View from "Great Ocean Road"

Days 30-32 – Datça

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July 13th 2011
We left Symi a few days ago on the weekly ferry to Datça. Datça is a smallish town on the Datça Peninsula which runs westward into the Aegean Sea from Marmaris. We had initially thought that we would need to catch a ferry to Marmaris (according to Lonely Planet – loud, brash and in your face) before catching a bus out to Datça only to double back a few days later. Terry hates doubling bac ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean

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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