Terrible Hotel name (yes we camped here)

Athens to Gallipoli via Kavala

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August 2nd 2011
Athens to Gallipoli via Kavala Our journey led us along Greece’s coastline, where we drove past Spartan Thermopylae & Byzantine Thessaloniki. It was in this region that 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought against Persians to defend their country’s freedom – being asked to give up their arms, Leonidas replied with the heroic phrase ‘Come and get them ‘. Past Mt Olympus, we made our ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara

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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