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It was my first night in Istanbul. Prior to my arrival in the city that spans two continents I'd been travelling without sleep for three days on rickety old Hungarian, Romanian and Bulgarian trains. All I wanted was a bed - somewhere to rest my tired and confused head.
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Istanbul was a welcome change. Still Muslim, but the friendly kind. I spent my first evening eating kebabs at a bustling cafe in the shadow of the Blue Mosque.
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We set off in the direction of Nemrut Dagi, with a stop in at Diyarbakir on the way. This town makes claims of having the longest city wall in the world at 6 km, but we know of at least one of 23 km in India and there are probably a dozen more that could beat it in the wall stakes. (An even bolder claim was that this was second only to the Great Wall of China in the wall league premiership).
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We were hoping our flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul would be an empty one, since it was going to be fairly long. Unfortunately, it started out completely packed but more than half the people on the plane got off when we landed for a stop in the middle of the night in Dubai where the duty free stores seem to be operating on a 24 hour schedule.
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Fact #1: Everyone in Turkey speaks English better than I speak Turkish.
Fact #2: All hotels in Turkey are conveniently located next to minarets (prayer towers)
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Parachute camping (the man's name is indeed Parachute but relies on a Turkish character set to look convincing) is one of the best camp grounds around failing only to have good shelter from the walloping winds that blow around there and rather meagre toilet facilities.
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As my trip continues the weather continues to improve with each day getting a bit warmer. The last few days have been in the 70's and that is my kind of weather. Today I reached the Mediterranean Sea as I had been following the Agean Sea coastline.
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Merhaba and greetings from Turkey! Although unintentional, I saved the best for last. My five weeks in Turkey have been phenomenal. It is the perfect end to an amazing year of travel, and a dream come true.
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Why Turkey? That's always the first response from someone when they hear that you are going to Turkey. Hidden in that simple question are a host of other questions, such as:
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Always get to a border fresh, in plenty of time for formalities and with a clear plan of what you are going to do when you have crossed the border.
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