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PEMUKKALE TO KONYA, TURKEY--Friday, May 10, 2013

May 10th 2013
Pemukkale to Konya, Turkey--Friday, May 10, 2013 Herakles Thermal Hotel in Pemukkale Valerie and I have had this discussion, after seeing all these ancient ruins, I wish to share with you. We are not sure exactly what the problem is, but for lack of a better phrase let’s call it a “disconnect between our education and reality.” We both consider ourselves above average in our ... read more

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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

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Sharon Mock Whitaker and Valerie Mock

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We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info

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