Into the Mysterious Land of the Troglodyte

Any traveler that has ever considered a trip to Turkey has at least heard of Cappadocia. It is a famous place because of its strange early Christian history and unique subterranean architecture. It is a sparse landscape of unsurpassed beauty and boundless mystery located in central Turkey and it is the perfect place for any adventurous tourist to explore at a leisurely pace provided that they

House of the Virgin Mary

The experience of visiting the House of the Virgin Mary located about 7 kms from Selcuk proved to be a most peaceful one. This house is believed to have been the last home of Mary. She came here to escape the persecutions of the Jews. The house has been visited by Popes Paul VI John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Located close the harbour of Ephesus this house was the setting of the Third Ecumenica

The most eastern country of the West and the most western country of the East

I read in the paper the other day that Turkey has offered to mediate the dialogue between the Obama administration and Tehran assuming it actually happens which I have some reservations about. This is so revealing of Turkey's political situation. What does Turkey have to gain from acting as mediator Turkey sees itself as the bridge between East and West as Erdogan's Turkey's PM governmen

Flying high in Turkey

Hi EveryoneTo continue on from my last update we must all take an extremely sickening ferry journey to 2 different Greek Islands each of which required an overnight stay and then the final ferry ride to Kusadasi Turkey. At this point in my travel I am still with my Aussie friend Tom an Aussie couple and a guy from Edmonton. We thoroughly enjoyed walking around the bazaar in Kusadasi sale

Fall Break Istanbul

Again just pics for now...journal to come

Istanbul

Finally got to one of my original goals. If there are many spelliing errors....sorry unusual keyboard. Devil of time uploading photos from today so might finish blog about Istanbul when I return to England. First day run around getting to hotel going to touristy spots eating finding computer that I can use