Turkey and Stuff
(ing): A great way to end the trip with a beautiful week in Istanbul
September 6th 2009 It’s decided! Whenever you arrive after dark somewhere new, the best gift you can give yourself is a pre-hired car to take you to your destination. Kevin, Sonia, Kim and myself arrived to find a greeter holding a sign with our name on it. We promptly transferred all responsibility in getting to our apartment from us to him.
We all got in our very spacious Mercedes van and headed off. The dr
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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 
