Destination: Turkey

January - Camel Wrestling Festival, Turkey

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [3500] | 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

Istanbul 2

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 | By david_vanessa | Views [877]

Merhaba (hello) All, Istanbul old city is impressive. Day1. Bit cold overnight. Only one blanket. ineffective heater and 3 deg c... What would you do if you went to istanbul? maybe goto the grand bazaar or perhaps the blue mosque. Not us. Before the ... Read more >

Istanbul

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 | By david_vanessa | Views [1019]

Hi All. Tired and grumpy. Have to start learning some turkish greetings...hello sounded like badhaba but better check. A bit of a marathon to get here but glad to get out of Brazil. Went to airport and waited for 8hrs before our flight then an ... Read more >

Gallery: Bursa, Turkey

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By phil_misty | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Pamukkale, Turkey

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By phil_misty | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kusadasi, Turkey

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By phil_misty | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Ephesus, Turkey

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By phil_misty | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cappadocia, Turkey

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 | By phil_misty | Photo Gallery

Istanbul

Sat, 6 Dec 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [551]

on our 2nd day in istanbul we met no godfathers and avoided all other male attention by making faces and whiny sounds whenever someone talked to us.  it worked!  salesmen would just snap their mouths shut before a full sentence even got out.  we were ... Read more >

My head scarf has peace signs

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 | By larasumera | Views [528] | Comments [2]

So when you visit a mosque you must wear a head scarf.  I brought one that was given to me as a going away present from Robin and Adam from CCC (my church in SoCal).  Anyway it ıs green and has peace signs on it and I like that. The other night I had ... Read more >

Turkish coast and Istanbul

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 | By monicaraye | Views [635] | Comments [2]

ok so as of now i am in istanbul and having a great time!  but first a recap... Left Goreme on an overnight bus headed for the souther coast of Turkey.  Sent one day in Antalya enjoying the sun and the great views of the blue water and hazy mountains.... Read more >

Istanbul

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By blackbs2 | Views [750]

It's safe to say that İstanbul is my favorite city I have ever visited overseas (though Barcelona is a close second). Marshall and I arrived here two mornings a go after taking an overnight, 14-hour bus ride from Kaş. The first two nights we crashed ... Read more >

Tags: aya sofya, couchsurfing, instanbul, topkapi palace

Godfather of the Carpet Mafia

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [554] | Comments [2]

We arrived in istanbul yesterday afternoon via ferry from yalova.  we wanted to sit in the front of the ferry so we could see the city as we approached the dock, but our tickets had assigned seating and we ended up in the VERY back row facing the opposite ... Read more >

Iznik

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By megan_skinner | Views [441]

operation blowout (the team of shannon, marshall, mon and myself and named for our inevitable gastric distress experienced nearly every morning on this trip) has now been officially dismantled and monica and i have now commenced travel manuevers under ... Read more >

Istanbul to Constantinople

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By larasumera | Views [511] | Comments [4]

I want to learn Arabic.  It is everywhere, on every mosque.  The Koran is aesthetically beautiful because of it.  Arabic looks like music sounds and how poetry feels. Back in a big city after two weeks of dead Grecian islands and small tourist towns.... Read more >