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The Perfect Turkish Breakfast
The Turkish word for breakfast is kahvaltı, which translates as under-coffee, or food eaten before drinking coffee, therefore, a traditional Turkish breakfast starts with tea and ends up with a cup of...
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Göreme – Love Valley and Tree of the Evil Eye
The first leg of our mini tour of Turkey in Göreme was coming to an end. We’d floated over Cappadocia in a hot air balloon, explored the depths of Derinkuyu underground city, visited the Open Air...
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Pictures from Pamukkale
Pamukkale means ‘Cotton Castle’ in Turkish and perfectly describes the white terraces, known as travertines, which tread their way down the hillside. Each pool is created from startling white limestone...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above
When I saw that the theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge was ‘From Above’ I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share some more photos from my hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia in Turkey last year....
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Hierapolis and the Gate to Hell
Resting on a plateau above Pamukkale’s Cotton Castle are the remnants of the ancient town of Hierapolis. With views over the dazzling white travertine terraces and 17 thermal springs, this town has...
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Bodrum, Bigfoot and a bit of a Barter
From Pamukkale we said goodbye to our host Mehmet and the amazing food at Melrose House hotel and took a coach down to the Bodrum Peninsular on the south-west coast for the third stop on our mini...
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Istanbul’s Sweetest Side
I have something of a sweet tooth and adore anything sweet and sugary. Turkey, therefore, didn’t disappoint when it came to sweet, syrupy confectionery – some of it too sweet even for me – and that’s a...
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Istanbul and the Beauty of the Blue Mosque
Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, or to give it its official name Sultan Ahmet Camii, is both a functioning place of worship and a major tourist attraction receiving four to five million visitors every year....
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Capture the Colour 2013
Last year those nice people at Travel Supermarket held their ‘Capture the Colour’ competition and I had a lovely time going through my photos, re-living past trips and generally having a good old...
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Hagia Sophia – The Essence of Istanbul
Aya Sofya, Hagia Sophia or, in English, the Church of the Divine Wisdom, is a mighty structure defining the heart and soul of Istanbul, melding the characteristics of a city that crosses time,...
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Setting Sail with Celebrity Cruises: Venice to Istanbul
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