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Ephesus

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February 20th 2010
19th Feb, 2010 Today when we arrived in sunny (temp in the 70’s) Izmir, Turkey, just like when we arrived in Greece, we noticed dust that looked like smog, but the locals call it yellow dust, but apparently it comes from Africa and is blown across the Mediterranean. This dust obstructs your long range vision and the landscape looks hazy. From Izmir we made our way to a small town near Ephesu ... 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