Soganli Valley

Cappadoccia and the wonders of RICE!

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May 15th 2011
I left off with the camera full of Permukkale water! Six days in a sealed container of rice and 2 days drying in a warm room with an occasional blast of hot air from a hairdryer worked magic and the camera seems fine. The long term story may be different but I'll worry about that later. We are just back in Dalyan after a great visit to Cappadoccia in Central Turkey. No driving this time. We ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia

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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