Turkey

Cyprus to England Part 3

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October 28th 2010
THURSDAY 7 OCTOBER Alarm set for 0700 hours. 24°C on the car. Up showered, packed and on the road, for real now. Terra firma all the way (apart from the ferry across the English Channel). Pat set off and we stopped for petrol, at 0757 hrs, 100.O1 YTL, which was just over half a tank. They record your registration number against the transaction. Petrol is 3.66 YTL per litre, so it’s e ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Mersin

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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