View from our Balcony, Olive Trees in the foreground

First Impressions of a Modern Muslim World

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July 14th 2013
Not known what I was quite going to I tried to dress to travel to Turkey in a conservative, verging on middle aged soccer mum outfit that I was sure that even by Turkish terms would not draw attention. I'd heard that you shouldn't wear "beachwear" outside of the resorts.....well, boarding the plan at London Stanstead I started to think maybe I was boarding a plane to Ibiza....nope, white b ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Bodrum

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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