 | Off again......
2008-07-21, Fethiye, Turkey. By: kay1968 | | It’s been far too long and I’ve been far too lazy since arriving in Turkey to update you all with my latest adventures. Well I say adventures……….life staying in Steve’s apartment in Ovacik was very se... |
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 | Trip Stats- Turkey
2008-06-06, Istanbul, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | TRIP STATISTICS
Days gone- 15
Trip highlights- Tamara
~City of Istanbul
~Swimming in the Mediterranean
Trip highlights- Ian
~Mediterranean cruise
~Whirling Dervishes
Places we didn... |
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 | Doner kebap heaven.
2008-06-15, Istanbul, Turkey. By: samkateb | | What an amazing city, Istanbul!
A dynamic city straddled between Europe & Asia. As we arrive in the old city we are greeted with the amazing Blue Mosque/Sultanahmet Mosque & Aya Sophia.
Our hote... |
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 | Dervishes, children, and strange salad
2008-06-04, Goreme, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | We had another long drive today. Our first stop was at a cave, 200 million years old! We hiked through parts of it, admiring the geology and taking pictures. It was very beautiful but slippery insi... |
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| To Egypt, to Egypt...
2008-06-06, Ankara, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | We had (yet another...) long drive ahead of us. Originally Ian and I had looked into flying from Cappadocia to Istanbul, but prices were a bit higher than we thought, and we also wanted to stop in An... |
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| a lazy day...
2008-06-02, Antalya, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | We woke up early to try and beat the heat for our morning excursions. Our first stop was an ancient aquaduct, now in ruins. I noticed a cute old woman near the ruins and went to get her photo. Anot... |
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 | Moth balls, cats, and crazy busses
2008-05-31, Fethiye, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | There are a few things uniquely Turkish that I have noticed. In no particular order...
~All of the public restrooms have moth balls in the sinks. It doesn't matter whether we are at a highway gas... |
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 | "Yes, there are sharks. Friendly sharks."
2008-05-30, Fethiye, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | Today was an exciting day... we were to have an all-day Mediterranean boat cruise! Five people from our group opted to take a three-day cruise instead, and left our group early. The remaining 11 of ... |
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 | Traversine pools
2008-06-05, Pamukkale, Turkey. By: manana | | After a long trip by bus Thomas and I got to Pamukkale, the place to visit the ruins of Hierapolis and the traversine pools that were formed by calcium. There was enough time to visit them today meani... |
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| Day 6
2008-05-28, Ephesus, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | We woke rather early today, but no one seemed to mind. Everyone was excited to tour Ephesus, a famous city in ruins. Ephesus was first settled in 1000 BC. The ruins left today are from the 4th cent... |
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 | day 5
2008-05-27, Troy, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | Breakfast everyday has been the same. I find that it's been the meal I eat the most at, however. Traditional Turkish breakfasts include coffee or tea (Turkish style- very strong), sliced tomatoes, h... |
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 | Back to childhood
2008-06-03, Selcuk, Turkey. By: manana | | Together with Thomas (NL) we went to the Aqua Fantasy; a large waterpark with a lot of slides and stuff that get you wet. |
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 | The last pile of rubble I gonna visit...
2008-06-02, Selcuk, Turkey. By: manana | | Because it seems to be the best; the last ruins I am gonna visit are those of Efes. This best preserved large city from the Ottoman period is a must so to say.
But that is for tomorrow. I took a lo... |
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 | Up to Bergama
2008-05-31, Ayvalik, Turkey. By: manana | | I went on to Bergama today in order to visit the Acropolis and Asclepion there. Bergama is a nice town though apart from the neighboring ruins it does not has much of itself. But the hostel; the Odyss... |
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| Troy... the ancient city
2008-05-29, Canakkale, Turkey. By: manana | | This morning we had to get up early again to visit the ruins of Troy. Troy is actually consists of nine cities that are built on top of another dating back to 3000 BC. The first people lived in Troy d... |
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 | Lest we forget - Gallipoli
2008-05-28, Canakkale, Turkey. By: manana | | I took the early morning bus from Istanbul to Cannakale to visit the Gallipoli battlefields. During the 1st worldwar the Australian and New Zealand soldiers here tried to defeat the Turkısh on mainlan... |
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 | Visiting the Sofya and drinking emal cay
2008-05-27, Istanbul, Turkey. By: manana | | Got up really early and visited the Sofya as early as possible together with my friend Andy from the UK. It is an amazing building, very famous as well. It was built as a Christian church and converte... |
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 | Walking along the Bosphurus
2008-05-26, Istanbul, Turkey. By: manana | | Today I had a nice walk along the Bosphorus, the wide canal up north of Sultanahmet. I found some men fishing along the shore, saw the enormous boats passing by and enjoyed the view of Beyoglu on the ... |
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 | Day 4- Gallipoli
2008-05-26, Gallipoli, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | Our bus left Istanbul bright and early (really early...) at 7 am this morning. We had a five hour journey to Çanakkule and the Gallipoli memorial. The ride was uneventful...most everyone slept a bit... |
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 | Arriving late at night...
2008-05-25, Istanbul, Turkey. By: manana | | There was a little delay with the flight... but we landed safe and well. I booked a hotel in advance, but when I arrived at the hotel it seemed that they didn't expect me anymore. Luckely there was a ... |
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 | Day 2- Istanbul
2008-05-24, Istanbul, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | I awoke today to the sound of the call to prayer, which happens five times daily. The first call is around 5:30am, the second around noon, then another at 5:00, 8:30, and 10:00pm. The times are appr... |
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 | Day 1- Istanbul
2008-05-23, Istanbul, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | I am writing with a bit of difficulty this morning. The taxi I am sitting in keeps rocking rather violently. Ian and three other men are outside the cab, taking turns yanking on the trunk with all t... |
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| aaaand we're off!
2008-05-22, Istanbul, Turkey. By: tamtam31 | | Delta was on my good side. They sent me nice messages online every few weeks, suggesting that I look over the movie list or asking if I'd perhaps like to change my seat. The nice representative took... |
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 | preparing for a turkish weddıng...
2007-09-05, istanbul, Turkey. By: quierodedo | | would be a hundred times harder if the american groom's family came to visit the week before.
hey everybody, this is my first visit to asia! özge, her family, and my brother jim live on the asian ... |
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 | Girls Trip Takes to the Sea
2007-05-10, Izmir, Turkey. By: mala | | I have really left this girl trip hanging in cyberspace.
The last post-trip wrap-up entry is often neglected, creating a a sense of disorganization and a lack of closure that isn't sitting well wi... |
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 | Gürüşürüz Istanbul!
2007-01-18, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil | | So, today was my last real outing of Istanbul... I figure I'll putz around campus tomorrow, last-minute details and packing... then leave campus at 5am to catch my flight... So Megan and I headed to ... |
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 | Goodbyes...
2007-01-17, Istanbul, Turkey. By: Soleil | | So it's coming down to the last stretch... This last weekend was spent hanging out with friends, doing the last big farewell. We were at Paul's old flat seeing Turkish friends, and a guy there was pl... |
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