The Cistern

January 9th 2006
On 12/15/05 We left Bangkok close to midnight and arrived in Athens early in the morning (12 hour flight). After a brief stop over we headed to Istanbul. Lucky for us a driver from the hotel, Jengus, was waiting at the airport to take us to our hotel. The Ambassador Hotel is centrally located in Sultanhamet, with a beautiful view of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia from its rooftop patio. A ... 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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Holden & Julia

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2012: Married with Children. Loving family life as expats in Tokyo, Japan. Lots of travels, to lots of places - Life's a trip! This all began in 2005, as follows: "On sabbatical for sometime following an extended tenure as a broker on the CBOE. My girlfriend, Julia, and I decided it was now, or never, to travel extensively outside the US. We both are looking forward to many good times and awesome adventures throughout much of the world that neither of us have seen before. Hopefully we can connect with many of our friends and expats - including all of the new local characters - along the ... full info

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