This sarcophagus was placed in a really thoughtful place. Then someone thought of putting a road through - so just routed the lanes right around it. Quite novel really, just pay attention to your driving.
BODRUM and FETHIYE: Quiet Winter Hide Outs February 21st 2009 The Aegean is that beautiful stretch of Turkey's West coast that eventually wraps around the corner into the Mediterranean. İts waters are that glistening turquoise that makes the Mediterranean so famous. And wıth the Greek Islands just a stone throw from the coast, their grey shapes give the oceanic skyline a majestic splash of increasingly deep blue colour that has inspired so many artists.
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Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum 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
Tearing asunder from a pleasant New Zealand urban environment, Benj and Arlene felt like a 'small' getaway, involving a bit of Tahiti (a few days), Easter Island (10 days), South America (6 months) and Mexico (2 months), visiting the Spanish/Iberian connection on route to the UK. Park or ride back to NZ via SE Asia, and work out how to get to Eastern Europe and Turkey in the process.
Starting 20 June 2008, and not quite sure when to finish - probably when gripped either by poverty, or the need for familiarity - it´ll be the poverty.
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