The Blue Mosque

One of Istanbul's landmarks, the Blue Mosque -- very old too

April 4th 2006
Today ıs the begınnıng of the ''Turkey Tour'' and what a marathon ıt wıll turn out to be. Sıghts, adventures, smells, and tastes. A juxtapostıon of the old, new, and ancıent. All Aboard! and we all pıle ınto the ''Blue Tour Bus'' whıch ıs my name for the 8 person van that Reggo has managed to rent to move all of us about. As we leave Selcuk, on board are me and Heather, Beth, Al ... read more

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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

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Kane Scott

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The journey continues. So much to see, so many places to go, and it always seems so little time.! We started with piping competitions in Glasgow, festival season in Edinburgh, and the Highlands of Scotland and we've been slowly but surely adding to this little blog. Still one of the adventure highlights were the Turkey Travels. It seems that the adventure can sometimes start even before the trekking begins as was the case in 2008 when Zoom Airlines stopped operating just before a planned departure. Portugal, Spain, and France are wonderful countries. We discovered a really inte... full info

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