Destination: Turkey

Photos: Touring Istanbul

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By sailor1girl | Photo Gallery

Are we tourists or travelers?

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By sailor1girl | Views [552]

We have just ended two wonderful, jam packed, tiring, exhilarating, informative whirl wind days with Gamze Artaman. She is one of the most interesting, fun, knowledgeable people we have ever met. She brought to us a view of the modern Turkish people, ... Read more >

Photos: From Istanbul to Cappadocia

Thu, 5 Jun 2014 | By chiarapizzi | Photo Gallery

Letters From Turkey Part 5: Meeting Barish

Sun, 25 May 2014 | By bobby_briggs | Views [293]

I hope one day that I can tell my kids, “scary things happen to everyone” and hopefully emphasize how to recognize it when it happens and not feel powerless.  I’ll enroll my kids in karate and debate and I’ll tell them everyday ... Read more >

Letters From Turkey Part 4: "Turkey is too dangerous"

Sat, 17 May 2014 | By bobby_briggs | Views [321]

“What are somethings you’d want the rest of the people to know about Turkey and about its people?”   “That we are not Arabia.  We are normal.”   Gul tells me this as she takes me back to the Acibadem ... Read more >

Photos: Saida

Fri, 16 May 2014 | By saida | Photo Gallery

Istanbul Insights

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By cblackman | Views [204] | Scholarship Entry

Travelling in the wintertime to Istanbul gives a different experience of the city; the air is thick with a smog that combines standard city pollution and home fires incinerating indiscriminate and often toxic flammable objects to generate warmth. Hotels ... Read more >

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Wandering Through Istanbul

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By freyakali | Views [279] | Scholarship Entry

As I lay in the beautiful gülhane garden in Istanbul, soaking the sun and feeling the cool soft grass beneath me, I asked myself, how did I end up here? It's was a dream come true. Istanbul has been one of my dream destinations ever since I started reading ... Read more >

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Owning a Place

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By duamna | Views [329] | Scholarship Entry

“This is the city of my nightmares.” From the bench we share, its rungs dusted with the sleet of December dawn, I can see the Blue Mosque soar in front of me. Lit by yellow lamps throughout the night, it appears to be steeped in liquid gold, in amber ... Read more >

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A Somber Pilgrimage

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By mlc | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry

The shifting light as dawn broke; the purple-hue of the night fading to a muddy grey. Orange beams pierce through as the sun rises, revealing the wide expanse of ANZAC Cove and the vast crowd that had gathered. Duo’s and trio’s huddled together, arms ... Read more >

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Bring Me That Horizon

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By waywardcygnet | Views [215] | Scholarship Entry

“Now, we run,” he said, and I did. Strapped to a laughing Turkish man, I ran straight off the edge of the mountain. When you travel, you eventually reach a point of no return. Without noticing, you cross the line that used to comfortably separate what ... Read more >

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A Daniel in Istanbul

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By oumayma-benabd | Views [203] | Scholarship Entry

“I think that we all must know a Daniel. Someone who aches to fill all of the deep spaces in their heart with good vibes, train tickets, and filthy hostel sheets. They live between points on the map, pocket pennies from odd jobs – teaching English in ... Read more >

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Farewell arkadasim

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By deboraholiveira | Views [384] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day that I learned what ‘travel’ means…And I’m not talking about the dictionary meaning. Travel is now almost a sport. It’s all about how many places you have pinned on your virtual map or how many places of some website top 100 ... Read more >

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Sanliurfa: A Mesopotamian Experience

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By deeamilan | Views [215] | Scholarship Entry

Sanliurfa, a Mesopotamian city, formerly known as Edessa, lies forty kilometers away from the Syrian border, and is known for its Kurdish majority and Islamic fundamentalism. My hotel, Ur Edessa Konuk-Evi, lies into the narrow reddish streets, not far ... Read more >

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I am not tourist anymore

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By aira_rai | Views [249] | Scholarship Entry

I want to tell you about one trip which changed me from inside. It happened two years ago, in 2012 It was first time when I was travelling alone. My long relationship was end after 5 years and I didn't know what to do with my life. My chief knowing my ... Read more >

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