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Thu, 11 Aug 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [454]
hmmmm..... Brad Pitt. Walls of troy were interesting though. some still standing. others might say it was just a pile of rocks but we cultured people can see the history ;) the big horse replica was... big..... hmmmm... Brad Pitt :D
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [431]
Even Blinky came out to see this historic site where we got our Aussie education on.
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [3160]
After an epic 3-day journey, I have finally made back to Australia, my home for the time being. This will be my final post for a while as I undertake the mammoth task of sifting through my piles of notes and turning them into text worthy of the Rough ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [2568] | Comments [1]
This morning a cool breeze rattles the
streets of the city and a splatter of raindrops pound my head as I duck out of
my hotel. It is as if the city knows I am leaving her and is protesting my
desertion. As if in apology, I give up on my ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [2301] | Comments [4]
1. You can’t always trust the map Perhaps I’ve never followed my city maps so meticulously before, or perhaps Istanbul is uniquely difficult to map out, but each map here seems to vary, both in accuracy and scale. It’s the amateur travel writers, ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 | By travasso | 
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Mon, 27 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [2840]
235km from Istanbul, the quiet town of
Edirne seems to get overlooked by the majority of tourists but still holds a
few notable attractions in its beautiful mosques and cluster of easy-to-meander
shopping streets. It was here, after ... Read more >
Tags: edirne, istanbul, mosques, rough guides, travel writing scholarship, turkey
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [2689] | Comments [2]
A mere hour by sea-bus from the city swell lie the Prince’s Islands, a collection of nine small islands offering welcome relief from the city chaos. We spent our second day on the largest island, Büyükada, aboard rented bicycles, cruising up and down ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, cycling, istanbul, princes islands, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, trekking, turkey
Sat, 25 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [2094]
The Land Walls, Istanbul . After meeting with my mentor Terry at the
decidedly non-Turkish (but conveniently easy to find) Starbucks and discussing
my upcoming assignments over chai latte, we headed out to a lesser-trodden area
of town for ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, land of walls, rough guides, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, trekking, turkey
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [3352] | Video
What better way to get an inside view on
Turkey, than to ask someone who makes a living guiding people through the country? Meet
our BikeHike tour guide, Turan, a professional tour guide born and bred in the
Aladaglar range of the Taurus Mountains.... Read more >
Tags: cappadocia, guide, istanbul, tour, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, trekking, turkey
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [5609]
Before winning this competition I admit that I’d never been on a tour in my life. Sure, I’ve done the occasional two-day camping tour or hired a local guide to take me around, but I’d never even considered booking on an all-inclusive package tour, ... Read more >
Tags: backpacker, bikehike adventures, tour, travel, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, trekking, turkey
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [1625]
Returning to Istanbul, I feel that odd
sense of transition as if it is the end of a long trip. In reality I’ve been
away from the city little more than 10 days, but it feels like so long since I
have left that I felt sure life must have moved ... Read more >
Tags: bazaar, istanbul, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, turkey
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