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Day 12 - Gallipoli

May 13th 2012
'Lest We Forget' This morning we crossed the Dardanelles from Çanakkale to Gallipoli. ANZAC Cove was our first stop, the landing site for the NZ forces. They were expecting an easy, leisurely climb up the hills to the high ground, but they missed their site and drifted a mile north, to steep cliffs and nearly impassable terrain, manned by Turkish machine guns. They were slaughte ... read more
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Turkish Flag 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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