Inside the Blue Mosque, Istanbul

January 2nd 2015
Some countries surprise you, some are anticlimatic, some surpass expectations, and sometimes for no real reason some countries are just...meh. Turkey was far from terrible, and I enjoyed each site we saw, it just never mesmerised or transfixed me, it was vanilla, it was chicken, it was that date you had that was ok but never called back for no particular reason. Don't hate me Turkey it's just bett ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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Michael Clements

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Hi all, I'm Mike, a teacher from Wales and travelling plays a key role in my life. I am fascinated by the endless variety this world has to offer and the people who inhabit it, I live to travel to faraway places to seek out as many experiences as possible. "If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It's lethal." - Paulo Coelho. I suppose it's a desperation to avoid the norm of home, that feeling that life is mundane and unfulfilling. I don't want to be like the majority, stuck in the rat race working all day and sat hunched over a smartphone checking Twitt... full info

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