Bodrum

Bodrum

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September 1st 2012
The trip from Rhodes to Bodrum was a little disconcerting as although I had the ferry part sorted I only had a notional idea of the bus for the second leg. After managing to scam a tourist map of Mamaris the Otogar (bus depot) appeared to be quite close to the port - turned out to be about 1km; in the heat felt like 2. Luckily no steps and reasonably flat. We came across an interesting Otogar sign ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean

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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