Caroline in Pamukkale

Turkish Delight

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September 11th 2008
We left the chilled out idyllic surrounds of Olympus, only because we were pushed out of the womb - all our friends were leaving. And there was plenty to see. But it would have been a great place to while away a week doing absolutely nothing. As if we needed to be any more chilled out at this stage. The next stop was the white cliffs of Pamukkale. We did this journey in our usual haphazard way ... 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