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Sun, 28 Oct 2001 | By stowaway | Views [4749] | 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 of ... Read more >
Tags: anzac, belly dancers, blue mosque, food & eating, istanbul, olimpos, termessos, troy, turkey
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 | By goreme1990 | Views [2930]
Life on Apple Mountain (Babil Sokak) – by Lisa Morrow, June 2010 I went back to Apple Mountain the other day, the little inner city suburb of Istanbul where we lived a few years ago. About a ten minute walk from Taksim Square, it is worlds away ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, life, lisa, morrow, turkey
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 | By wanderaboot | Views [2006] | Comments [9] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Hi! Choose us because we get involved! We get down and dirty with the locals and find out what makes them tick, where they like to go, what they think about their home country and world issues. But MOST IMPORTANTLY what they eat, how they eat, where, ... Read more >
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Thu, 26 Oct 2006 | By BigTripBlog | Views [1025]
Our last stop in Turkey was Dogubayazit, a
border town close to a pair of amazing tourist attractions: the Isak
Pasha Palace and the beautiful, snow-capped Mt. Ararat, supposed
resting place of Noah’s Ark.
The 2 hour mini bus from Van was ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 | By mel-halden | Views [961] | Comments [1]
The day is here and we leave nice and early to get through the turkish border! After 4 hours we finaly get through the border and we are on our way. About 15 mins later our bus is pulled up and a fine had to paid for god knows what reason! We saw our ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 | By kokoricooo | Views [942] | Comments [2]
Welcome to a country between Middle East and Europe ! Welcome to a country where a taxi driver can propose to drive you for free, where a polıceman wıll just come to you and do the very best to explain you how to fınd your way. Here the tradition is ... Read more >
Tags: People
Tue, 1 Nov 2011 | By chris_and_dusk | Views [890]
It
was a fairly early departure from Istanbul
as all the later ferries were all booked up. Loading was slightly hectic as all
the passengers and cars crossed the same ramp at the same time to board. We weren’t
sure what to do with our luggage but ... Read more >
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 | By leaandray | Views [795]
The windows begin to shake, eyelids begin to open and ears need covering with hands, pillows, or just simply what ever is available. This phenomenon is known as the early morning call to prayer! Ok so maybe staying in such close to proximity to a mosque, ... Read more >
Mon, 5 Aug 2013 | By timseal | Views [531]
(Istanbul 1250) So after 2 weeks of attempts back in the UK to get the Iranian Embassy in Frankfurt to issue our visas, which ended in failure on Thursday, we arrived in Istanbul last night with our hopes resting on the Iranian embassy in the Turkish ... Read more >
Sun, 4 May 2008 | By snaps | Views [427]
Now at the end for us, and what a great way to end! Fran and Jillian joined us in Istanbul for a few days. Unfortunately the last few days have been extraordinarily busy here - so much so that all hotel rooms were full. But with the help of a taxi ... Read more >
Thu, 17 Apr 2014 | By | Views [277] | Scholarship Entry
I never thought I’d be spitting sunflower seeds off the back of a fishing boat, sailing along the crisp, Mediterranean waters of the Bosphorus Strait. But there I was: 23 years old; a college graduate. What was I doing in the middle of Istanbul, in the ... Read more >
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Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By heidiofoz | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 18 Nov 2012 | By 1453 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
On a hot summer day of August 1992, he opened his eyes to the world at the peak excitement of his father who is waiting outdoors. Since he is the youngest one in his family, he has always been cherished. He lived his childhood sometimes laughing, sometimes ...
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Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By keaton_hudson | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Until college, I lived in a room with two brothers, shared everything, and had no television. From an early age creativity and a passionate curiosity about life were how I engaged the world. I was raised with the mindset that nothing comes easy - pursuing ...
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Mon, 3 Jun 2013 | By gracie | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I always have this intense fascination towards photography. Aside from creative writing, it is the only field of study that tickled my interest and imagination way back in college. But like most people, the intensity of my attraction did match my will ...
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