After a long bus journey from Gallipoli, we finally arrived in Kaş. We checked into our accomodation and head out for some dinner. We found what looked like a nice little local restaurant and ate Kofta and Meze. We’ve really been enjoying the people in Turkey, all so friendly and want to have a laugh […]
Troy, with its 4,000 years of history, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. We stopped here on route to Gallipolli, there is not much else around apart from this archaeological site but it has been interesting to see. The first excavations at the site were undertaken by the famous archaeologist […]
The History On the dawn of April 25, 1915, such was the destiny for Brighton Beach, as a force of allied soldiers from the United Kingdom, France, India, Canada, Australian and New Zealand were to storm Brighton with the ultimate goal of capturing the Gallipoli Peninsular and the Ottoman Capitol of Constantinople, resulting in the removal […]
We’ve arrived in Istanbul, formally known as Constantinople, (a way cooler name) which although it is not the capital city it is the country’s economic, cultural, and historic center. Istanbul is a city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. The Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that […]
The ancient city Ephesus is located in Selcuk, a small town 30km away from Kusadasi, which is where our ferry landed from the Greek Islands. It was late when we arrived but we ventured out of our hotel to find some turkish kebabs and rice. Yum! The following morning we booked a taxi to visit […]