Trojan Horse from the movie of Troy

November 3rd 2010
Sunday 31st October and Monday 1st November 2010 It was an early start this morning, 9am departure rather than 10am. This was mainly due to the fact that daylight saving finished here at 4am and we didn't know until just before breakfast! After a final drive past the white travertines we were on our way, stopping briefly just up the road to take photos of the cotton fields there. Cotto ... 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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We first backpacked in Eastern Europe in 2001 visiting Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia & Italy. In 2002 we spent the whole 12 months backpacking around the world. This was before blogs so find details here: http://members.iinet.net.au/~weggs/weggs_world/index.htm In 2007 we enjoyed another 6 months. This time we organised some home exchanges to help the budget, meet new people and be able to kick back and relax in a few places. Hawaii, San Francisco, Mexico, Croatia, England, Scotland, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, Austria, Netherlands, China & Tibet were all visited either briefly or fo... full info