs + terminals
Anyone who doesn't decline it, whole trip
Euronet ATM fees + terrible rates vs a real bank ATM
Tourist-zone withdrawals
The ice-cream / shoe-shine / carpet-shop overcharge
Most first-timers in Istanbul
Booking a Bosphorus 'cruise' from a tout vs the public ferry
Almost everyone first trip
Leaving Anzac Day accommodation + transport too late
Last-minute Anzac pilgrims
Missing a weather-grounded balloon with no spare morning
Tight Cappadocia itineraries
The rakı-bar bill shakedown (padded bill, muscle at the door)
Anyone led there by a new 'friend'
Instant. Yours forever.
Common questions.
Why pay A$14.99 when there's free info online?
Do I have to go on Anzac Day to make Gallipoli worth it?
Is the lira really that confusing?
How do I book the buses — is it Flix?
Do I get future updates?
What if I don't end up going?
I'm doing Greece / Europe too. Should I just get The Vault?
I built Aussies In because the info Australians actually need to travel well is scattered across a thousand Reddit threads and outdated blogs. Turkey is the one that means the most to us — you go for Gallipoli and you leave changed by the whole country. This guide is everything I wish someone had handed me before my first trip.
Your trip, planned.
Where to go. Where to stay. What to eat. How to get around. What to skip. Every answer in one place — researched by Aussies who've actually been.