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	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Turkey&#8217;s Azure Coast Part IV: Butterfly Valey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry everyone, but I got too wrapped up with some things in my personal life and didn't have time to give the fourth and final leg of my incredible journey through the south of turkey: The Butterfly Valley. The only route down into the valley was extremely difficult, hence most of the valley's visitors go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey Beats Czech Republic: Makes it to the quarter final</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that do not know, the European soccer (football) championships is being played right now. After losing to Portugal and barely beating Switzerland (who is terrible), Turkey's chances of moving on going into their third group stage game. The game was against the Czech republic, and the outcome would be the deciding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey&#8217;s Azure Coast Part III: The Lycian Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Our route along the Lycian way started in Alinca. The plan was to hike 7-8 km to Kabak, stay there one night, then hike 7-8 km Faralya, then hike a long 10-15 km to Ovacik. Faralya is where the beautiful butterfly valley is, which we never made it past. Despite rather short distances, the path [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey’s Azure Coast Part II: Finding the trail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I was unable to hook up with any climbers, I decided to tag along with David to hike the Lycian Trail. As I said in my previous post, he had just finished his military service in Germany and was touring Turkey. We started by heading from Olympos to Antalya where we intended to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey&#8217;s Azure Coast Part I: Olympos</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I returned from a fantastic trip in the south of Turkey about ten days ago. I have been a bit slow about writing the entry because I wanted to cover the trip thoroughly. I have tried to include prices where I can so that if someone else is considering a similar trips they can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music shop street in Galatta</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry, I am still outside of Istanbul, so all you get is another picture. In my random wanderings around the city, I found this street near the Galatta Tower. The street seemed to have nothing but music shops with the occasional juice stand. These are the only music shops I have seen, although I haven't [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pasaj&#8217;s (passages) of Istiklal Street</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am still gone, so here's another picture from Istanbul. As I said earlier I spend a lot of time on Istiklal Street in Taksim. The street is lined start to finish with buildings built up against each other. Ever so often, there are small streets crossing Istiklal. Equally often there are 'pasaj' or passages. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden church in Istiklal Street</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 15:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well since I am out of Istanbul without a computer, I am just posting a short series of pictures of a rather well hidden church right on the busiest shopping street in Istanbul, probably in all of Turkey. Istiklal Caddesi is a pedestrian street leading up to Taksim square, lined with shops, bars, restaurants, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beer tasting with Turkish friends (and a birthday party)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 14:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You all remember this picture from my earlier post Back in Turkey:

Well at a friend's birthday I brought the beers and we had a tasting. Most of the tasters were a mix of impressed, intrigued and shocked at the wide range of tastes. Most Turkish beer is made in the same way as the traditional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Tulips</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are some pictures of the tulips sculptures that have sprouted up around the city. Most of them are around Taksim or Nisantasi, two of the more affluent neighborhoods in Istanbul. A few months ago it was lots of cows. They have since disappeared and now we have tulip sculptures. It's nice to see outdoor [...]]]></description>
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