The Trojan Horse

Crossing the Dardanelles by ferry to get to Chanakkale and the ancient city of Troy

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June 17th 2013
Getting out of Istanbul took several hours, partly because traffic was bad (which is saying a lot considering I’m from LA) and because Istanbul is huge. I can’t remember the name of the town where we boarded the ferry. We were only there for an hour or so while our bus driver negotiated the chaos of getting a bunch of buses, semi’s and car’s onto a little ferry. Gabriel had a fried f ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Canakkale

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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