Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey

September 9th 2013
After a long bus ride from south-eastern Turkey I arrived in Istanbul to meet up with a friend from university and a friend that I worked with in Vietnam. We had decided to travel through Eastern Europe across to Budapest, starting off in Istanbul - a city that epitomises 'East meets West' in every way. It’s where the Asian continental plate meets the European plate - crossing the Bospho ... read more

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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... ... read more

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Ross Parker

After finishing a 4 year degree in Civil Engineering, I decided I needed a break from looking at buildings, roads and bridges and so headed to South Korea to teach ESL to a bunch of 3 year olds for a year. I enjoyed it so much I decided to continue the adventure in Vietnam, and I lived in Saigon teaching Maths and Science to lower secondary school kids for 6 months. I then went off exploring and spent some time travelling through Asia before heading to the Middle East and making my way back to England through the Balkans and Europe. The next 5 years has been spent furthering my career in Civil... full info

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