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... be honest I had actually enjoyed Hieropolis more! So, our next and final stop we would make with our tour group would be Gallipoli - now I know I don't have to explain this to you all! This is a place that I had wanted to travel since I could remember ...
With the conclusion of the dawn service it was time to scale the heights and get a better feel for the monumental Gallipoli (Gelibolu) battlefield - this rugged, craggy lump of land that claimed the lives of more than 100,000 during more than eight months ...
... to get to the Anzac (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) Day commemorative services, then further missioning around a rugged Gallipoli peninsula to see the battlefields and cemeteries it contains. Then back to Izmir to meet the Mystery woman. Throw ...
... is the heroism of the 'enemy', of the Turkish people and the sensitivity of a nation to maintain such a place as Gallipoli. Having ruffled a few feathers now, shall I rewrite the Australian High School history curriculum to reflect the Turkish story a ...
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Starter Kit for Turkey
Posted on Mar 10, 2009, 12:53:49
... -six streets and alleys and over 4000 shops! Just southwest of İstanbul are the Dardanelles , site of the 1915 Gallipoli landings by the Allied troops, and its World War I battlefields. Aegean Coast: Most visitors arrive at either Izmir ( ...
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Your Opinions on Turkey
Posted on Dec 2, 2007, 14:28:14
... touristy places are becoming a little too touristy (e.g. Olympos, Patara, Istanbul) but this is hardly unique to Turkey, so I shouldn't complain too much. And the Gallipoli experience is very moving, particularly for a Kiwi like myself. Here is .
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Australia's Bucket List - Australia's Top 10 things to do before you die
Posted on Oct 23, 2009, 21:47:23
... my Bucket List again, I'd rather walk the Kokoda Track * Attend the ANZAC Day dawn service at Gallipoli - I'd love to do this but I want Turkey to implement a restriction on numbers before I do, at the moment the environment and history is being ...
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Newbie: Istanbul to Cairo
Posted on Dec 2, 2007, 14:20:43
... Dana, up to the and Madaba and through to Amman. From there we crossed the border to Syria, heading to , and . In Turkey we visited , , , Patara, and . So, you could just do all that but in reverse. The route is not all that difficult, it ...
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