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Day 7 - Cappadocia 2012

May 8th 2012
We began the day at the god-awful hour of 4.10am, to get ready for the hot air ballooning. Shuttle picked us up at 4.40am and not much interesting happened until about 5.30am when we lifted off. Our flight lasted an hour and a half and was exceptional. The day was still and calm, the sun rose over the local mesa and revealed an unbelievable landscape. Hills and valleys abound, and the rock formati ... 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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Kiwis On The Move - Mark, Pam, Bree & Zac

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March 2011 - Mark, Pam & Bree, leaving New Zealand for 3 months overseas. Visiting UK, Europe, USA and finishing with a cruise in the Mexican riveria. May 2012 - Mark, Pam & Zac leaving New Zealand for 5 weeks overseas. Visiting Hong Kong, Turkey, UK, France & Italy. May 2014 - Mark & Pam leave New Zealand for 6 weeks overseas where we will visit Dubai, Germany, Austria, Istanbul, Athens, Mykonos, Venice, board a cruise ship for 8 nights and cruise the Med and finish with a Singapore stopover. ... full info

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