The Blue Mosque

Edirne to Istanbul 275km

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August 10th 2010
The road here was superb a six lane highway with very little traffic. Already hot at 9am with temperatures sitting around 33C expected today and for days to come. The land is flat with the usual sunflowers and grain agriculture in places. All went well until I approached Istanbul and the traffic began to build. Then the nightmare began. There were some rain showers just to mix things up, but I see ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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