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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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My flıght left from Athens at 8 ın the mornıng. ı had no ıdea what to expect when arrıvıng ın Turkey. After landıng I waıted ın lıne for over an hour to obtaın ...
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Kappadokya: The land of the beautiful horses
(May 15 '07)
Day 8 - Traffic Day
Took a 3 hour ferry from Girne to Tasucu. It was real bumpy and it is officially the worst ride for me in this entire trip! Afterwhich we took a taxi to the Otocar to take ...
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Exploding Postal Scales
(Oct 08 '05)
"I just couldn't fathom how an REI Four-Man Half Dome tent could spontaneously combust"
We have stepped off of Mother Earth and landed on a alien planet. It looks like someone transplanted Bryce Canyon ...
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My ears hurt! Surely it’s not possible? The same song for the entire three-hour bus journey. Wads of tissue paper in my ears, trying not to groan. Kurdish ...
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ACROSS TURKEY - By Bus
(Oct 18 '76)
"The journey immediately began badly, with the driver reversing the van into the path of a passing truck"
So there we were, in ancient Sultanahmet, with its unfamiliar smells
and sounds, and that exotic ...
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Oh Beautiful Tigris
(May 04 '06)
Arrival in the Countryside
From Mardin, I caught the only direct bus to Hasankeyf early in the afternoon. I met a Dutch guy that reckoned the place was worth about two hours and had one solitary ...
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I live by the river
(Oct 10 '06)
Ramazan is not the best time to come to Turkey. This I have realised after about two weeks here. This year it started in late september and finishes on the 23rd October, which, wouldn't you know it, ...
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Come, and come yet again...
(Oct 04 '06)
Oh Beloved,take me.Liberate my soul.Fill me with your love andrelease me from the two worlds. If I set my heart on anything but youlet fire burn me from inside.
Oh Beloved,take away what I ...
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Antalya
(May 18 '07)
Day 12 Archaeological Museum
Today is our first day at Antalya after a gruelling ride of 8 hours. My knee caps hurt! I think that it has to do with the chairs of the Suha/Sufu/Sofa Bus! The chairs ...
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Recent Blogs for Turkey
Delightful Selcuk
(Jun 20 '08)
We were literally thrown off our bus after being nudged awake. So there we were, at 5:30am, on the side of the road in Selcuk, rubbing the sleep from our eyes and jonesing for coffee. Luckily, I ...
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Grand Market!!!
(Jun 13 '08)
Overwhelming to say the least....
I've been to the Weekend Market in Bangkok, and it was absolutely dwarfed by the Grand Souk. Julie and I kinda threw ourselves into the whole process, and came ...
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Another Trip....
(Jun 12 '08)
Wow,
Actually planned a bachelor party in Vegas, and then left for Istanbul the day after I returned.
So....Here I am. My buddy Julie and I are in Sultanhamet, Istanbul. We went and saw an ...
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