John Simpson's grave

Known as 'the man and his donkey', John Simpson worked as a stretcher-bearer, carrying wounded men on his donkey from the valley to the beach where they could be treated. He worked tirelessly day and night, always cheerful and was killed by machine gun fire. He is buried at Hell Spit alongside many others.

Istanbul to Gallipoli

April 12th 2014
Being the last plane into Istanbul has its major disadvantages. Having landed 15 minutes early was irrelevant when one spends over an hour and a half trying to get into the country and people constantly tried to jump the queue and 'sneak' past people. Then the representative who is meant to meet you and make your life easier was nowhere to be seen. A very lovely man behind a desk gave me his phone ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Gallipoli

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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