Pictures from Travel-Stained Life
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]