OT: Turkey

[Guest guest]

thanks for the information I do know " when " (positive thinking) I get there

I'll make sure you know

 

Licienne

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Licienne,

 

> oh sounds like fun...I have an on line friend that is from turkey....hmmmm

 

Good folks generally speaking .. big into pride and such but very kind

and hospitable folks fer'shur.

 

> I'll have to find out from where you may know each other....he tells me all

the

> time that turkey is the place to travel because it's so beautiful and he said

> he'd be happy to tour with me..he's living in NYC now but gets back there alot

> to see family..

 

IF you get a chance to tour Turkey with someone who knows the country ..

jump on it like a duck on a June bug. ;-)

 

History here is not written in hundreds of years .. but in thousands.

 

For those who are interested .. here is more information on Turkey.

 

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk .. the Father .. or the George Washington .. of

Turkey .. you can click the upper left hand corner for an introduction.

To understand Turkey, one must understand the Principles Of Ataturk.

http://www.ataturk.com/

 

CIA Info .. but its over 17 months old .. and contains some errors

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tu.html

 

Some photos of different areas of Turkey (Turkey in Pictures)

http://www.balsoy.com/Turkiye/inpictures/index.html

 

Turkey in general ........... http://www.turkishembassy.org/intro.html

 

Turkey in general ........... http://www.about-turkey.com/

 

These guys do Faith Tours ...... http://www.pilgrimtours.com/

 

Our friends from Oz who conduct aromatic tours to Turkey each year

http://www.aroma-tours.com/

 

Turkish Ministry of Tourism ... http://www.tourismturkey.org/

............................... http://www.turizm.gov.tr/

 

Turkish Ministry of Culture .... http://www.kultur.gov.tr/

 

A good map of Turkey http://www.adiyamanli.org/MapofTurkey/turk_map.htm

 

In this one http://www.adiyamanli.org/MapofTurkey/b4.htm

NNE of Ankara is Kizilcahamam .. the resort I will visit this weekend

Dead South of Ankara is Golbasi .. the Lake Side resorts I wrote of

 

Tips for traveling in Turkey .. though not accurate in all cases

http://www.armory.com/~turkiye/

 

The tale of a traveler from the New York Times

http://travel2.nytimes.com/mem/travel/article-page.html?res=9E02E0DE1038F937A357\

5BC0A9649C8B63 & n=Top%2fFeatures%2fTravel%2fDestinations%2fEurope%2fTurkey

 

King Midas' Domain .. Chris and Martin have visited this one

http://travel2.nytimes.com/mem/travel/article-page.html?res=9E00EFDA1538F935A157\

56C0A9649C8B63 & n=Top%2fFeatures%2fTravel%2fDestinations%2fEurope%2fTurkey

 

The annual competition of Turkish wrestlers .. covered with Olive Oil

http://travel2.nytimes.com/mem/travel/article-page.html?res=9D05E4DF1031F937A157\

55C0A9679C8B63 & n=Top%2fFeatures%2fTravel%2fDestinations%2fEurope%2fTurkey

http://travel2.nytimes.com/mem/travel/article-page.html?res=9C00E7DF1031F937A157\

55C0A9679C8B63 & n=Top%2fFeatures%2fTravel%2fDestinations%2fEurope%2fTurkey

 

There are many Cave Hotels like this in the Valley of Cappadocia

http://www.gamirasu.com/?OVRAW=turkey & OVKEY=turkey & OVMTC=standard

 

Or peaceful, seaside villages along the Mediterranean coast

http://www.dalyan.co.uk/

 

And so on. ;-)

 

> Licienne

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch