Our little cave hotel!

Goreme and Nemrut Dagi

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March 21st 2010
Our next few days in Turkey have been dominated by some really wonderful bizarre landscapes. Our first stop was Goreme in the Cappadocia region. The town is set among honeycomb cliffs and towering fairy chimneys, strange formations carved out of the rock. People live in these chimneys - just like what you see on the Flintstones! We hired a guide and headed to Derinkuyu Yeralti Sehri - one of m ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme

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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