Winery stop

Turkey's Magical Highways Day 5 (Monday)

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October 13th 2014
Up at 3:45 a.m to get to the airport for an early flight to Cappadocia (450 miles). Visited another UNESCO site, Kayseri. This region is like no other in the world. GIANT rock formations over thousands of years in what is called tufa rock which is a soft white volcanic rock. These are tall cones & columns that dot the entire region that spreads for miles. Everything is quite dusty and the people i ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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