[C]hances are you may never have heard of the city in Turkey named Çanakkale. Nope. Before I traveled to Turkey, I didn't know much about the country either, but when I started scoping out some major attractions, I learned that to do a few of them, I had to travel to one place. Say it with me.... Çanakkale. Çanakkale became our base for a couple of days so we could … [Read more...] about Top Attractions in Çanakkale, Turkey
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Falling in Love with Cappadocia
[W]henever a place is described as having a "lunar landscape", I think I enjoy it more. White Cliffs, in the outback of New South Wales in Australia, was also a spitting image of the moon, being speckled with giant anthills that act as opal mines, or even homes. Something about a place that seems so vacant, and yet so beautiful, draws me in. Cappadocia, in central … [Read more...] about Falling in Love with Cappadocia
Visiting a Turkish Bath in Istanbul
This is a guest post by Nico Crisafulli. If you want to guest post on Go Backpacking, please read more here. I visited Istanbul with the idea that I would not do a Turkish bath. I stood by that decision simply because I figured it'd be a bit too touristy, and frankly, it seemed a little silly. I mean, who sits in a hot room with a bunch of middle-aged, incomprehensible … [Read more...] about Visiting a Turkish Bath in Istanbul
