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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:00:59 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Let Your Fingers Do the Talking]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:00:59 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Suzanne, come!&#8221; My boss barked at me, holding out her arm and shaking her wrist  downward, like she was nodding her hand.  My brain froze, unable to decipher the seemingly contradictory commands.   She grabbed my hand and pulled me into a classroom to hide me me from students she had told I was ill in order to free up my afternoon.  She placed her arms against the the door before rai<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SELCUK AND NEARBY CITIES: Attractions and Vibrant Nightlife]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:37 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[   Of all the cities in Turkey, Selcuk is one of the visitors target area because of the large numbers of attractions it has.  The city have multiple historical venues within its scope that tourist would surely love to visit; that includes the Temple of Artemis which is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Ephesus which is one of the best-conserved cities of the ancient world, as well a<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kaz mountains]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:33 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[   Most people who take time to visit Turkey go to its well-known and celebrated cities.  They spend most of their stay by going around the various historical landmarks and museums and then shop almost endlessly for Turkish goods whenever they can.  Only few of them got to set foot on the lesser known region of Turkey that is said to be once the home of a mythical goddess-the Kaz Mountains.    Th<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CIRAGAN PALACE KEMPINSKI HOTEL, ISTANBUL]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:00:06 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey was once the abode of the last Ottoman Sultans.  The place has been returned to its original and functioning condition, and is now shining with its former glory and is herald as being the only 5-Star deluxe hotel located directly on the European shores of The Bosphorus.  Another great thing about this luxury hotel is that it is just about min<br/><br/>54 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HIDDEN JEWELS OF ISTANBUL]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:00:08 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Istanbul is a city with a mixture of the old and new and the East and West. For instance, in Cimberlitas alone, you can see such striking example of having the old and new in one place-the sight of a ruined Roman column casting its silhouette over a 19th Century Turkish bath and a neighboring well-known coffee shop, Starbucks.  According to the legend, the city was started by a man named Byzas wh<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FLOURISHING TURKEY]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:00:08 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Turkey offers a rich world as it is bursting with a unique history, various culture and delectable gastronomy.  It holds several of the world's most amazing places that people from all over the world come to visit the country.  The country can also be proud of its inhabitants as they are very pleasant to their visitors.  They see it to that visitors feel more than welcome; they really know what h<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Journey to the Center of the Earth]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:00:47 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Men and Their Beads]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:00:55 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When coming to Turkey for the first time, it was quick to notice many of the men walking with a string of beads in their hands.  Some were long, while others were very short, but always noticeable.  Some beads are simple, plain white or black, while others hold a more lavish gleaming stone version from the more expensive markets.  Many wonder what it is exactly they are holding.  Is it religious?<br/><br/>60 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sürgün]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:01:31 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello my friends, today I would like to give you an idea for a great holiday: Sürgün. Sürgün it&#8217;s a 27-metre caicco with 4 standard cabins and 1 master cabin, air condictioning and 220-volt electrical supply. The extremely hospitable and tactful crew will guide you in the Southeast coast of Turkey, exploring many archaeological sites, [...]<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delightful Morning in Istanbul, Except for The Birds....]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:50 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As I was waiting for my afternoon flight to Boston, I had the treat of spending a delightful early morning in Istanbul, just after 7 am, walking around the Sultanahmet neighborhood, including Sultanahmet Park, next to Aya Sofia and the Blue Mosque, except for the seagulls or pigeons who decided to make their mark on me: Sultanamet Park in Istanbul, 1 from Jim Buie on Vimeo. "The Birds" in Sultana<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Echoes from Byzantium]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:01:09 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Aside from the awesome Hagia Sophia, there are still many great monuments to the Byzantium empire in Turkey. A map in Hagia Sophia illustrates the empire at its peak, 550 AD, with three capitals for the Christian church: Rome, Moscow and Constantinople. The latter two were the capitals of the Russian and Greek Orthodox Churches, while Rome was the capital of the Roman Catholic Church: The Byzanti<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stunning Hagia Sofia, a Church As Well As A Mosque]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:01:33 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My little Blackberry camera couldn't do justice to the stunning Hagia Sofia, an architectural marvel. It's now a combination church and mosque going back to the sixth century (and made a museum by Ataturk in 1935). But it could at least capture an image of one of the charming cats who inhabit it. More (and better) images of Hagia Sofia on Flickr. In addition, the highly skilled photographer Ahmet<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The wonders of Turkish wine]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:00:38 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When I first came to Turkey, I didn&#8217;t know a lot about Turkish wine. In fact, I think it&#8217;s safe to say I wasn&#8217;t even aware that Turkish wine existed. It doesn&#8217;t get a lot of press outside Turkey, which I think is completely unfair given what I know about it now. I came to experiment with Turkish wine in the way that most foreigners here do &#8211; by discovering that impor<br/><br/>69 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[top holiday resorts in Turkey]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:40 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Top Ten Holiday Resorts and Destinations in Turkey1 - Bodrum2 - Marmaris3 - Fethiye4 - Didim - Altinkum5 - Dalyan6 - Kas7 - Kemer8 - Kusadasi9 - Alanya10- Side<br/><br/>63 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Traveling Turkey: Great Ways to Eat Cheap without Missing Out]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:00:52 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When I came to Turkey for the first time, I had mapped out everything I wanted to do.  The different historical sites I wanted to see, places I wanted to take pictures, clubs I wanted to hang out in.  But there was one thing I didn't plan; where and what was I going to eat?  Normally, that is priority #1.  But, I figured that I would just wing it, and pay for food that looked good.  Although this<br/><br/>61 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning What It Means to be an American By Living Abroad]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:01:12 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Handful of American Expats in Kayseri, Turkey Celebrate July 4th from Jim Buie on Vimeo. Meditating on what it means to be an American.<br/><br/>58 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[History on Horseback: The Evliya Çelebi Way]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:00:38 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In my previous post, I talked about Evliya Çelebi, a Turkish traveler who journeyed through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years in the 17th century, whom the UNESCO has recognized as "Man of the Year" in 2011. Now, I want to tell you the Evliya Çelebi Way, a new cultural route through the Anatolia countryside. The Evliya Çelebi Way is an internat<br/><br/>61 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unescı 2010 Osman Hamdi Bey Year]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:00:18 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The 35th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) in Paris has proclaimed 2010 as Osman Hamdi Bey Year, the 100th anniversary of his death.Osman Hamdi Bey was a painter, art expert, archaeologist and founder of the Istanbul Archaeological museum, and he was born in 1842 and died in 1910.Also 2011, has been proclaimed Evliya Celebi Year. T<br/><br/>55 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Oldest And The Greatest Covered Bazaar Of The World: GRAND BAZAAR]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:00:48 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When Samantha from Sex and the City broke her toe on one episode, Carrie asked her "Honey, if it hurts so much, why are we going shopping?". Samantha's answer was simple and yet explaining it all: "I have a broken toe, not a broken spirit." I believe shopping is an art. It is not only walking into a shop, picking something from a shelf and paying for it. And because it's more than that, I believe<br/><br/>55 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A’jia Hotel in Istanbul]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:00:17 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A&#8217;jia Hotel in Istanbul is a tiny boutique hotel located on the Bosphorus in the upscale suburb of Kanlica. Situated in the former &#8220;Yali&#8221; (Ottoman mansion) of Ahmet Rasim Pasha, A&#8217;jia is pure, modern elegance. It is befitting that A&#8217;jia was awarded Conde Nast Johansensens Award for &#8220;Most Excellent Charming Hotel&#8221; in Europe.  This hotel is equally [...]<br/><br/>65 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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