Flinstone caves in Cappadocia

Turkish Delight

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June 6th 2012
I said my goodbyes to Matt! Then said hello to two nights on an overnight train from Budapest, via Bucharest in Romania (2 hours stop there), then to Bulgaria and arrived at the Turkish boarder. Here I had to get off my train at 1am, get a Turkish Visa then catch a bus to Istanbul! I have so many awesome stamps in my passport now with little trains in the top corner. Initially I was a li ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Cankiri

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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