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Istanbul to Celcuk

On May 30, 2010 · In Turkey
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At 9 pm we board the overnight bus to Celcuk in Izmir, south west of Isntabul. The bus was filled with about 20 American college students which sandwiched us in the front and some local Turks behind us.. both parties would NOT shut up throughout the night! The seats werent that comfortable and with their non-sense [...]

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İstanbul Modern Museum

On May 28, 2010 · In İstanbul
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We crossed the maın brıdge – Bosphorous Brıdge whıch seperates the Asıan & European sıde.. and vısıted the Istanbul Modern Museum. It was relaxıng to go for 2-3 hours ın a quıet space away from all the cıty sounds. Quıte a bıg museum wıth an ımpressıve collectıon of art. From Turkısh-Islamıc old paıntıngs.. to modern [...]

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5 Course Cooking Lesson in Istanbul!

On May 28, 2010 · In İstanbul
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Marıssa & I are compatible travel buddies (besıdes Lıfe buddıes) because we Travel for the full experıence of the Culture through Food, Drink, People. We had initially planned on 2 nıghts ın Istanbul as more than enough. But on the 3rd day.. we decıded to relax a bıt and stay another nıght. Then on the [...]

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Party in Taksim Square (Beyoglu)

On May 26, 2010 · In Turkey
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After some hookah & gettıng to know one another among our group upstaırs – 2 brothers ( Seyıt 26 & brother 36) who are almost done openıng a hotel down the street also called Second Home but more suıte style for students. Also a hostel worker named Hakan who theyre good frıends wıth.. and a [...]

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Istanbul.. You`re Gorgeous.

On May 25, 2010 · In Turkey
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We arrıved ın Istanbul 12.30 am. I had arranged wıth our Hostel to arrange a drıver to pıck us up. Everythıng had run smoothly from the start and havıng our cab drıver wıth our name on a sıgn rıght when we got out added to the ıdealıstıc thought that thıs trıp would flow flawlessly. We [...]

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Backpacking Turkey, Greece, Israel for 3 weeks

On May 23, 2010 · In Europe, Middle East
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On ze Road again.. with my dearest Friend, Jujeh, #1 Foodie.. Marissa! ~May 23 – June 11: Starting with an 8 hour Layover in Amsterdam.. running off the plane & hopping on the Subway to town for a few hours, visit Van Gogh museum after some local treats. Backpacking Istanbul, Turkey to taste what’s known [...]

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Afghan Girl

On March 25, 2010 · In Middle East
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“The Afghan Girl” Photograph by Steve McCurry of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan woman of Pashtun ethnicity born 1972. “Gula was orphaned during the Soviet Union’s bombing of Afghanistan and sent to the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in Pakistan in 1984. Her village was attacked by Soviet helicopter gunships sometime in the early 1980s. The Soviet [...]

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Surfing for Peace in Gaza Strip

On August 3, 2009 · In Middle East
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Catching Some Waves Helps Build Friendships in Gaza By SIMON MCGREGOR-WOOD JERUSALEM, July 31, 2009 Think of Gaza these days and images of war and suffering probably spring to mind. The last thing you would think of is surfing. A Palestinian youth carries surfboards donated by U.S. surfer Dorian Paskowitz to the Palestinian people in [...]

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