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Back On Board The Turistik Dogu Ekspresi
Aboard the train once more, we trundle back westwards again, visiting Divriği’s amazing Ulu Camii and hospital and wonderful Sivas before spending our final day in Ankara itself and paying our respects to Atatürk at the Anitkabir, his mausoleum at the heart of the capital.
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Kars. The Colder The Weather, The Warmer The People.
Bundled up against the bitter weather, we spend three days in Kars, visiting the haunting ruins of Ani right on the border with Armenia and taking a troika ride on the very firmly frozen Lake Çildir. Lordy, was it cold!
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All Aboard the Turistik Dogu Ekspresi To Kars
Join us on an epic 1300km railway journey eastwards right across Turkey to the thoroughly frozen town of Kars, stopping on the way to visit some wonderful places. Except Erzincan, where the train rumbled off. We were not on it!
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Remember The Summer?
When the wind howls and the lashing rain hits you sideways on, thoughts naturally turn to the balmy summer months, but beware - it’s not all good news!
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FLOP – Looking at life on the street from an alternative point of view…
Meet our furry friends, the cats and dogs who spend their lives living on the street. It can be a hard life, but only if you haven’t trained your humans properly...
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Sonbahar – Autumn in and around Fethiye
Welcomed by one and all after the fierce and unrelenting heat of summer, sonbahar heralds a second spring as the autumn rains stir life in parched soils around Fethiye.
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Navigating Istanbul Airport
The new hub airport at Istanbul is vast, yet easy to navigate. We passed through a few months after it opened back in 2019 and were seriously impressed. The terminal is by far the largest building I’ve ever been in - and the whole place is air conditioned! It makes Heathrow look like a shed!
