I love these shoe shine dudes.

Istanbul Take 2

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April 1st 2007
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, my time in Bulgaria drew to an end and I gathered up my worldly belongings and headed to my favourite city in the world. Istanbul. Jumped on the train from Sofia (Spent a couple of days there as well, quite a nice little city with some pretty churches) and 12 hours later I was in Istanbul. Hauled my bags to the Sultahnamet and set up camp for a few days in the Orient Hostel (awe ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more