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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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Mon, 20 Feb 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [176]
IT’S A CHURCH. NO, IT’S A MOSQUE. WAIT, WASN’T IT A MUSEUM? Today’s Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque has been all of these! Back before Constantinople became Istanbul, sometime around 325AD when the city was still called Byzantium, ... Read more >
Sun, 19 Feb 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [130]
IN EGYPT THEY CALL IT A SOUK, in Morocco it’s a Medina. Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar has been in business since 1461, steadily expanding to cover 45,000 square meters—about eleven acres— spread out over 64 streets with 4000 shops, ... Read more >
Fri, 17 Feb 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [111]
. . . AND JUST LIKE THAT, OUR MAGIC CARPET flew us to Istanbul! Actually it was Etihad Airlines and it took eleven hours in the air plus ten on the ground in Abu Dhabi. But we are indeed in Istanbul, the city formerly known as Constantinople and before ... Read more >
Wed, 15 Feb 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 24 Jun 2022 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [153]
My all time favourite drink on this planet, or in this universe, is something unique. It's not a glass of wine, a Red Bull, or a strong coffee, but...Turkish tea in its special tulip-shaped glass called an ince belli . Nine years ago I came to Istanbul ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 | By krodin | Views [247]
FETHIYE
After visiting a number of Eastern and Northern European capital cities and their national museums, I wanted to take a few days somewhere surrounded by ancient historical sites and nature to work on these blogs. The Lycian ... Read more >
Tags: archeological sites, beach, history, museum, towns
Sun, 5 Jun 2022 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
ancient ruins, museum, beach, Lycian Coast
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Sun, 23 Dec 2018 | By shaz | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 23 Dec 2018 | By shaz | Views [253]
I have been to Turkey many times. This is my first time in the Turkish Riviera. I spent a week in Kas, a little too long I guess. But it was the most relaxing xmas and birthday I have every had. I am definitely doing less as I get older as my Facebook ... Read more >
Wed, 3 Oct 2018 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 3 Oct 2018 | By krodin | Views [687]
Key Archeological sites in Ancient Caria and neighboring areas
The Ionian Coast of Turkey is famous for its crystal clear blue waters, lengthy tree-lined beaches, and hidden coves accessed best by boat. On the coast as well ... Read more >
Tags: cities, landscapes, off road, religious sites
Tue, 13 Mar 2018 | By deanneandwilbur | Views [374]
Istanbul!!! I have always wanted to come to the Middle East and Turkey was a great place to start my adventure. If you enjoy history and beautiful old buildings then I would totally recommend coming to Istanbul. I was told by someone ... Read more >
Fri, 15 Sep 2017 | By saintpaul | Views [355]
Hi, I my name is Paul ... not Saul ... Paul, it is lovely to meet you all. Let's make this blog a positive way to remember my travels , spreading the word of God and Jesus to save us from the fires of hell. I base myself on the religious teachings ... Read more >
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 | By mighty10 | Views [699]
At 6.10am local time our overnight flight from Jo'Berg to Istanbul landed dropping off two very weary travellers. While there are no complaints with the service provided by Turkish Airways, there is no way in economy you can really enjoy 9 and a half ... Read more >
Mon, 24 Oct 2016 | By joshandkaren | Views [404]
We caught an overnight bus from Thessaloniki and arrived in Istanbul at 5am the next morning. We were second guessing our decision to travel to Turkey after realising there was only one other person on the bus.... We had been hearing about all the recent ... Read more >
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