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Check your Midnight Express stereotypes at the door - this is a rapidly modernising country with one foot in Europe and one in the Middle East. It's not all oriental splendour, mystery, intrigue and whirling dervishes but it is a spicy maelstrom of history knocking up against a pacy present.
The Turkish people have an unrivalled reputation for hospitality, the cuisine is to die for, the coastline is a dream, and many Turkish cities are dotted with spectacular mosques and castles. And while costs are rising, Turkey remains one of the Mediterranean's bargain-basement destinations.
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Sat, 24 Oct 2009 | By kiara19 | Views [24]
tArriving in Turkey I donated my long sleeve, appropriate middle eastern attire to an orphanage and decided to wear less clothing!! Sounds bad but Turkey is much more contemporary and I was truly sick of wearing the 'camel top' as it became called because ... Read more >
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [16] | Comments [1]
I’ve always been fascinated and horrified by the story of the ANZACS of Gallipoli, and today I had the chance to relive the story on a tour of the battlefields in Gallipoli, Turkey.
Our tour guide Bülent is one of the best, (the Australian Government ... Read more >
Tags: gallipoli, anzacs, history, world war one, turkey, ecebat, war memorials
Sat, 17 Oct 2009 | By jmmal2 | Views [42] | Comments [1]
We weren't quite sure what to expect from Turkey but we were quite pleased. The people were the most friendly and helpful we have met through Europe, and definately the cheapest country which was great as our British pounds started to dwindle... Started ... Read more >
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [19]
After almost three months in Lagos, Portugal working behind a Portuguese bar, I left the warm beautiful beaches (where I’d only seen rain twice) to get on a plane that landed in a rainy, cold London. I spent a week here, staying with Leah who I met ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, turkey, london, grand bazaar, taxim square, bosphorus, bacilica cistern, blue mosque, aya sophia
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [22]
Esto se acaba. Es nuestra tercera visita a Estambul y la encontramos muy cambiada. La ultima vez que pasamos por aqui fue en el 2000 y ahora hay como miles de turistas mas. Colas pàra entrar a Topkapi, colas para Santa Sofia, y colas para entrar en ... Read more >
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [20]
Edirne, añadido de ultima hora a nuestra ruta. Llegamos de noche y nos gusta, mezquitas y alminares iluminados, calle tranquilas, puestos de venta en las calles. Muchas mezquitas y edificios para visitar, mercados, zocos, y estamos en Europa. Se aprecia ... Read more >
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [18]
La playa, pero sin playas. El pueblo tiene costa y barcos y pescadores, pero no tiene playa. Tienes que subirte a un barco para poder ir a bañarte a alguna cala. Pero nosotros solo queremos descansar un dia para luego poder seguir viaje. Y paseamos y ... Read more >
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [25]
Bergama, otro dia y mas ruinas romanas y griegas. Asklepion, antıguo sanatorio, con todas sus instalaciones, sus fuentes de agua recuperadora y su otra vez enorme teatro. Y el incondicional calor de todos los dias. Por la manana subida a la Acropolis, ... Read more >
Tags: bergama, pergama, acropolis, asklepion
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [35]
¿Quién dice que la gente no disfruta de vacaciones en octubre?
Pues deben estar todos en Efeso. Cientos de cruceros con cientos de guías en cientos de idiomas recorriendo la Vía de los Curetes, fotografiándose en cada piedra, sentándose en cada ... Read more >
Tags: efeso, efes, selçuk, celso, celsus
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [33]
Siguiente destino y sin parar Selçuk. Hoy aprovechamos lo que queda de dia para conocer esta ciudad. Parece un pueblo de costa español pero unos 7 kilometros dentro de tierra. Antes el mar llegaba mas cerca, exactamente hasta Efeso, que se encuentra ... Read more >
Wed, 7 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [34]
Pamukkale, el castillo de algodon. Tanto tiempo esperando y por fin vamos. Hemos estado casi todo el dia dentro del recinto que ademas de las cascadas de agua (el travertino) es tambien una ciudad, Hierapolis. EL teatro es enorme y la zona de los baños ... Read more >
Tags: pamukkale, hierapolis
Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By nik_and_leon | Views [58] | Comments [1]
A coupla key facts about this place (what a place too!!). Istanbul has 15 Million people - that's almost twice the size of London! Turkey's national hero, Ataturk, was instrumental in beating the Allies in Gallipoli when he and his battalion held ... Read more >
Tags: did you know
Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [32]
Dejamos Capadocia, ya esta bien, que si, que merece mucho la pena y que se pueden hacer muchas cosas, pero Turquia es muy grande y seguro que hay mas. Nos encaminamos hacia Konya, 5 horas de autobus. Otogar, probamos el tranvia y ya estamos en la ... Read more >
Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By gumerg | Views [35]
Ultimo dia en Capadocia. Tenemos aun muchas cosas por ver pero poco tiempo y nos vamos de tour como los turistas. Queriamos ver un par de cosas mas pero no hay posibilidad de hacerlo con transporte publico y las agencias de Gorëmë lo tienen bastante ... Read more >
Sun, 4 Oct 2009 | By nik_and_leon | Views [66] | Comments [4]
Well, this time the jube is me!! Thought İ`d try a bit of haggling in the Kapali Carsi - the Grand Bazaar of İstanbul - only to find out that İ suck and Nunu is much better. İ thought İ whispered to Nunu that the leather jackets looked nice, but SWOOP! ... Read more >
Tags: jube
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