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THE LYCIAN COAST, TURKEY

 
As I review our sailing log I see that we entered Turkey on 5/30/08 and started sailing eastward towards ancient Olympus and The Chimaera, described by Homer as a fire-breathing monster, part lion, part goat and part snake, shortly after. The legend goes something like this: Bellerophon, riding astride Pegasus, slew the monster Chimaera by [...]

Istanbul

Location of Istanbul on the Bosphorus Strait, Turkey

Click the play button to hear the Turkish call to prayer.
Every great city has a story, and Istanbul has hers. Her history and exquisite legacy is told through her architecture, which in Old Istanbul is all encompassing. Her skyline is voluptuous with multi-layered dome topped mosques, many of [...]