Tonielle's European Adventure "It's always better on holiday, so much better on holiday. That's why we only work when... we need the money." - Franz Ferdinand

Walking in the shoes of the Gallipoli ANZACS

TURKEY | Sunday, 18 Oct 2009 | Views [3143] | Comments [1]

I’ve always been fascinated and horrified by the story of the ANZACS of Gallipoli, and today I had the chance to relive the story on a tour of the battlefields in Gallipoli, Turkey. Our tour guide Bülent is one of the best, (the Australian Government ... Read more >

Tags: anzacs, ecebat, gallipoli, history, turkey, war memorials, world war one

London to Istanbul - West to East

TURKEY | Wednesday, 14 Oct 2009 | Views [1106]

After almost three months in Lagos, Portugal working behind a Portuguese bar, I left the warm beautiful beaches (where I’d only seen rain twice) to get on a plane that landed in a rainy, cold London. I spent a week here, staying with Leah who I met ... Read more >

Tags: aya sophia, bacilica cistern, blue mosque, bosphorus, grand bazaar, istanbul, london, taxim square, turkey