A place like no other

Balloons, caves and fairy chimneys

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April 16th 2010
The fairytale landscape of Cappadocia is impossible to describe in words. It is a place unlike any other. A landscape truly unrivalled. To think that such a place could exist! I could never have imagined such a beautiful sight prior to arriving in this lunar landscape. Driving in, Hayley and Kevin advised that we should squash up onto the beach to check out the view as the first sight of a fairy c ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Cappadocia » Göreme

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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