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Must-See Places for First-Time Vacationers in Turkey 26 Aug 2013 | 10:58 am
This is a guest post by American author and blogger Ronald Clason Turkey is an interesting and diverse vacation destination. It is not a favoured choice for travelers from non-European countries, but...
Deep Trances, Irish Psychic Readers, and Evaluation of Life 14 Jul 2013 | 05:40 pm
If there were a universal scale of 1 to 10 about how great bloggers are, I would score minus twenty. The judges would say I am inconsistent and guilty of ignoring my readers. I admit it; my posts ha...
Disappointment at the Tarihi Yenihan Cave Cafe 3 Jul 2013 | 05:29 pm
No one is sure of the construction year for the Tarihi Yenihan but 1557 is suspected because of a sign on the stone arch leading in. Built in typical Ottoman fashion of a two-storey building centred o...
Hande Yener – Star of the Turkish Pop Music Scene 30 Jun 2013 | 06:32 pm
It is not often that I get the chance to see and take pictures of the rich and famous stars of Turkey however last night, I was treated to front row seats at a concert by Hande Yener and had a fantas...
Facts About Turkey That You Never Knew 26 Jun 2013 | 12:53 pm
Many people have a pre-conceived idea of Turkey before they come here. I will admit that I did and it was not until I had visited Turkey that I fell in love with it. Every year that I stay here, the...
Five Beautiful Sunsets In Turkey 22 Jun 2013 | 01:01 pm
One of my favourite parts of the day is to sit down at the end of it with a nice, ice cold beer and watch the sun go down. There are certain areas within Turkey that are famous for their sunsets and y...
Bafa Lake Near Altinkum in Turkey 20 Jun 2013 | 05:29 pm
Last year I wrote an article on Bafa Lake and I was not intending to do any follow up. However I recently found myself back in the area on a number of different days because I realized that if you wa...
A Turkish Christmas 20 Jun 2013 | 05:14 pm
Christmas in Turkey is impossible right? Most of my friends and family who have never visited Turkey say this. “After all, Turkey is a Muslim country”. It might be a Muslim country but one thing the ...
Turkey’s Aegean Coast : Travel Guide Review 20 Jun 2013 | 04:56 pm
When I first opened the book, Turkey’s Aegean Coast, my initial excitement was quickly extinguished. It was not until page 39 that I was able to feel great about buying it. 37 pages of history at th...
Ayn-i Zeliha Lake : Myth or Legend? 18 Jun 2013 | 10:13 am
In the centre of old Urfa, next to the historical pool of Abraham is the Ayn-I Zeliha Lake. Popular with locals at the weekend, they gather to drink tea in the gardens surrounding it. It is nothing sp...