At the airport before our flight...

Arrived Safely!

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July 2nd 2005
Tucker and I left for Turkey on Tuesday, June 28, flying through London, with a short overnight stay at a hostel by the airport in London. When we arrived in London, it was about midnight, which is in the afternoon in KS, so we were exhausted from the flight but not exactly tired enough to sleep, or I wasn’t anyway. After waiting about an hour to get a cab (which ended up costing about $40 US fo ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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