Bosphorus cruise

Turkish Delights

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March 31st 2008
For Spring Break my travels took me to exotic Turkey. We flew in to Istanbul and checked into a hostel called Chambers of the Boheme, where the beds felt like sleeping on a flying carpet in a night sky full of clouds. We were right off the famous Istikal street, which is bustling with people day and night, looking for treasures in the many retail stores or bookshops or grabbing a bite to eat at a ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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