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Laura's Travel Blog: Whirlingly Wicked Awesome Day
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People don’t take trips – trips take people. – John Steinbeck. Friday, September 12, 2014. Whirlingly Wicked Awesome Day. Today was a super long day but a great one! From there we headed to Anitkabir the mausoleum for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Leader of the Turkish War of Independence, and Founder and First President of the Republic of Turkey. Really beautiful museum and all the work he did in such a short period of time. Really inspiring. It's much bigger than it looks in the photos! Not that we are going ...
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Laura's Travel Blog: A flat tire, a cooking lesson, and baklava!
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People don’t take trips – trips take people. – John Steinbeck. Saturday, September 20, 2014. A flat tire, a cooking lesson, and baklava! All in all a very busy day today. What was to be only a three hour drive was much longer when one of my tour-mates noticed that the tire was nearly flat. A short drive the gas / service station next door and they patched it up (not very well because it was flat again by the time we got to Selçuk. She had prepared a feast! We then headed to Sirince it literally means cut...
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Laura's Travel Blog: Feeling the Resfeber
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People don’t take trips – trips take people. – John Steinbeck. Sunday, September 7, 2014. Resfeber, a new word I recently learn, "adopted" from Swedish that means "the restless race of the traveller's heart before the journey begins." So excited but also not sure what to expect! I'm going on the Absolute Turkey. Tour and right now I'm most looking forward to the hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia and the museums in Istanbul (not actually included in the tour but I have a few spare days). That and wel...
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Laura's Travel Blog: Mediterranean Sea Cruise and Pure Relaxation
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People don’t take trips – trips take people. – John Steinbeck. Thursday, September 18, 2014. Mediterranean Sea Cruise and Pure Relaxation. We slept in yesterday and walked around the town before our very leisurely 10:30 check out time. From there we drove a couple of hours to Kekova stopping at the birthplace of Santa Claus along the way! The St. Nickolas church and museum was a bit too rich to visit so I took a couple of shots from outside. I'm so excited for tomorrow. there are so many highlights o...
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Laura's Travel Blog: So clearly, I didn't pack enough deodorant...
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People don’t take trips – trips take people. – John Steinbeck. Tuesday, September 9, 2014. So clearly, I didnt pack enough deodorant. It's hot here, far warmer than I expected. It's that sticky, humid hot. In the short time I've been here, this moment, with the A/C blasting on me, is the first moment I'm not swimming in a thin layer of sweat. Wait, that sounds like I'm complaining. not complaining, just after our summer, it just feels so odd to be warm. Could I make good decisions? Apparently, that traff...
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Laura's Travel Blog: A Day fit for a Sultan!
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People don’t take trips – trips take people. – John Steinbeck. Wednesday, September 10, 2014. A Day fit for a Sultan! 10 hours to be exact and if felt GREAT! I then headed for some lunch and stumbled upon a tiny little cafe and ordered Turkish ravioli. As it turns out it's exactly like the Turkish ravioli we had in Kingston. it thought it was jut a interpretation of Turkey in ravioli. Turns out it's a real think and it was pretty delicious! I then walked through the Gülhane Park. One thing I've notic...
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Laura's Travel Blog: A Love for Konya
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People don’t take trips – trips take people. – John Steinbeck. Tuesday, September 16, 2014. A Love for Konya. Speaking of lunch, we then had lunch just outside the museum. More turkish pizza but at least this time I split with a fellow tour traveller. Much less waste! From there we headed to a tiny village in Konya. We were staying with a local family and it was AWESOME! The food was the best we have had so far and the bed was spectacular after the lumpiness of my previous beds. Some of us stuck together...
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Laura's Travel Blog: Birthday Flat Tire, Troy, and Cheesecake
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People don’t take trips – trips take people. – John Steinbeck. Monday, September 22, 2014. Birthday Flat Tire, Troy, and Cheesecake. We were up and out the door at 9:30 on our way to visit Troy and a car drove by honking to the same wheel that had caused us to stop previously. The drive stopped and got our and obviously thought he could drive us to the service station. No more than a kilometer late BAM blow out, the wheel was totally shredded. Off to the side of the road we went. Subscribe to: Post Comme...
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Laura's Travel Blog: Day of Great Relaxation
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People don’t take trips – trips take people. – John Steinbeck. Sunday, September 14, 2014. Day of Great Relaxation. After breakfast we headed out on a light hike through the hills of Cappadocia towards the little town where we had dinner with the local family. It was a light hike with some amazing views of where people lived in the mountains. From there we headed back to the hotel and then on to a Hamman. So freakin' amazing! I skipped the Turkish night tonight that was planned. I need an early night...
