Soke from Above
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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 adop... [read more]
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 adop... [read more] Blog: Southern Hospitality
Date: October 22nd 2005
Continuing on our route south, we caught a bus to Söke, about an hour below Selçuk, on what we thought had been a tip from another traveler. Did Jenny misunderstand the name of the city? Was it a cruel joke? When we got to the bus station, it became obvious why Söke doesn't make the guide books. İt's a relatively small inland town, mostly concrete and red tile roofs, no real city center, and y ... read more
Date: October 22nd 2005
Continuing on our route south, we caught a bus to Söke, about an hour below Selçuk, on what we thought had been a tip from another traveler. Did Jenny misunderstand the name of the city? Was it a cruel joke? When we got to the bus station, it became obvious why Söke doesn't make the guide books. İt's a relatively small inland town, mostly concrete and red tile roofs, no real city center, and y ... read more
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Just when it felt like everyone was getting married and buying a house, we quit our jobs, bought one-way tickets to Africa, and squeezed our lives into the smallest packs known to any Army surplus store. Friends and family offer predictions from "the best time of your lives" to "the beginning of your rapid descent into poverty." Lucky for us, they're not mutually exclusive.
And so, armed only with humility, humor, and a big can of DEET, we're off to the land of goatmilk and honeywine. We hope to meet some friendly faces, learn about the *other* Africa beyond the headlines, and fumble our wa... full info
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