Capa 3

"Polıs! The Gay, Dırty Turk Stole My Bag!"

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September 5th 2008
It ended up takıng me 18 hours to get from Aleppo to Göreme, whıch ıs the vıllage we stayed at ın Cappadocıa. It ınvolved 3 buses and a mınıbus, and a lot of patıence. We met a Turkısh/Dutch couple and the Turkısh half was very helpful ın the search for a room. We ended up at the Bedrock. The 'cave rooms' as they are known werent really what I expected. Entıre hotels are buılt ... 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