Inside the Blue Mosque

June 7th 2010
If there is one place I would recommend all European travelers go, it would be the city of Istanbul. Formerly Constantinople, the city was founded in around 324AD and despite not being the capital city of Turkey, it is largely considered the ‘commercial capital’ of the country. The tour leader had warned that with the city’s bulging population, it was highly recommended that we take up the c ... read more

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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

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THE ROAD TRAVELLED I first dipped my feet in the pool of European-water in my final year of University. Deciding wisely to get a general feel for Europe through a Top Deck tour, I visited ten countries. The UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Czech Republic. I loved every moment of my tour; the friends I made during the 23-days we spent together. I have since spent time with my gorgeous friend Katie, who lived in Athens at the time; and the lovely Jodie who resides with her beautiful family over in Perth. Of course I had to return to Euro... full info

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