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Blood
Blog: BikeCape2Cape - Bicycle expedition across the world. - 17 December 2009
We ventured out of the the safe haven of Bolu on Wednesday. It took us some time as we had to purchase a new bicycle pump. The pump Geir H gave us the day we left Oslo took it's last breath trying to fill Toronado's front wheel this morning. After some genuine Turkish chaos in and outside of Velispet bike shop could we, however, cycled out of Bolu at noon with a pump working relatively alright.
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Days in Bolu
Blog: BikeCape2Cape - Bicycle expedition across the world. - 16 December 2009
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Snow
Blog: BikeCape2Cape - Bicycle expedition across the world. - 15 December 2009
We had been promised a big hill and we got it. The uphill was long and fairly steep, leading up to the highlands which characterizes the middle of Turkey. We were prepared for the climb but not for the weather that met us at the top of the hill. For on top of Mount Bolu, approximately 900 meters above sea level, it began to snow.
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Visiting a Turkish Bath in Istanbul
Blog: GoBackpacking - 15 December 2009
This is where the experience became an authentic roll through hundreds of years of Turkish history.Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Top 3 Travel Hugs
Blog: REID ON TRAVEL - 10 December 2009
Thursday is for HuggersDo we hug more when we travel? I mean, hug people you've known for 10 minutes and will never see again? I've had some memorable ones -- by teachers on train platforms, grandparents on Polish balconies, drunk telephone line workers near a crocodile-filled pond in the Yucatan. But I've narrowed it down to my most memorable trio:
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What's the capital of Turkey?
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 4 December 2009
Geography pop quiz! Quick, what the capital of Turkey? Easy answer, right? Most people would get it wrong. The capital is not Istanbul (or Constantinople). Instead it is the city of Ankara, in central Turkey that takes the title.
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Thanksgiving
Blog: Craigorio Does Italia - 1 December 2009
Roasted turkey, road trips, and jam sessions have filled the days and evenings of late November as my first month in Bari comes to a close. Work Working with this English school is a pretty entertaining gig. It’s not much of a school actually; it’s more of a tutoring center for kids who struggle with doing their [...]
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In the land of the Dervish
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 1 December 2009
Turkey is, in general, regarded as a liberal Muslim country.
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dancing the Halay in front of a Doner shop at Sultan Ahmet
Blog: Adventures of Shubhangi - 28 November 2009
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Gettin' my rocks off
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 28 November 2009
Awoken early in the morning by a bizarre combination of roaring hot air balloons and beeping digital cameras.
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Back in Bodrum
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 28 November 2009
After I finished my contract in Turkey, over 5 years ago, I did a little sightseeing. One of the places is visited was the seaside resort town of Bodrum.
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Oglin' old stuff
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 23 November 2009
I have a terrible imagination. So when it comes to visiting ancient ruins, it's rather difficult to envision a great civilization from a couple of rocks strewn across a field. But wandering around one of Turkey's most famous sites required no imagination.
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Surprised by Selçuk
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 23 November 2009
Far too often, the cities, in developing countries, which happen to be next to some important tourist attraction have the worst reputations. I can't count how many travellers complain about Agra, India.
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In the belly of Istanbul
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 22 November 2009
We often think of the subterranean world which lies under all cities as a mere necessity for everyday life. Either that or an excellent setting for a horror film.
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Round & round & round...
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 21 November 2009
After nearly 2 decades on the road, I have become a little jaded. It's somewhat of a challenge for me to get excited about seeing another mosque or cathedral or fort or whatever. At the end of the day, it's just another church, etc. I do my best to find things unique to a country, things you can't find other places.
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The Art of Bribery
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 8 November 2009
I remember the kind of mother I thought I'd be before I actually had a kid. I was going to be the kind of mother who put the ix-nay on processed foods, video games and television.
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Lady on the Bosphorus
Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009
I haven't been to Turkey since I was 14. My eighth grade class took a cruise through Greece and stopped in Kusadasi for a day. We ran around Ephesus, tried our bargaining skills at a bazaar, and it goes without saying that we got a factory tour at a rug shop that belonged to our guide's "cousin".
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5 reasons to stay in Goreme when visiting Cappadocia
Blog: Heather on her travels - 8 October 2009
My guest post today features the town of Goreme in the heart of Cappadocia’s ‘Fairy Chimney’ country. Liz from Travelogged tells us more about the area and why you should use Goreme as your base when you visit. Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia If you’re planning a trip to Turkey, chances are people will encourage you to visit [...]
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Rockin’ all over the world
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 3 October 2009
I’ve kind of had the same night for 3 in a row now and am getting a bit bored by it, so I’m happy to be moving on today. There was one difference from previous night’s though as they had a belly dancer for a short while at the hostel. I reckon she was silicon enhanced [...]
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Double lagered
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 1 October 2009
I missed breakfast this morning, what kind of hour is 09:30 to suspend it? Facists. Though I love the roof garden, another thing I don’t like about this hostel is that they don’t allow you to bring your own beer in but neither do they subsidise the price of their own (it’s around £2.50 a pint). [...]
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The furthest point east
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 30 September 2009
So while waiting to check-in we checked out The Blue Mosque. Most epic and impressive I must say, not as blue as I expected mind. After that it was The Grand Bazaar. It didn’t do that much for me really but it is worth seeing if only for it’s sheer massiveness. In my tired and [...]
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Istanbul, Istanbul I am coming
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 29 September 2009
I’ve had a proper lazy morning just dicking about on the internet in preparation for tonight’s overnight bus to Istanbul. I was considering a trek that’s at least a 10k round trip into the hills to a monastery, but it’s supposed to be pretty difficult to find the trail and I basically can’t be arsed. [...]
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When Toronto meets Istanbul
Blog: EZGuler - 12 September 2009
Just like a carefully woven, ornate Turkish kilim, Toronto has been blessed with the colourful woolen threads of diversity. People from all over the world collide as they call this zestfully dynamic city of lights their home. In a sense, to know this city, is to know the world. So much of our daily life, our reality and what we love about our city parallel what other people three thousand kilometers away from here love and enjoy about their own cities. In a way, we are experiencing a different version of the same moments.
