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Ruins Of The Turkish Northern Aegean Sea ~ Traveling
Through Ruins ~ By Jason Jones - Man do I want to go to Turkey
and see the ancient ruins. Troy, Assos and Ephesus are all places I've
read about but have never had the opportunity to visit. The above article
just wets the appetite enough to make you want to jump on a plane and fly
to Turkey in order absorb the atmosphere of the ancient world, the world
of Homer. Hope to make it to Turkey and soon. Aug/03 |
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| Ankara's
Fertile Ground - A
doubly pregnant Appalachian artist blooms in a land of fecundity and fortune-telling,
where popcorn is magical and village midwives are more accurate than sonograms.
Sept./06 |
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| Don’t
Buy The House, Buy The Neighbors ~ Gümüslük/Bodrum,
Turkey ~
by Deborah Semel - My neighbor Hatice (the grandmother) insists that I
look out the window to remind me that this is the best view in all of Avanos.
My other neighbor Hatice (the granddaughter) insists that she used to not
be able to hear the noise coming from behind the storage room, but now
she can. Between them both is Zekinur (the aunt), who has forbidden me
under any circumstances to sell my house, because that’s what they want.
Nov./04 |
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| Exploring
Turkey ~ Uncovering
The Past ~ by Nicolas Remy - Traveling through the ruins of Turkey
sounds like something I would like to do one summer. The ruins of Turkey
go back to the beginnings of recorded history. If you want to get an idea
of what it would be like and what you would see as you passed through the
Turkish countryside, then read the above article. Sept./03 |
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| Finding
A Villa In Turkey ~ Daylan
~ by Charles Bentley - I suppose it was the Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn
manner of our boyhood that left us with a deep love for the lifestyle,
values and environment long since sacrificed to secure the material riches
of the modern world. Yet part of us never left the backwater village where
we grew up. Part of us still yearned for the simple pleasures and delights
of that time and place. June/04 |
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| Investing
In Turkey ~ Incentives, Conditions, Getting Started - Investing
in Turkey - Christoper Deliso reports on strategies, steps, and
insider pointers on how to set up your investments in Turkey, a strong
US ally. Turkey is developing into a hot emerging market. The government
is actively seeking out foreign investors on huge privatization programs
in the fields of energy, telecommunications and infrastructure projects.
The Turkish Constitution has also been amended to allow for international
arbitration- a previous lack that had scared off potential investors. All
in all, the situation is becoming increasingly favorable. July/02. |
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| Istanbul
- History
Comes to Life ~ by Dawnelle Salant - There is only one city in
the world that spans two continents. The true merging of east and west,
?stanbul stretches across both Europe and Asia. The continents are separated
only by a thin strip of water, the Bosphorus. To stand at the edge of one
continent and look at the other provides a thrill even greater than straddling
the Prime Meridian and being in two different hemispheres. March/04 |
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| Istanbul,
Bucharest, Warsaw...three
cities in five days - by Elizabeth Bonner, "Last month, you heard
about our travails and travaux as we repaired, restored and renovated the
Chateau d’Ouzilly, our place in France. But life is not all work and no
play, and so last summer, my husband invited me to accompany him on a flying
tour of three Eastern European cities, Istanbul (in its European guise),
Bucharest, and Warsaw. While my husband worked, I gave myself up to the
pleasures of tourism." |
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| Living
Life in a Turkish Tourist Town - I wake up every day knowing that
I live in one of the most lovely places in the world. That, in spite of
the invasion of thousands of people who have arrived these past few
years to buy into our quality of life. Fortunately, I arrived in
Bodrum, Turkey in the late eighties. Little did I realize then that I would
still be here 20 years later. I am not the first foreigner to have been
lulled into the Lotus Eating syndrome in Bodrum, Turkey. Hundreds of foreigners
arrived before I. By Priscilla Windsor Brown Mar/06 |
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| My Secrets
to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Overseas
Real Estate - by Gary Scott - If we can now buy a ranch in Argentina
(or Uruguay, or New Zealand, or name your spot,) for ten cents on
the dollar of what a similar property inside the United States would cost
us, and if we can carry on commerce from anywhere we are, how long do you
imagine it's going to take your neighbor to realize the very same thing?
As one writer put it, "those folks who buy that ranch in Argentina today
are going to have grandchildren who will think they were a genius." Gary
Scott tells us more, in an article from the best of International Living. |
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| On
the Road: From Turkey to Bulgaria ~ Dark
Passage - Jay Winfrey lives and works in North Carolina.
He has an unnatural addiction to other cultures and people. Sometimes
it puts him in grave danger. He continues to try and escape the country;
via cargo ship, hitchhiking or any other semi-viable method of relocation.
Recently, Jay made the east-to-west trek to Bulgaria. He encountered a
dark passage filled with scotch, timeless border crossings, prostitutes,
remnants of communism, and Sofia's Salvation. Jay writes, " I became intimately
familiar with the Bulgarian way of life: the dirt on the ground and
the unattainable hope of Mt. Vitosha towering above, a focal point that
nobody seemed to look to anymore. Old habits are like favorite clothes,
and communism sinks its teeth in far too deep." |
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Own
your own Villa in Turkey - Buying a property in Turkey is a lot
easier than in many other European countries. Foreigners may purchase land
and property in Turkey in their own names provided that properties are
located in towns not in villages or rural areas and outside of military
zones.
Turgutreis
is the second largest but sleepy little town at the western tip of the
Bodrum peninsula. It combines a compact town centre with several long sandy
beaches and fragrant mandarin groves. You can enjoy fantastic sunsets
breathing in the purist air around whilst being fanned by gentle breezes.
Be guided through the buying process. By Denise Bridges. |
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| Putting
Wheels on You Dream Wagon-No
Fear - Just Do It - Roger Van Parys with wife Carol left the USA
for a job assignment in Turkey to oversee a $50 million construction project.
They were in for a surprise. In this article, Van Parys tells escapeartists
what they learned. Now, years later, Roger is currently serving as a program/country
manager for a major international engineering and construction firm. In
38 years of marriage, the couple has managed to spend 10 years overseas.
Current plans call for at least another ten years of globe trotting before
settling down. |
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| Real
Estate in Altinkum - Turkey ~ Altinkum translates as golden sand
and is a holiday resort on the south west coast of Turkey attached to the
town of Didim in the county of Aydin. Due to the influx of British people
purchasing property over the past three years there has been an explosion
of building in the resort and surrounding areas ranging from 1 bedroom
apartments to multi bedroom detached villas and the prices range from £20
000 pounds sterling to upwards of £100 000 pounds sterling. By
Haldun Ergun Sept./05 |
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| Real
Estate in the Turkish Mediterranean The Turkish Mediterranean is
an area of spectacular beauty. Beautiful sheltered sandy coves, backed
by the Taurus Mountains, are a sight once seen never forgotten. With no
pollution, a relaxing atmosphere and the warm hospitality of the Turkish
people it’s like living in paradise. By Colin Guest. |
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| Teaching
English In Turkey - Falling
In Love With Turkey ~ by Dawnelle Salant - Most people don't think
about teaching English overseas in Turkey, but from what the above article
describes, it looks like it might be just the right place to start your
teaching adventure. When teaching overseas it's always important to find
out what you can do when not teaching: does the country allow you to move
around at will, or are you constrained in where you can go and what you
can see. Turkey seems like a country where you could have fun inside and
outside the classroom. Oct./03 |
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| The
Global Nomad Experience: Living in Liminality - Global nomads
are persons of any age or nationality who have lived a significant part
of their developmental years in one or more countries outside their passport
country because of a parent's occupation. Children raised as global
nomads can be the offspring of diplomatic, international business, government
agency, international agency, missionary, or military personnel, or indeed
of people living internationally mobile lives for any professional reason.
Typically, global nomads share a unique cultural heritage. Oct./06 |
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| The Turkish
Island Of Bozcaada ~A
Turkish Island In The Mediterranean ~ By Jason Jones - Jason is
an old friend who has lived in Panama, China and now lives in Kiev with
his wife. He has traveled around Russia and the neighboring countries and
has picked up a lot of great information about what to do and where to
go: one such place is the Turkish Island of Bozcaada. The Island of Bozcaada
is one of the places that Jason likes to go to in order to get away from
Kiev. The island is located in the Agean Sea and offers plenty to the traveler
who wants quiet, nice beaches and a laid back atmosphere. July/03 |
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| Traveling
To Constantinople ~ A
Greek Tourist’s Impressions Visiting Istanbul ~ by Marialena Lioulia
- t was Wednesday December the 15th, 2004, when my friend Yiota called
me up in the office. “What are you doing for New Year’s Eve?” she asked,
me and my mind just thought about another social engagement for the Season.
“Nothing much” I replied, since my boyfriend had just left to spend the
Holidays with his family in the States, I was telling myself that no matter
what, I would go with the flow and confront the usual Holiday blues with
a sense of positivism… “Well, how about us going to Constantinople”, Yiota
said, with hesitation coloring her voice. “Constantinople ??? When are
we going, dear?”, I said, with a sense of excitement in my voice now. “Well,
from December the 28th till January the 2nd…” “OK, let’s do it! I have
a Holiday leave during those exact same days, so it’s a deal!!!” Feb./05 |
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| Travels
In Turkey - A
Visual Feast ~ by James J. Hickman - I always find it interesting
how people form opinions on matters they have no experience with. Having
traveled to some of the more off-beat places in the world (Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru, Saudi Arabia, etc.), I’m constantly subjected to ‘expert’ analysis
from the world’s most opinionated armchair travelers. Conventional wisdom
on Turkey, it seemed, was no different. I was on a mission for my company:
to seek sound, safe international investment opportunities in an overlooked
country. Mar/05 |
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| Turkey
~ The Day of the Attacks- Good
Sign for the Future - Leanne Currie-McGhee was in Turkey with her husband the day of the terrorist
attacks on the WTC and Washington. She writes, "I learned the true meaning
of 'Turkish hospitality' during the aftermath of the tragic terrorist attack
on the United States. My husband Keith and I discovered how kind and compassionate
the Turkish people are when we visited the city of Konya, located in the
central Anatolia region. Konya is a devoutly Muslim city." Over the
past year, Leanne and her husband have been traveling the not so beaten
paths of South Asia, Africa, Australia, and SW Asia. Their travels
have shown them a compassionate world exists where people of all beliefs
choose the path of peace. |
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| Turkish
Time ~ A
Tale From Turkey ~ by Simon And Kate - Beckoning mysteriously,
almost mystically, neighboring Turkey remained an enigma to us. We had
been in all countries bordering Bulgaria - that’s where we live, but Turkey?
Not! You see, it is big, unknown, the language is difficult and after all
it is Asia and all the ideas associated with this. Conclusion: we just
had to go there! Jul/05 |
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