Baklava

Not Constantinople

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May 18th 2011
Tuesday 4-12 Fly Cape Town to Jo’burg, to Abu Dhabi, to Istanbul in 24 hours. A VERY long day of flying, sitting, eating airline food and having to sit next to some very smelly people. At least it gives me some time to work on the blog, right? ;o) Wednesday 4-13 to Tuesday 4-19 I love Turkey! And not just the poultry kind! We arrived in Istanbul and were immediately smitten with the city. ... 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