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April 30th 2015
After arriving in Istanbul last night, we awoke to the call of prayer. It's quite loud everywhere you are. You can definitely hear it and you instantly realize this is not the west. The blue mosque dazzled with it's tiny decorations adorning the interior walls. It would be an amazing place for prayer and reflection. Hagia Sophia just seemed huge and old. It's a museum now, so the s ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

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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Matt McUsic

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Travel is cool. It is really really great and I really like to travel. I wish I had more money. Then I would just travel and see places for a while. And then if I could make money traveling I would really travel a lot and make more money doing that. I don't have much money now in my life, but I have a lot of life. There lies the rub. I have the energy to travel, but not the money. Some day I will have the money to travel but not the energy. That's where travelblog comes in handy. The website takes me places where I can't afford to go. My life is about discovering the world. My card, is Travelb... full info

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