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MACEDONIA | Mon, 16 Nov 2009 | By katie_louise | Views [27] | Comments [1]
Hello all. Apologies on the lack of writing on this blog. The last time I wrote I was in Paris. Since then I have been to a music festival in Leeds (classy weekend ladies). Home. Amsterdam (again, classy times. CAF). Then back to Paris for a week because ... Read more >
Tags: hitchiking, macadonia, kosovo, bulgaria, borders, roma, turkey, police
TURKEY | Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [60] | 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
TURKEY | Wed, 14 Oct 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [52]
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
GREECE | Mon, 13 Jul 2009 | By gkommas | Views [42]
01/07/09-13/07/09 Efessos, Pamukkale, Olympos, Antalya, Goreme, Istanbul
Tags: turkey
TURKEY | Mon, 11 May 2009 | By murrihyk | Views [136] | Comments [1]
Waiting in the sunshine in the bustling crowds outside Aya Sofya, we were all relaxed. There were 34 of us, Australians and New Zealanders, who had made the trip to Turkey for Anzac Day from our respective homes around the world, and we were almost ... Read more >
Tags: anzac day, turkey
TURKEY | Sat, 10 Jan 2009 | By joealotto13 | Views [190] | Comments [1]
I'm glad I decided to go all the way up to Istanbul after going through the whole middle east. Istanbul is where east meets west. On top of traveling through a whole region and watching the appearance of the people, language, culture, and food slowly ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, turkey, aya sofya, topkapu palace, blue mosque, roman cistern
TURKEY | Wed, 17 Dec 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [191]
I stayed in a village called Goreme in Cappodocia. It had a population of about a thousand, and the surrounding villages had about the same. The area of Cappodocia is known for really cool rock formations and underground tunnels and buildings carved ... Read more >
Tags: cappodocia, turkey, goreme, cave houses
TURKEY | Wed, 17 Dec 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [178] | Video
Location: Near Pamucak beach, 9km from Selçuk, Turkey Dates: Third Sunday in January Level of Participation: 1 – a hillside view of wrestling camels Description: Uniquely Turkish, camel wrestling ... Read more >
Tags: camel wrestling festival, turkey, world festivals
TURKEY | Sun, 14 Dec 2008 | By joealotto13 | Views [185]
I made it from Aleppo to Turkey through various forms of transport. Had to hitch for awhile after crossing the border but I made it. Im glad I didnt take any direct buses, not that any exist anyway. Thursday night was the last night of Eid, and ... Read more >
Tags: turkey, konya, sufi, mevlana festival
TURKEY | Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [859]
So my first blog crashed so here we go again... Hello from Kaş, Turkey. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. You were all missed. Backing up a few days.... Nov 16th: Crossed the Syrian/Turkey border in a vehicle smuggling duty-free booze into ... Read more >
Tags: turkey, cappadocia, ihlara valley, kas, thanksgiving, olympos
TURKEY | Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [132] | Video
Location: Sports stadium, Konya, Turkey Dates: 10–17 December Level of Participation: 1 – be mesmerised as the dervishes whirl Description: In the Islamic world the 13th-century Sufi poet Celaleddin ... Read more >
Tags: whirling dervishes festival, world festivals, turkey
TURKEY | Sat, 8 Nov 2008 | By goreme1990 | Views [239] | Comments [1]
Waiting for us at the Kayersi bus terminal were two new colleagues, Mustapha Özcan and Mustapha Durmuş. In order to distinguish them from other Mustapha’s, we immediately nicknamed Özcan, “Mustapha Egg” on account of his shape, and the other “Mustapha ... Read more >
Tags: turkey, cappadocia, goreme, kayseri, lisa morrow, travel
TURKEY | Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By goreme1990 | Views [530] | Comments [3]
In early August, 2002, we arrived at Istanbul Airport. When we got off the plane and out into the open we just stood for a while, breathing in the summer air. The airport hadn’t changed but we had. Old hands, we knew if we just waited long enough, ... Read more >
Tags: goreme, cappadocia, kayseri, turkey, lisa morrow, travel
TURKEY | Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By rossitza_ohridska-olson | Views [193]
There are magic places in the world. I don't know if they are enchanting for everybody, or it is an individual feeling. But I can assure you that Edirne, Necessebar, Venice, Salamanca and few others hold this charm for me. It's like a magnet - they ... Read more >
Tags: edirney, turkey, cultural tourism, magic places
TURKEY | Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By houdyman | Views [178]
One good thing about arriving on an overnight bus very early is if you get to a really cool place like Cappadocia you get to see the sunrise. Not only did we get to see the sunrise but also with all these hot balloons rising into the air. Unfortunately, ... Read more >
Tags: fairy chimneys, turkey
TURKEY | Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By houdyman | Views [230]
There is nothing about Turkey that I was prepared for except perhaps the Doner Kebabs that are eaten all over the country. It is a country of surprising diversity in its landscape, people and culture. Probably the most interesting aspect of our entire ... Read more >
Tags: blue cruise, turkey
TURKEY | Mon, 18 Aug 2008 | By goreme1990 | Views [228] | Comments [2]
The first time I went to Turkey it was by chance, but each time I return it has been by design. In 1990 I went on a grand adventure to Europe. I was 23 before I saved up enough money to go, and like many before me I headed to London. I lived for five ... Read more >
Tags: goreme, cappadocia, kayseri, turkey, lisa morrow, travel
TURKEY | Wed, 16 Apr 2008 | By ma_and_pa | Views [102]
Although we hadn't met each other yet we Pa' and I thought that it was important to include pictures from Turgay and Amy's wedding and party in Istanbul in this blog. The wedding was well attended by both family and friends. Amy's mother came over ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, turkey, wedding, family
TURKEY | Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By language-guides | Views [14370] | Comments [28]
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but
not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you
couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going?
The WorldNomads.com Turkish Language ... Read more >
Tags: language guides, language lesson, turkey, turkish, learn turkish, podcast, ipod, world nomads, turkish language guide
TURKEY | Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By safetyhub | Views [983]
Unconfirmed reports on 6 June that Turkey had deployed several hundred troops into northern Iraq on a cross-border counter-terrorism operation against Kurdish militants have fuelled concerns that Turkey is planning an imminent and significant incursion ... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, red24, turkey, iraq, kurdish
TURKEY | Fri, 8 Sep 2006 | By safetyhub | Views [2122] | Comments [4]
Turkey has experienced a week of renewed attacks on tourist areas, bringing the simmering conflict between the Turkish government and separatist Kurdish forces into the international spotlight once again. The recent wave of attacks began on 27 August, ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures, turkey, terrorism
TURKEY | Fri, 2 Nov 2001 | By stowaway | Views [2003] | Comments [4]
Today we visited Cappadocia, a large area of amazing rock formations & underground cities carved straight out of the soft rock. One area we visited had 11 levels - 3 floors above ground carved into the cliff, and 8 levels below ground! A bit ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation, bath, turkey, turkish massage, cappodocia, massage, underground city
TURKEY | Sun, 28 Oct 2001 | By stowaway | Views [1343] | Comments [7]
We left Greece and after a long and annoying border check, we entered Turkey and drove to Instanbul. I had 3 days there to wander around and went to the Blue mosque and St Sofia and lots of museums (such as the archaeological museum, the museum ... Read more >
Tags: food & eating, turkey, istanbul, anzac, blue mosque, troy, belly dancers, termessos, olimpos
