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Driving through Eastern Turkey was one of our better Travel Decisions, although I didn’t always think so. A stomach complaint in Dogubayazit left me momentarily wishing we had not stepped off the well worn tourist trail of the West coast. I had manipulated things to fit this Eastern Turkey Road Trip in to our six …
Dogubayazit to Kars Day 5 of an Eastern Turkey Road TripRead More
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On 8th October, 2013 we were in Dogubayazit Turkey, fulfilling a dream, namely to visit the Ishak Pasha Palace in the far east of Turkey. Although we had some idea what the Palace would be like, (you can see our photos here), we had no idea what the town itself would be like. In case …
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When BootsnAll asked for favourite photos for Day 25 of the #Indie30 challenge, it was a given that mine would include a Fun Photo, a Cat Photo and a Sunset. I decided to choose favourite photos from our 2013 Turkey Experience. The spectacular Roman Ruins at Ephesus, Turkey are overrun with cats, but where do our …
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Read my post on Gallipoli, that peninsula in north east Turkey that lies close to the heart of Australians and New Zealanders. It sets the scene for a Gallipoli visit. Sunset over Gallipoli is evocative because of the words of “The Ode” to Australian Soldiers lost in the Battle of Gallipoli in WWI. In part …
Sunset over Gallipoli and an Instanbul to Gallipoli Day TourRead More
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Why visit Gallipoli in Turkey? On one side of the Gallipoli Peninsula in North-West Turkey lies the Aegean Sea and on the other, the narrow strait connecting the Marmara Sea with the Aegean, known as the Dardanelles or the Canakkale Strait. For Australians and New Zealanders, Gallipoli is one of the most popular places to visit in Turkey, …
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Day 3 of our Eastern Turkey Road Trip dawned in Tortum, a small town we had not heard of prior to our arrival the evening before. We had stayed late in the day hunting Georgian Churches and assumed it would be easy to find a place to stay. It was not. We asked around. Pansiyon? …
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I am so glad BootsnAll posed the question: What is the Strangest Food You’ve Eaten While Traveling? for Day 10 of #Indie30 challenge. Answers I Considered. Poutines? – Only Canadians think they are not strange. Insects? – Nuh – 80% of the World’s cultures eat them. Liver and Pineapple Salad? – While these two ingredients …
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The first thing people ask about our journey to Turkey in September 2013 is What did you like most about Turkey (the people) quickly followed by Is Turkey a budget destination? In this post I attempt to answer that question. In keeping with it’s geographical position, Turkey’s affordability hovers indecisively somewhere between that of Asia …
