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Wed
19
May '10

Things We Learned and Liked-Turkey

For general Middle East information, refer to this post. Things we learned: Currency: Lira (1.5 Lira=$1 USD) Cities Visited: Gaziantep, Göreme, Antalya, Olympos, Fethiye, Ölüdeniz, Pamukkale, Selçuk, Istanbul Turkish is relatively easy to read because they have the same alphabet as we do, with the exception of a few letters.  The alphabet is what it [...]

Thu
13
May '10

East Meets West

I awoke at 5AM on board another night bus.  As always, the night had been long.  Apart from the restless sleep that has become a trademark of such voyages, this one included an inexplicable stop to wash the bus (only in Turkey!) and an unexpected ferry trip.  Just as I pondered these events, a massive [...]

Tue
11
May '10

The Importance of Being Dürüst

We hit a rough patch in the middle of our time in Turkey.  Our arrival to the country found us in good spirits due to high expectations.  Istanbul had always been a dream destination of Ben’s and because of this, it had become one of mine.  We were both excited to see what this country [...]

Sat
8
May '10

Turkish Carpet Shopping and The Iowa State Cyclones

Exquisite rugs decorate walls and carpet every surface in Turkey so when we found ourselves in the harbor city of Antalya, we decided to do a bit of shopping on a whim.  I figured a Turkish carpet would be an easily portable souvenir for my mother who is already a great collector of treasures from [...]