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May 9th Alex to Kavakkoy (near Gallipoli)

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May 9th 2015
Left the nice camp site & hippy types with the beautiful sight of Samothraki Island to our right in the Sea of Thrace ('I'm Spartacus!' & all that apparently). Cathy had a fight with the Dyson & after exploring' a few town back streets eventually got back onto the main road towards the Turkish border. We weren't that far away so were there inno time. We were waved through the Greek checkpoint, the ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Gallipoli

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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