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Published: March 10th 2010
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Istanbul Today
This is our third blog during our month in Istanbul. The first focused on the Byzantine sights in Istanbul, the second on the Ottoman sights. This blog focuses on Istanbul today, and our daily, personal experiences here.
But first May, the woman who doesn’t really like to travel, is going to share with us why she likes to travel.
Thoughts on why travel is good
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Istanbul today
May's thoughts about travel were thought provoking. And Paul's history helped me fill in gaps. I never realized that the pro-Islamic party is currently in power. I remember when it emerged to take part in an election (must have been 2002) there were fears that it would bring Turkey a religious dictatorship sort of like Iran. But Turkey as I remember is Sunni--Islam without the hierarchy that Shiites have. Good thoughts. Gran