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Olu Deniz -- A day at the beach

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August 10th 2008
After we left the gulet, we spent about a day and a half at a beach "resort" called Sugar Beach Club. As resorts go it was pretty low tech -- small cabins, an open-air bar/restaraunt, beach chairs, and beach. The water was shallow and We were hopeful about some fun activities (like a beginner scuba course or a jeep safari) but for one reason or another everything got cancelled, so we saved a lot ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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