another beautıful mosque

February 24th 2007
Hello all; here is another page of our travels. We are in wonderful Istanbul. We arrived here the 22nd of February after a pleasant 3 hour flight from London with Turkish Airways, punctual and good service on board and we got into town with no hassle, the taxi driver dropped us to the front of Aya Sophya Mosque and we were straight away talked into following a man to get a hotel room, after ... read more

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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

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Jean-Marie Akkerman

J M Akkerman

... what or where ever next! 54y.o. man, travelling, adventurous and seeking fun people, in search of local cultures, good food, cool company whilst discovering the world. Will use this blog to update any travels I do throughout the world. I am very keen in Muslim & Buddhist cultures. I am keen to show that where ever one goes, people are kind and interesting things are to be discovered. In all places one finds crime and hassle, it is not culture related, but individual person and poverty related. Through my previous travels going round the globe in the year 2000, when fear for Isla... full info

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