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Areas in : Göreme (19)

5 days ago: pn76 published a blog
Early Cappaddoccıan Chrıstmas!
November 2nd 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme
I woke today today to lıght raın and then got snowed on very heavıly durıng my mornıng walk! The day proceeded to dump the fırst season of snow for Cappadoccıa and ... [full story]

Crazy Cappadoccıa
6 days ago: pn76 published a blog
Crazy Cappadoccıa
November 1st 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia
Arrıvıng ın Capadoccıa by plane saved a long 12 bus from Antalya and I was hapy to be basıng myself for 4 nıghts and teh chance to unload! Nearly got excess baggage charg ... 5 photos [full story]

Hiking in the wonderland
13 days ago: Tomek published a blog
Hiking in the wonderland
October 20th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme
The second day in Göreme I went out for some 17 km hike with two women from Canada and California. Directly north of the town there is a rock massif consisting of several small and compact valleys ... 9 photos [full story]

18 days ago: Caroline and Scott published a blog
Back into Turkey
October 20th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme
G'day all, Well we left Lada heaven (Yeravan - every white lada in the world ends up in Yerevan!) we headed to a greek temple that had been restored but was very nice and a monestry complex carved ... [full story]

Lots of phalic symbols ın Cappadocıa!!!
October 6th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia
I decided to fly from Istanbul to Cappadocia to save myself the 13hour overnight bus ride. For an extra 50 aussie dollars it was a 2 hour plane ride from Istanbul to Cappadocia. I guess if i was explo ... 20 photos [full story]

Cappadocia, the desert of the surreal
August 5th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade win ... 69 photos [full story]

Cappadoccia Day 6
102 days ago: joe w published a blog
Cappadoccia Day 6
July 9th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme
Day 6, Cappadoccia: We rent our mountain bikes from Osman and Mad-Kadir, two fun loving Turkish guys. Before we head out we have the mandatory teas, and then we hit the climb to Eskeshir before it g ... 4 photos [full story]

Cappadoccia Day 5
102 days ago: joe w published a blog
Cappadoccia Day 5
July 8th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme
Day 5, Cappadoccia: We take an organized tour of the underground city, valley, and cliff dwellings. Robin buys her first (and only) real souvenir on the way out of Goreme, a black tablecloth. The u ... 3 photos [full story]

Capadoccia Day 4
103 days ago: joe w published a blog
Capadoccia Day 4
July 7th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme
Day 4: The 12 hour overnight bus ride wasn’t so bad. Poor Robin stumbled out of the bus in her sleep at a 5 minute stop in who knows where, and found a toilet. The Kent bus seems to only stop ... 4 photos [full story]

Cappadocia By Air and Land
133 days ago: 4 Non Blonds published a blog
Cappadocia By Air and Land
June 27th 2009  Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme
Our day started with a 4:11 am call to prayer. All of our hotels are located near mosques, sometimes we can hear the call, sometimes not. This morning, it was loud and clear. It didn’t real ... 17 photos [full story]


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Amazing landscape
Blackend sky
Dark Church
The Road goes ever on and on
Sultanahmet Cami (Blue Mosque)
Cappadocia: A mio rischio e pericolo
Goreme: Camera in una grotta
Vite in Cappadocia
On the ledge - about 4 stories up!!
Fetiye Beach
GOREME
early terracotta painting
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