The Vast Inland Sea

I have always been intrigued by the huge inland seas in Asia and now I have visited one of them. If my sense of direction is correct, Romania and Bulgaria are on the other side of that crisp horizon.

Language Lessons

August 17th 2007
It had been a bit of an adventure to find the cushy, blue seat I was sitting in. I had managed to find my way to the gate that the bus company representative told me to go to. I discovered there that the ‘gate’ was only a very general description of where I may find the bus that I had purchased a ticket on. I stepped out into the group of people crowding around a few buses, none of which we ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Safranbolu

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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