Ankara Station. Not quite halfway. 1392 Kms to go!
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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: THE EASTERN EXPRESS. A SHORT JOURNEY THROUGH TURKEY’S EAST.
Date: May 22nd 2009
My friend Mike Eggers had been Living in Turkey for five years. Mike had been living in Istanbul for 5 years and was moving on to Korea. He was sad to leave, and I foolishly suggested a "hello and goodbye" tour of the interesting places he might not have seen. Much to my surprise he had readily agreed, and so we traipsed up from Tanzania, to explore some of the less well known, and arguably far mo ... read more
Date: May 22nd 2009
My friend Mike Eggers had been Living in Turkey for five years. Mike had been living in Istanbul for 5 years and was moving on to Korea. He was sad to leave, and I foolishly suggested a "hello and goodbye" tour of the interesting places he might not have seen. Much to my surprise he had readily agreed, and so we traipsed up from Tanzania, to explore some of the less well known, and arguably far mo ... read more
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Raf lives on Pemba, a smallish Island in the Indian Ocean. 30 miles off the coast of Tanzania and surrounded by water 800-3000m deep, it is truly off the African continental shelf. Raf spends 8-9 months of the year running Swahili Divers and a beach camp called "the Kervan Saray" (or travellers rest house). When he is not diving, Raf travels the world aimlessly in search of places with few tourists and a large sense of history. He is rarely successful in finding "that place", but "its fun getting it wrong".
Raf can usually be found 90ft down on a coral reef in the Indian Ocean or lying on ... full info
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