Sultanhani caravanserai

May 9th 2012
We have a huge drive ahead of us, about 6 hours in total. We started at 7:30am. At 9:30am we arrived at a 13th century Sultanhani caravanserai, which was pretty impressive. It is located 40km west of Aksaray on the Silk Road, was built in 1229 and after a fire was restored and extended in 1278. The richly carved entrance portal is made of coloured marble and leads into a courtyard, in the centre o ... read more

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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

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March 2011 - Mark, Pam & Bree, leaving New Zealand for 3 months overseas. Visiting UK, Europe, USA and finishing with a cruise in the Mexican riveria. May 2012 - Mark, Pam & Zac leaving New Zealand for 5 weeks overseas. Visiting Hong Kong, Turkey, UK, France & Italy. May 2014 - Mark & Pam leave New Zealand for 6 weeks overseas where we will visit Dubai, Germany, Austria, Istanbul, Athens, Mykonos, Venice, board a cruise ship for 8 nights and cruise the Med and finish with a Singapore stopover. ... full info

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