Countryside

The 7th circle of hell...

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May 10th 2008
We left Goreme at about 9:00 for our first day of solo riding with the Turkish capital of Ankara as our destination. The ride itself was pretty unremarkable, a few stretches of scenery, but mostly farmland. We crossed a few patches of rain about half way through, but it did not last more than 10 minutes in total. At one point, being low on fuel, we ventured into a village in search of a s ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Ankara

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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