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Very Old Things
(Dec 31 '05)
On our first whole day in Istanbul, we tried to see as much historical stuff as possible.
Fortunately, the major sites are all located around Sultanhamet Square, so once we took a taxi to the ...
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A long day with Refreshing Cool Water
(Jun 11 '07)
"The coldness of the water sent pain throughout my whole body."
Sitting having breakfast with the bus driver was a different experience , although we couldn't speak the same langue we still managed to ...
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Part of an article to be published in the Weekend Argus Travel supplement in 2007
On a recent flight from Dublin to Bahrain and passing over ...
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Arriving in Sanliurfa’s dusty bus station a pansiyon owner whisked me away and drove me to the old part of town where a conglomeration of cream limestone houses ...
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On The Heels of Achilles
(Nov 05 '07)
By Dan
Leaving the sleepy fishing village of Assos on November 5, we drove another 100 km. or so north and east to the town of Canakkale, which is on the southern side of the Dardanelles. For those ...
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Dan's Letter to the Ephesians
(Nov 02 '07)
By Dan
Leaving the hot water experience at Pamukkale, our next stop was Selcuk. (Turkish pronunciation and spelling results in the town being pronounced Sel-choock.) Selcuk became one of our ...
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The Turqouise Coast
(Aug 28 '07)
Leaving the gunslinging capital of Turkey behind we boarded the truck for another epic journey southeast to the Mediterranean coast line known as the Turquoise Coast. The drive also took us from ...
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Ancient Ephesus & Kusadasi
(Aug 25 '06)
"In the houses, all the paint on the walls and the mosaics on the floor were still there!!"
Our next stop was Turkey. It was actually a very beautiful country, and very different then I expected. Alot of ...
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A castle dominates the town of Gazantiep
(Jul 23 '05)
"Inns - where heirs of ancient merchants work"
Part of an article to be published in the Weekend Argus Travel supplement in 2007
Next day I left for Gaziantep crossing a plain of olive groves, ...
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Hierapolis & Pamukkale
October 18th, 2006
Today we were supposed to leave by 8:30 am today in order to catch a 3 hour bus ride to Hierapolis ...
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