SAVOR it i'm your ordinary "plain jane" who got to see w. europe last year...and my journey continues this year to w., e., and mediterranean europe. check out my videos at www.xanga.com/the_tereber_song

istanbul, last stop

TURKEY | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Views [690]

i don't want to go home. yet. istanbul! istanbul is scenic. bodies of water that seem to change into the most beautiful shades of blue, it's mystical.  old glorious mosques. bridges and fishermen who faithfully occupy them, even in pouring rain.  ... Read more >

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bursa

TURKEY | Saturday, 10 Nov 2007 | Views [625]

a bustling cosmopolitan city.  bursa. stayed in an old ottoman house/hotel.  this was the first time being in turkey that i recalled seeing girls, ladies, and women wearing make-up, dressing with trends, and strutting down streets.  it was odd at ... Read more >

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canakkale

TURKEY | Thursday, 8 Nov 2007 | Views [707]

it's cold now.  windy.  it bites.  oh well. Canakkale! i had a good feeling about canakkale.  just coming in on the bus.  good size.  a city.  near the troy ruins.  and gallipoli. comic hostel owners.  incessant jokers/liars.  anzac hostel. i had ... Read more >

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Gallery: turkey

TURKEY | Wednesday, 7 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery

izmir

TURKEY | Tuesday, 6 Nov 2007 | Views [669]

from marmaris : "anna, what's your itinerary?"                  blah blah...to izmir.                  (strange look on someone's face)                 "why're you going to izmir?" from selcuk:  "so, where're you going next?"... Read more >

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charming cappadocia

TURKEY | Friday, 2 Nov 2007 | Views [598]

ah.  cappadocia.  goreme.  i REALLY could have stayed here ATLEAST 1 week! fairy chimneys.  hot-air balloon ride.  (i've LOVED hot-air balloons since i was a kid)  gorgeous and multiple valleys and COOL natural rock formations of all kinds.  cave hostels ... Read more >

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pamukkale

TURKEY | Thursday, 1 Nov 2007 | Views [608]

and i assumed pamukkale was a city, but NO.  it is like a village...a town. calcite-laden waters have created these...travertines.  pretty and pret-ty neat to walk on barefoot and wade in its shallow waters.  the whistle was blown at me several times ... Read more >

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selcuk/ephesus

TURKEY | Wednesday, 31 Oct 2007 | Views [583]

i THOUGHT i was going to stay here a WEEK, but no.  and it's really a good thing i didn't!  no offense to those who reside there.  my thanks goes to the parker bros for helping me not to linger any longer than i needed to. :) selcuk was a small town.... Read more >

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marmaris

TURKEY | Sunday, 28 Oct 2007 | Views [635]

i could have stayed in marmaris for a WEEK. the sun was hot, the marina beautiful, the sailboats dotted the waters with colors, the salesmen persistent..."hello???  (i look the other way pretending not to hear them) WHAAAT are you looking for?  ... Read more >

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