A dirty van after yesterday’s rough roads

Along the Silk route to Cappadocia

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October 10th 2012
10 October 2012 We travelled 320k north east today to Goreme in Cappadocia. The route passed over endless grasslands of the Anatolian steppe and followed the ancient Silk route. Every 40 miles or so there are buildings called caravanserai which provided accommodation for the camel trains on their journey. We had a look at a couple of them. The campsite has excellent views over the Go ... 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