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Turkey Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Turkey
Turkish Delight
This is a top pick! ... us, our home, our jobs, Canada, family, etc. These have been invaluable! Also, one of the best things I bought in Turkey was an Atlas. I ripped out the Europe and Middle East as well as the World pages so we can talk to people about ...
Gallipoli
This is a top pick! ... rather hysterical when I was on the bus back to Istanbul however. We had just taken the ferry across to the European side of Turkey when the congestion of cars trying to exit reached breaking point, quite literally. It was only a small dint in the side ...
You're a Turkey
This is a top pick! ... guys you could ever meet, although with a unique accent that was at times difficult to understand. Unfortunately my early days in Turkey were tarnished by sickness again, and I decided enough was enough and took a few days off while taking medication. ...
Back on the road, Jack
This is a top pick! From Istanbul to Istanbul, in a year. Seems like only yesterday I was arriving in Turkey, from Russia, before doing a quick turnaround and heading off to Indonesia for a guest stint on a broadsheet startup. It was, only that was 2008 and this is ...
Warmer Climes
This is a top pick! ... had travelled very little previously, but John had been to Turkey twice before, so spoke some Turkish. Istanbul (population 15 million), Turkey's major city (and a huge sprawling city it is), is like a piece of Turkish delight waiting to be devoured - ...
Thinking of Gazientep?.....Don't
This is a top pick! ... sure, open as of the first week of June 2011.....just another lie. It is not open and has no opening date set....ahhhhh......Turkey!!!!! Jan's take on Gazientep: the pictures are mine. Deb & I were at a bit of a loss for what to see ...
Lunar Landscapes
This is a top pick! ... Bedrock (i.e., the Flintstones). It is a weird and wonderful place; there are many unusual land formations in this area of Turkey called Cappadocia, a World Heritage Site. Our first day was spent exploring the Goreme Open-Air Museum, a cluster of ...
Istanbul onwards ... the journey is rejoined
This is a top pick! ... and look if you want to invite the question. For visitors of the myriad antiquities, they are the face of Istanbul, Turkey's cultural paradise. They carry themselves as guides to the mosques, palaces, museums, but give them five minutes and they will ...
Pools of Emptiness
This is a top pick! ... walking out and allowing their children to make 'snowballs' out of the calcium build-up. Sad. I have been looking forward to Turkey for the 'untouched' and 'no boundaries' type of places to explore. But it's easy to see how that can ...
Cappadocia - lost for words!
This is a top pick! I am in absolute awe of the landscape here. All I want to do is explore valley after valley and keep going deeper. Rock formations carved and sculpted over years of wind and rain create amazingly beautiful shapes. No matter ...
Ramazan Ends
This is a top pick! ... so struck up a conversation with Urs. The other men teased the Kurd mercilessly. Kurds are the largest minority in Turkey and although their teasing was good-natured, very real tensions do exist between the Turks and those of Kurdish ancestry. Just ...
Istanbul not Constantinople
This is a top pick! We made it! I am exhausted and totally ready to go to bed. The Representative from Friendly Planet met us at the airport and loaded us onto a bus and took us to the Point Hotel near Taksim Square giving us a little history as we went along. ...
Bible Stories
This is a top pick! To wander through a place that held such significance in the past, and has references in the Bible. What a strange feeling to be in this kind of place. To walk along the same streets that some of the apostles walked. To read through the ...
Waiting for the Laundry
This is a top pick! ... trued and I got a set of new tires. Not the ones they brought us mind you. Those were terribly thin 'made in Turkey' tires. Instead, they ended up taking the new tires off of a display bike to give us. I wonder what tires they ...
All Tombed Out
This is a top pick! Had a beautiful day of cycling along the coast today. I can't believe the colour of the water! I can see why it's called the Turquoise coast. Rugged cliffs plunge to the water below where waves beat the rocks into sand to create ...
1000m high with a dude named Volkan
This is a top pick! Ahh yes. The dreaded overnight bus was upon me. Just have to man up. Just get through it. Look at the bigger picture. These were none of the thoughts going through my head. Hah! Anyways, I digress. It is probably a good thing we left Olympos when we did, ...
Icecapades
This is a top pick! Where to start?! Early morning pick-up from our hotel and we were soon flying along the highway at the brisk pace of 70km/h. If that seems like it's not fast enough on perfectly paved highways, you are correct. Unfortunately some of the ...
Knumbness
This is a top pick! I have not felt much regarding going home. Not elation, not even sadness, just nothing. I don’t know if I’m not willing to admit our trip is over or what. Over the last few weeks, every time I picture going back to Canada, I ...
Cycling in Turkey
This is a top pick! At first we were a little concerned about what this might be like. So far our experience is that there is very low traffic, usually shoulders, and drivers give you lots of space. The road surfacing could do with a little improvement. ...
Visiting the Capital
This is a top pick! ... clerks people in stores and hairdressers are men. There are more women in "behind the scenes" positions. Like many countries, Turkey has high stakes entrance exams for people wanting to get into university. Karla told us that they are very difficult ...
Heading South
This is a top pick! Last day in Cappadocia was a dreary one. Tried to go for another walk to see Love Valley from below and walked straight into a cold air mass. Thinking that we would be shortly walking away from the clouds it would be OK. But of course, ...
Iron Gut to the Test
This is a top pick! ... few days were Brian's turn and today it's mine. Best guess is that he picked up something in Athens or on the boat over to Turkey. So we've been in Urla. Not a tourist town in the least. I did a little internet search that came up ...
Istanbul in a day
This is a top pick! We start the day by heading to the train station to get what we presume are tickets to Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia but aren't quite sure given the challenging language barrier. Next, we head to Topkapi Palace which is breathtaking. Among ...
Back in Istanbul..One Year Later
This is a top pick! ... less off the tourist path so it has been challenging at times, frustrating some of the times and funny all of the time. Turkey is a Muslim country - the call for prayer is the only constant - 5 times a day from every turret and minuet on what seems ...
Our journey has finally started
This is a top pick! Day 1 - June 15 2007 Home to Icmeler, Turkey Accommodation - Alinder Hotel Arrival Airport - Dalamar Today was always going to be an emotional day but maybe we never realised just how emotional. For the last 7 weeks we have been living węth Mum and ...
Gobble Gobble
This is a top pick! ... I spend the afternoon inside the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. These are the two most fantastic and grandiose structures in Istanbul, Turkey, even the world. Quite a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Before the sun went down I made my way down ...
From Sea to Tree
This is a top pick! ... who knew? Not us. For a look at some of it, check back - I am going to have to work backwards thru Turkey with the pictures and stories. Jan's blog..... Cruising the Aegean & Mediterranean Seas. Up and out early early as owner Adam kindly ...
Turkish reflections
This is a top pick! ... in Madrid and got down into the Metro, (right in the airport) did the stark measure of how colorless and clouded Turkey had been. The clothing was bright, people were talking loudly - we hadn't seen many people talking really. Women ...
Random Acts of Kindness
This is a top pick! ... few stories here. *One particularily rainy and miserable cycling day we decided to stop for a warm up and get some tea. Luckily in Turkey these places abound. In one little town I pulled over the bike to do a quick scan of the main drag to see ...
"Problem...problem...problem"
This is a top pick! Bus travel today. These roads are long and rough and it seems as though we're getting nowhere. So I bought some tickets last night when Brian's negativity got the better of me. This is a 'problem' we just can't seem to get past. ...