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Asia

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September 24th 2012
24 September 2012 All fifteen vans followed Kevin to the ferry at Eceabat and crossed the Dardanelles to Canakkle and thereby entered Asia. We drove 25k and had a guided tour of the nine different cities which were built at Troy between 3000BC and 500AD. I thought it was more of an archaeological investigation than a particularly impressive site. We had most fun climbing into the woo ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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